She Redefined Trauma. Then Trauma Redefined Her.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — In the fall of 1994, the psychiatrist Dr. Judith Herman was at …
Tag: Mental Health and Disorders
Many States Are Trying to Restrict Gender Treatments for Adults
But some legislators are introducing broader bills that would prohibit gender-related care at government-owned or …
More Girls Are Being Diagnosed With Autism
Morénike Giwa Onaiwu was shocked when day care providers flagged some concerning behaviors in her …
Young People on TikTok Are Self-Diagnosing
Therapists must look at the range of experiences a client is having, when they occur …
With Promise of Legalization, Psychedelic Companies Joust Over Future Profits
But like many longtime researchers, Robert Jesse, who helped start the psilocybin research division at …
You Don’t Look Anorexic
At the physical, Maxwell stared at her doctor in disbelief. She always thought that eating …
Its Life or Death: The Mental Health Crisis Among U.S. Teens
How the reporter Matt Richtel spoke to adolescents and parents for this series. In mid-April, I …
He Spurred a Revolution in Psychiatry. Then He Disappeared
While the assembled psychiatrists, mostly white men in dark suits, settled into rows of chairs …
Leon E. Rosenberg, Geneticist Who Wrote of His Depression, Dies at 89
After working for a while as a peddler, Abraham made enough money to open his …
A Rural Doctor Gave Her All. Then Her Heart Broke.
But as the political climate around Covid-19 grew heated, and as some of Dr. Becher’s …
This Teen Was Prescribed 10 Psychiatric Drugs
Polypharmacy became even more common after 2013, when the clinical definition of A.D.H.D. was updated …
Teens Are Getting Sick From Products With High THC Levels
With THC levels close to 100 percent, todays cannabis products are making some teenagers highly dependent and dangerously ill.
The Battle Over Gender Therapy
More teenagers than ever are seeking transitions, but the medical community that treats them is deeply divided about why and what to do to help them.
Outcry Over High School Clinic Exposes Deep Divisions on Mental Health
American teenagers are reporting severe levels of anxiety and depression. But when Connecticut moved to expand mental health services in schools, it ran into fierce opposition in one town.
A Balm for Psyches Scarred by War
MDMA-assisted treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder represents real hope for long-term healing, health experts say.