A growing number of Asian Americans have overcome a cultural stigma attached to seeking mental health treatment, experts said.
Tag: Psychology and Psychologists
Many Families Torn Apart at the Southern Border Face a Long and Uncertain Wait
Some parents are opting to try, once again, the dangerous trek north to rejoin the children who were kept in the U.S. by the Trump administration.
‘Right Now Feels So Long and Without Any End in Sight’
More than 700 people have been keeping digital diaries as part of Pandemic Journaling Project. It may be the most complete record of our shifting moods in this isolating year.
Despair Deepens for Young People as Pandemic Drags On
Experts paint a grim picture of the struggle with lockdown isolation — a “mental health pandemic” that should be treated as seriously as containing the coronavirus.
Travel and the Art of Anticipation
For most people, going on vacation during the pandemic has been the stuff of dreams. But as vaccination becomes a reality, it’s time to start nurturing your travel imagination.
James R. Flynn, Who Found We Are Getting Smarter, Dies at 86
A philosopher who moved into psychology and studied I.Q., he showed that as society grows more technical, human intellectual abilities expand to meet the challenge.
China Long Avoided Talking About Mental Health. Then Covid Hit.
The government has deployed extensive resources to address the spike in depression and anxiety. But social stigmas and long-term challenges remain.
Bergamo’s Covid-19 Survivors Carry Scars Unseen and Incalculable
Plagued by guilt, anger and regrets, those still alive in the hardest hit place in Italy, and perhaps the world, grapple to understand how the virus has changed them.
For Long-Haulers, Covid-19 Takes a Toll on Mind as Well as Body
“It makes you depressed, anxious that it’s never going to go away.”
Rattled by a Pandemic, People Turn to Leaders — Any Leaders
Placing faith in a leader with little control over a virus may seem irrational, but it fills a very human need.