psychology

People may resent how much of their energy gets sucked up by their jobs. But research finds that keeping up relationships with colleagues may have a big upside to health and happiness.

Homosexuality was considered a mental disorder and 'sexual deviation' until 1973 — months after Silverstein gave a presentation challenging the classification.

Over 40 million adults in America suffer from an anxiety disorder. But anxiety, the emotion, has an evolutionary purpose: It helps us prepare for an uncertain future.

A new study in JAMA Pediatrics shows that teens suffering from these often-dangerous behaviors make up the largest group of repeat ER visitors, surpassing those with depression and suicidal tendencies.

People who lose track of time aren't rude, researchers say — they may just be listening to their inner timekeeper instead of an external clock. Living according to "event time" has its benefits.

Does the idea of ambitious goal-setting in January turn you off? Try these tips for sustainable self-care instead.

Climate goals can feel distant. But climate change is happening right now. Speed up the benefits for taking action, psychologists say, if you want leaders and others to pay attention and act.

A New Year is upon us... but many of us are still struggling to process the old ones.

An evaluation of years of research into whether low serotonin in the brain causes depression has concluded that it doesn’t. What does that mean for the millions of Americans who take antidepressants that increase serotonin?

Call it "precision waking" — the alleged ability to decide when you want to wake up and then doing so, without an alarm. If you think you can do it, you're not alone, though how is still mysterious.