This article explains how social media influences mood, sleep and stress, with practical tips for mindful use and support.

Medical sociology examines how social, cultural, political and economic factors shape health in ways that medicine alone ...

It’s been one year since the U.S. surgeon general issued a national warning about an epidemic of loneliness. Other countries recognized the problem earlier: the United Kingdom appointed a minister for ...

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Current global estimates suggest that 1 in 4 older adults experience social isolation, and 5 to 15 percent of adolescents experience loneliness. Weak social connections cause a higher risk of early ...

We need a new way to think about mental health − one that recognizes every person’s role in tackling the crisis that surrounds us. Amid this crisis, government at all levels is desperately trying to ...

A couple of days ago, I published an academic research article titled “Health and Disease Concepts Cannot Be Grounded in Social Justice Alone” in the Croatian Journal of Philosophy. The title is ...

Much has been said about rises in mental health problems reported by younger people over the past 20 years. It is estimated that the prevalence of anxiety for 18-to-25-year-olds was about 8% in 2008, ...

There are different perspectives on how many areas of self-care contribute to a happy, healthy life. But in some way, shape, ...