4 Ways To Manage Kids’ Dental Anxiety
Foolproof techniques for easing fear in the dentist's chair
Explainers
Mental Health
Scopes
Anxious? Tap Into Your Vagus Nerve
More and more patients are learning how the vagus nerve influences their mental health
Scopes
Dads Get Postpartum Depression Too
Researchers are trying to make the PPD conversation more inclusive.
Scopes
How Can Therapists Reach a Wider Array of Black Patients?
Research illuminates a language gap between therapists and some Black Americans.
Voices
The Problem With Normalizing Period Pain
My experience with Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder, a debilitating condition that's often mistaken for PMS or depression
Scopes
Is It Normal for Therapists to Bring Up ‘The Bachelor’?
How trash TV (and other pop culture) can enhance self-understanding and the therapeutic relationship.
Voices
5 People On Taking Ketamine For Depression
The off-label treatment is becoming an increasingly popular fix for severe and resistant-treatment depression.
Voices
How Doctors Are Treating COVID-Related Trauma
5 healthcare professionals on helping people cope with a crisis they can't put behind them.
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