Feeling hopeless about the future is one of the primary reasons Black young adults consider suicide. That is one of the key findings from a new study I published in the Journal of Racial and Ethnic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A recent report from the federal Centers for Disease Control indicates that 42% of high school students report persistent feelings ...

I have been a child psychiatrist for more than 20 years. I’ve worked in the city, in the suburbs, and in rural settings. I’ve seen patients in teaching hospitals and I’ve run a busy private practice.

2:00 THIS AFTERNOON. SO MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH. A RECENT CDC REPORT SHOWING A SPIKE IN DEPRESSION IN TEENAGE GIRLS. NOW, THAT REPORT SHOWS DEPRESSION IS AT ITS HIGHEST LEVEL REPORTED ...

LAGOS – Former Vice President and Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has said that the three years’ administration of President Bola Tinubu is marked by ...

Depression is a system of beliefs, behaviors, and ways of relating to people that keeps you locked in a trap. But there are ways out of this trap. In previous posts, I have discussed how low ...

Despite constant digital connection, girls are reporting significant levels of sadness, loneliness and hopelessness.

Four sailors in the same Navy command in Norfolk, Virginia appeared to have died by suicide in less than a month. It’s the second time in a year that the Navy has been confronted with a rash of ...

Hopelessness refers to a state of complete lack of optimism or belief in our ability to respond to a situation. Researchers theorize that when we frequently expect to encounter bad outcomes, and we ...

A recent report from the federal Centers for Disease Control indicates that 42% of high school students report persistent feelings of sadness and hopelessness. April is a month of hope. So let’s think ...