As mental health issues spike, local organizations take charge to help those struggling
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) – The pandemic is taking a toll on Americans in many ways, including their mental health. Signs of depression…
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Sunday sadness is real; how to battle the pre-workweek blues
Many of us begin to groan and moan as our precious weekend comes to an end. It's not just the interruption of fun with friends and family that triggers the Sunday blues, or what some call the Sunday scaries. It's also anxiety and dread about the workweek to come.
Can a sound bath wash your stress away?
The warm tone of a singing bowl, the chimes of a tuning fork and gentle rattle from a shaker create soothing waves of sound to ease the mind and body.
Air pollution linked to anxiety, suicidal thoughts in children
Air pollution may be associated with increased mental health disorders like anxiety and depression in children, a study has found.
Families of people with autism urge caution with fireworks
When people think of the Fourth of July, they automatically think of fireworks, but sometimes it's hard on loved ones who are autistic.
FDA approves ketamine-like nasal spray for depression
The US Food and Drug Administration approved Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s esketamine on Tuesday for treatment-resistant depression; the drug is the chemical cousin of ketamine, the powerful anesthetic that has been used illegally as the club drug Special K.
Anxiety, depression may be affecting your future health
Anxiety and depression could have a greater impact on your heath, as compared to other risk factors like obesity and smoking.
Emma Stone opens up about ongoing battle with anxiety
Emma Stone was just seven years old when she had her first panic attack.
Can you have a fear of flying and still fly?
Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, said during her testimony in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee that she traveled to Washington D.C. "in an airplane" despite her reported anxiety about flying and feeling uncomfortable in enclosed spaces.
The unapproved antidepressant that's poisoning people
From 2014 through 2017, there was an increase in US poison control calls related to the intentional abuse and misuse of tianeptine, an unapproved antidepressant drug, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a report on Thursday.
