How Culture Shapes Our Relationship With Tears Cultural attitudes toward crying vary widely across the world. Some cultures embrace public expressions of grief, viewing shared tears as essential to ...

A research team from the Department of Psychiatry at Tohoku University, led by Dr. Zhiqian Yu and Professor Hiroaki Tomita, ...

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A large Australian study showed atypical depression has distinct genetic, clinical, and treatment-response features. Read ...

A research team from the Department of Psychiatry at Tohoku University, led by Dr. Zhiqian Yu and Professor Hiroaki Tomita, has uncovered compelling ...

Winter can impact mental health in subtle ways like seasonal depression. Understand what’s normal—and when to seek support to ...

Chronic stress can damage the gut’s protective lining, triggering inflammation that may worsen depression. New research shows that stress lowers levels of a protein called Reelin, which plays a key ...

Protest songs transform emotion into action, and Bruce Springsteen's anthem to Minneapolis is one in a long line of powerful ...

Ensuring young people have access to creative outlets shouldn't depend on privilege. Every child deserves access to the freedom the arts brings.

Meaningfulness is key factor in determining how strongly our affect is attached to our goals. People are willing to withstand ...

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