mental health

April 21, 2023

A photo of Jonathan Rosen and Michael Laudor as children, over text from Rosen's new memoir about their friendship

Press Room

The Atlantic’s May Cover Story: “American Madness”

April 11, 2023

Up for Debate

Adults Are Letting Teen Girls Down

Conor Friedersdorf

February 21, 2023

Work In Progress

America’s Teenage Girls Are Not Okay

Derek Thompson

February 16, 2023

A young girl with her back to the camera

Family

What’s the Smallest Amount of Therapy That’s Still Effective?

Maggie Mertens

February 10, 2023

A chaise with a large clock placed on it

How to Build a Life

The Hidden Link Between Workaholism and Mental Health

Arthur C. Brooks

February 2, 2023

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How to Build a Life

Nothing Drains You Like Mixed Emotions

Arthur C. Brooks

January 19, 2023

Illustration of a person mixing a martini of happy and sad faces in front of shelves of brightly colored bottles

Family

Mental-Health Days Are Only a Band-Aid for Burnout

Jonathan Malesic

November 14, 2022

A depleted-battery symbol over a calendar

Books

The Diagnosis Trap

Jordan Kisner

October 2022 Issue

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Health

One of Long COVID’s Worst Symptoms Is Also Its Most Misunderstood

Ed Yong

September 12, 2022

A person with a cloud hanging over their head

How to Build a Life

What’s Missing From Empathy

Arthur C. Brooks

September 8, 2022

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Ideas

Between Not Wanting to Live and Not Wanting to Die

Jeffrey Ruoff

August 5, 2022

The back of a man in a black-and-white landscape overlaid with a single red paint stroke

Books

Can You Cure Mental Illness? Two Centuries of Trying Says No.

Daphne Merkin

July 10, 2022

Books Briefing

The Awkward Intimacy of Therapy

Kate Cray

June 17, 2022

An illustration of a chair and a couch both made out of books.

Ideas

Locking People Up Is No Way to Treat Mental Illness

Norm Ornstein and Steve Leifman

May 30, 2022

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How to Build a Life

Mindfulness Hurts. That’s Why It Works.

Arthur C. Brooks

May 19, 2022

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Books

And How Do These Books Make You Feel?

Ana Cecilia Alvarez

May 1, 2022

An ink blot in the middle of the pages of an open book.

How to Build a Life

How to Stop Freaking Out

Arthur C. Brooks

April 28, 2022

Illustration of a person with a tea kettle for a head. Steam is escaping, and the puffs of steam have frowny faces on them.

Work In Progress

Why American Teens Are So Sad

Derek Thompson

April 11, 2022

A drawing of a teenager walking beneath a rain cloud.

Family

The Emotion Missing From the Workplace

Susan Cain

April 5, 2022

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Ideas

The Stumbling Block to One of the Most Promising Police Reforms

David A. Graham

February 22, 2022

Police dispatchers responding to 911 calls

Ideas

What American Mental-Health Care Is Missing

Thomas Insel

February 13, 2022

Ideas

‘Self-Care’ Isn’t the Fix for Late-Pandemic Malaise

Jamil Zaki

October 21, 2021

Jamel Dobbins, 31, preps and hands out free food at Hillside Elementary School, in Montclair, New Jersey.

Podcasts

How to Be Self-Aware

Becca Rashid and Arthur C. Brooks

October 5, 2021

Health

Therapy Voyeurism Really Might Be Doing Some Good

Eliza Brooke

September 22, 2021

An image of Orna Guralnik, the therapist who is featured in Showtime's 'Couples Therapy.'

Ideas

The Pandemic Did Not Affect Mental Health the Way You Think

Lara Aknin, Jamil Zaki, and Elizabeth Dunn

July 4, 2021

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Health

The Truth About Deinstitutionalization

Alisa Roth

May 25, 2021

A view of prison employees from inside a cell in the Secured Housing Unit at Pelican Bay State Prison in Crescent City, California, in February 2012

Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: It’s Okay to Feel Burned Out

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

March 16, 2021

Politics

Only Your Boss Can Cure Your Burnout

Olga Khazan

March 12, 2021

Black-and-white image of a woman placing her chin on the table

Dear Therapist

Dear Therapist’s Guide to Starting Over

Rebecca J. Rosen

January 4, 2021

Family

Teens Did Surprisingly Well in Quarantine

Jean M. Twenge

October 13, 2020

Three teenagers wearing masks sit apart on picnic blankets.

Ideas

What I’ve Learned About Managing Eternity

Terri Cheney

September 11, 2020

Family

Dear Therapist: My Best Friend Can’t Find a Job Because of COVID-19

Lori Gottlieb

July 20, 2020

How to Build a Life

Love Is Medicine for Fear

Arthur C. Brooks

July 16, 2020

A man and a woman lean in smiling, holding a smiley face icon between their foreheads

Health

This Is Not a Normal Mental-Health Disaster

Jacob Stern

July 7, 2020

Dear Therapist

Dear Therapist: My Mom Needs Help

Lori Gottlieb

June 22, 2020

An illustration of a daughter consoling her mother

Sections

The Print Edition

A Memoir About Friendship and Mental Illness

The Atlantic’s May Cover Story: “American Madness”

Adults Are Letting Teen Girls Down

America’s Teenage Girls Are Not Okay

What’s the Smallest Amount of Therapy That’s Still Effective?

The Hidden Link Between Workaholism and Mental Health

Nothing Drains You Like Mixed Emotions

Mental-Health Days Are Only a Band-Aid for Burnout

The Diagnosis Trap

One of Long COVID’s Worst Symptoms Is Also Its Most Misunderstood

What’s Missing From Empathy

Between Not Wanting to Live and Not Wanting to Die

Can You Cure Mental Illness? Two Centuries of Trying Says No.

The Awkward Intimacy of Therapy

Locking People Up Is No Way to Treat Mental Illness

Mindfulness Hurts. That’s Why It Works.

And How Do These Books Make You Feel?

How to Stop Freaking Out

Why American Teens Are So Sad

The Emotion Missing From the Workplace

The Stumbling Block to One of the Most Promising Police Reforms

What American Mental-Health Care Is Missing

‘Self-Care’ Isn’t the Fix for Late-Pandemic Malaise

How to Be Self-Aware

Therapy Voyeurism Really Might Be Doing Some Good

The Pandemic Did Not Affect Mental Health the Way You Think

The Truth About Deinstitutionalization

The Atlantic Daily: It’s Okay to Feel Burned Out

Only Your Boss Can Cure Your Burnout

Dear Therapist’s Guide to Starting Over

Teens Did Surprisingly Well in Quarantine

What I’ve Learned About Managing Eternity

Dear Therapist: My Best Friend Can’t Find a Job Because of COVID-19

Love Is Medicine for Fear

This Is Not a Normal Mental-Health Disaster

Dear Therapist: My Mom Needs Help