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Mental Health

A collection of mental health news and resources.

Video chats, driveway dances and dino parades buffer pandemic's loneliness

Video chats, driveway dances and dino parades buffer pandemic's loneliness

Though anxiety has increased in the U.S. in recent months, a drastic spike in loneliness that psychologists expected hasn't emerged. People seem to be finding new ways to connect, researchers say.
by Joanne Silberner

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‘Excited delirium’ cited in Floyd case, and in other deaths involving law enforcement

‘Excited delirium’ cited in Floyd case, and in other deaths involving law enforcement

Law enforcement officials say excited delirium usually happens to people who have been using drugs or who have a serious mental illness. It may be seen when a person is held in a chokehold, hog-tied, or Tasered, though some medical associations don't recognize the condition.
by Alisa Roth

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Wellness Wednesday: Reducing stress for better health

Wellness Wednesday: Reducing stress for better health

What are you doing during the pandemic that gives you some peace of mind? As part of our series of conversations about wellness, we talk with two doctors about how stress affects our minds and bodies.
by Angela Davis and Karen Zamora

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Why some young people fear social isolation more than COVID-19

Why some young people fear social isolation more than COVID-19

It's not that young adults aren't worried about the pandemic, psychologists say, but the social isolation can come at a high cost to mental health. Nearly half of people ages 18 to 29 report feeling symptoms of anxiety or depression. That's twice the rate for their parents.
by Yuki Noguchi

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Using meditation and mindfulness to help us through this moment

Using meditation and mindfulness to help us through this moment

Are you feeling anxious or stressed? Maybe meditation can help. Two experts joined MPR News host Angela Davis to discuss what mindfulness meditation can do for our minds and bodies, especially during the unknowns of this pandemic.
by Angela Davis and Karen Zamora

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‘Where can I feel safe?’: The need for more Black therapists in Minnesota

‘Where can I feel safe?’: The need for more Black therapists in Minnesota

Historically, many in the African American community have been hesitant to seek mental health care — because of stigma, discrimination from some providers, and a lack of culturally competent care. But as more people are seeking mental health care to help them cope with grief and trauma after Floyd’s killing, they’re looking for therapists they can trust.
by Alisa Roth

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Images of brutality against Black people spur racial trauma

Images of brutality against Black people spur racial trauma

As videos of Black people being killed at the hands of police make the rounds online, many Americans have felt called to protest racial injustice in recent weeks. For many Black Americans, those videos are also contributing to a sense of grief and pain. Psychologists call it racial trauma.
by The Associated Press

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