Autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, refers to a neurodevelopmental difference with which about 1% of the world’s population (World Health Organization, 2023) and 2.2% of US adults are diagnosed (Centers ...

Oregon’s older adult population is growing rapidly, with over 1 million residents who are at least 65 expected by 2030. By the same year, the number of older adults experiencing a mental health ...

One powerful action you can take to improve your mental health at any age is strengthening your social connectedness. Yet, certain life events can leave older adults feeling isolated and lonely, like ...

The pandemic drew a lot of attention to young people's mental health. But older people have suffered, too. Many are struggling with loneliness, anxiety, or substance abuse. Fewer than half of older ...

New research finds that adults with schizophrenia spectrum disorders have high rates of comorbid mental and substance use disorders and significant social and economic disadvantages, and only 26% ...

The COVID-19 pandemic may be turning endemic, but mental health professionals are alarmed about a mental health crisis developing for young adults. The initial burden of social, school, and work ...

The study, which was recently published in Research in Autism, showed that hospitalizations for mental health conditions were common for autistic adults, with more than one-third, or 36%, of all ...

Adults who continuously played organized sports through their youth have fewer symptoms of anxiety and depression than those who never played or those who dropped out, a new study finds. And those who ...

Life can be a little more fantastic with some plastic. The record-breaking “Barbie” movie has inspired a cultural phenomenon, contributing to a pink paint shortage and inspiring a fabulously feminine ...

Non-Hispanic Black adults were almost twice as likely to visit an emergency department for a mental health disorder than non-Hispanic white adults and nearly three times more likely than Hispanic ...