A major international survey of people receiving electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has found that most patients are not asked about the childhood adversities or recent life stressors that they believe ...

For elementary students, math problem-solving often feels like a puzzle without all the pieces. They know there’s a solution somewhere, but they can’t quite see how it all fits together. Behind every ...

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Oct. 7 in Chiles v. Salazar, a challenge to Colorado’s 2019 law prohibiting licensed health care professionals from providing so-called conversion ...

The New York State Education Department is pushing new math guidelines, including a recommendation that teachers stop giving timed quizzes — because it stresses students out. The new guidelines also ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California and other states forbid licensed counselors from encouraging gay or transgender teens to change their ...

Psychotherapy used to be a refuge from politics, but it’s become another front in the culture war. Therapists once helped people face reality. Today, more and more, they urge patients to interpret it ...

Therapy can help you heal, communicate, and grow—but it can’t rescue a relationship that was built on denial, fear, or fantasy. Some cracks run too deep, and others were never fixable. These are the ...

Leadership is about being able to face challenges head-on, find solutions, and move forward. One of the most critical skills a leader can have is problem-solving. The ability to resolve complex issues ...

Mathematicians excel at handling complexity and uncertainty. Mathematical reasoning strategies aren't just useful for dilemmas involving numbers. We can apply math mindsets to improve our approach to ...

A recent study published in the Journal of Sleep Research provides evidence that sleep, particularly rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, enhances problem-solving ability through analogical transfer. The ...

Anxiety, depression, addiction, suicidal ideations, cancer diagnoses — we’re not exactly in “take my wife, please” territory with some of today’s more adventurous comedians, who mine their ...

Neil Patrick Harris moderates a roundtable of first-rate comedians in this enjoyable if less-than-hard-hitting look at the connections between humor and mental health. When star high school football ...