After Two Decades, I Decided to Go Off Antidepressants
The months-long process of tapering off Lexapro didn't go quite as I expected.
Voices
Mental Health
Rounds
1 Question, 5 Answers: When Is Online Therapy the Right Choice?
5 mental health providers weigh in on text message-based treatment.
Explainers
Which Type of Therapist Do You Need?
Understanding what different types of mental health professionals do, and how their services overlap.
Scopes
How to Be a Patient After You’ve Been in a Cult
For former cult members, the process of adjusting to life without a guru includes reclaiming personal agency in healthcare.
Rounds
1 Question, 5 Answers: How Should You Act When You See Your Therapist In Public?
Smile and nod? Just keep walking? 5 mental-health practitioners discuss etiquette for therapist run-ins.
Scopes
The Ongoing Quest to Figure Out SAD
More than 30 years after seasonal affective disorder was first identified, understanding the condition remains a work in progress.
Scopes
Dealing With Anxiety When You Already Have a Chronic Illness
On the challenges of managing dueling diagnoses.
Explainers
What to Know About Antidepressants and Pregnancy
Overcome by sadness during what should have been one of the happiest times of my life, I grappled with the decision to take medication.