Karlee Lipton of Conway, Arkansas, was surprised by the way postpartum depression hit her when she had her baby in the summer of 2024. Lipton had already seen a therapist and a psychiatrist to help ...

When a family member or friend gets sick or injured, it's easy to feel powerless: What do you say? How do you help? When should you check in, and how often? How much is too much? These questions are ...

What should you do if you think or know that someone you care about has an eating disorder? What shouldn’t you do? What can you do? This post is primarily for you, the bystander: for you who watch ...

Some tips for helping someone who is on a bad trip include avoiding judgment, establishing which drugs they took, and monitoring their vital signs. There is no exact medical definition for a “bad trip ...

When someone we care about experiences a significant loss, our natural instinct is to help ease their pain. Yet many of us freeze, uncertain what to say or do, fearful of making their suffering worse.

But “cannabis is definitely something that someone can develop an addiction to,” said Das, an addiction psychiatrist at Stanford University. It’s called cannabis use disorder and it’s on the rise, ...