mental health

April 21, 2025

An empty field has lots of empty chairs and tables

Health

RFK Jr.’s 18th-Century Idea About Mental Health

Shayla Love

April 4, 2025

A greyscale picture of a man holding an obsolete farming implement, set against a green background with pills scattered across it

Family

Why You Should Work Like It’s the ’90s

Chris Moody

April 2, 2025

Old '90s desktop computer with "Closed" sign over the screen

Health

The Problem With Optimism in a Crisis

Richard A. Friedman

February 27, 2025

Collage of a woman floating on an inner tube surrounded by loopy scribbles

Dear James

Dear James: What If Life’s Problems Are Alcohol’s Fault?

James Parker

February 25, 2025

A man sitting at a bar looking through a bottle of booze

Family

Beware the Weepy Influencers

Maytal Eyal

January 27, 2025

A staged photo of a ring light next to a box of tissues, with some used ones crumpled up nearby.

Family

The Myth of a Loneliness Epidemic

Faith Hill

January 24, 2025

A color illustration of a single goose next to an illustration of a gaggle of geese

Dear James

My Sad, Sad Friend Talks Only About Herself

James Parker

January 21, 2025

A woman talking and a speech bubble wrapping around her friend's head

Health

Americans With Dementia Are Grieving Social Media

Talia Barrington

January 7, 2025

An elderly man sits in a chair, holding a cane and a smartphone. The screen of the smartphone is a swirling vortex.

The Wonder Reader

The Power of the Mental Workout

Isabel Fattal

January 4, 2025

Technology

The Pro-Eating-Disorder Internet Is Back

Kaitlyn Tiffany

December 18, 2024

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Dear James

I Used to Have Friends. Then They Had Kids.

James Parker

November 19, 2024

Being Human

Stop Looking at Your Therapist

Shayla Love

November 17, 2024

A woman's legs and feet hang over the end of a couch in a therapy office.

Health

Election Anxiety Is Telling You Something

Shayla Love

October 25, 2024

Animated gif of a quaking "I voted" sticker on a blue background

The Wonder Reader

The Real Differences Between Introverts and Extroverts

Isabel Fattal

October 19, 2024

Ideas

The Weak Science Behind Psychedelics

Olga Khazan

October 18, 2024

Multicolor illustration of a person in a desert

Family

Couples Therapy, but for Siblings

Faith Hill

October 7, 2024

An illustration of two trees, connected at the roots and at the top, with a person standing at each tree

Ideas

How to Stop Self-Obsessing and Be Happier

Arthur C. Brooks

September 26, 2024

An illustration of a man thinking, with a cloud of his thoughts concealing a happy face.

Dear James

Introducing “Dear James,” a New Advice Column

James Parker

August 29, 2024

An illustration of a man sitting atop a green hill, surrounded by planets

Family

20-Somethings Are in Trouble

Faith Hill

August 26, 2024

A person stranded on an island and looking out over the water to other islands

Radio Atlantic

Ketamine’s Catch-22

Ethan Brooks

August 22, 2024

Radio Atlantic

A Dangerous Idea About How the Brain Works

Ethan Brooks

August 15, 2024

Stimulant medication tablets on a black background

Health

Psychedelic Medicine Has a Therapy Problem

Jonathan Lambert

August 11, 2024

Ideas

The Best Therapy for Our Anxiety Epidemic

Arthur C. Brooks

August 8, 2024

An illustration of a young woman lying on her bed with her face glued to a device screen

Radio Atlantic

The Drug That Could Help End the Opioid Epidemic

Ethan Brooks

August 8, 2024

Suboxone pill, an orange hexagon on a black background.

Health

Elite Athletes Could Be Less Single-Minded

Talia Barrington

August 6, 2024

Health

Anxiety Is Like Exercise

Richard A. Friedman

July 29, 2024

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Books

These Millennials Can’t Get Out of Their Head

Hillary Kelly

July 25, 2024

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Health

Maybe She’s Born With It. Maybe It’s Neurocosmetics.

Hannah Seo

July 10, 2024

A smiley face made with face creams and tinted moisturizer

How to Build a Life

Declare Your Independence—From Misery

Arthur C. Brooks

July 4, 2024

An illustration of a happy person amid exploding fireworks of color.

Family

My Life Depends on Playing Chess 40 Times a Day

Cory Leadbeater

July 1, 2024

Silhouette of a man inside a chess piece

Ideas

The Tchaikovsky Cure for Worry

Arthur C. Brooks

June 27, 2024

A whimsical illustration of a fish singing to a woman who is playing it like a violin.

Family

The Father-Son Talk I Never Expected to Have

Garth Risk Hallberg

June 10, 2024

A collage of family photos in the shape of a man

Health

Psychedelics Are Challenging the Scientific Gold Standard

Jonathan Lambert

June 3, 2024

Psychedelic neon-blue-and=pink image of test tubes, sample containers, a clipboard, and a pen being sucked into a vortex

Ideas

Why It’s Nice to Know You

Arthur C. Brooks

May 30, 2024

Two happy people connected by their long swirling arms

The Wonder Reader

What Therapy Is For

Isabel Fattal

May 25, 2024

A doctor listens to a patient at the New York Psychoanalytic Institute Treatment Center in New York in 1956.

Sections

The Print Edition

You’ve Probably Already Met Your Next Best Friend

RFK Jr.’s 18th-Century Idea About Mental Health

Why You Should Work Like It’s the ’90s

The Problem With Optimism in a Crisis

Dear James: What If Life’s Problems Are Alcohol’s Fault?

Beware the Weepy Influencers

The Myth of a Loneliness Epidemic

My Sad, Sad Friend Talks Only About Herself

Americans With Dementia Are Grieving Social Media

The Power of the Mental Workout

The Pro-Eating-Disorder Internet Is Back

I Used to Have Friends. Then They Had Kids.

Stop Looking at Your Therapist

Election Anxiety Is Telling You Something

The Real Differences Between Introverts and Extroverts

The Weak Science Behind Psychedelics

Couples Therapy, but for Siblings

How to Stop Self-Obsessing and Be Happier

Introducing “Dear James,” a New Advice Column

20-Somethings Are in Trouble

Ketamine’s Catch-22

A Dangerous Idea About How the Brain Works

Psychedelic Medicine Has a Therapy Problem

The Best Therapy for Our Anxiety Epidemic

The Drug That Could Help End the Opioid Epidemic

Elite Athletes Could Be Less Single-Minded

Anxiety Is Like Exercise

These Millennials Can’t Get Out of Their Head

Maybe She’s Born With It. Maybe It’s Neurocosmetics.

Declare Your Independence—From Misery

My Life Depends on Playing Chess 40 Times a Day

The Tchaikovsky Cure for Worry

The Father-Son Talk I Never Expected to Have

Psychedelics Are Challenging the Scientific Gold Standard

Why It’s Nice to Know You

What Therapy Is For