mental health

October 19, 2024

Ideas

The Weak Science Behind Psychedelics

Olga Khazan

October 18, 2024

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Family

Couples Therapy, but for Siblings

Faith Hill

October 7, 2024

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Ideas

How to Stop Self-Obsessing and Be Happier

Arthur C. Brooks

September 26, 2024

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Dear James

Introducing “Dear James,” a New Advice Column

James Parker

August 29, 2024

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Family

20-Somethings Are in Trouble

Faith Hill

August 26, 2024

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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

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Radio Atlantic

The Drug That Could Help End the Opioid Epidemic

Ethan Brooks

August 8, 2024

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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

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How to Build a Life

Declare Your Independence—From Misery

Arthur C. Brooks

July 4, 2024

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Family

My Life Depends on Playing Chess 40 Times a Day

Cory Leadbeater

July 1, 2024

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Ideas

The Tchaikovsky Cure for Worry

Arthur C. Brooks

June 27, 2024

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Family

The Father-Son Talk I Never Expected to Have

Garth Risk Hallberg

June 10, 2024

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Health

Psychedelics Are Challenging the Scientific Gold Standard

Jonathan Lambert

June 3, 2024

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Ideas

Why It’s Nice to Know You

Arthur C. Brooks

May 30, 2024

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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.

Technology

The Panic Over Smartphones Doesn’t Help Teens

Candice L. Odgers

May 21, 2024

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The Atlantic Daily

How America Lost Sleep

Lora Kelley

April 25, 2024

Two lit windows in a home, as seen from across the street

Health

Plenty of People Could Quit Therapy Right Now

Richard A. Friedman

February 5, 2024

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Ideas

How to Worry Less and Be Happier

Arthur C. Brooks

January 4, 2024

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Work In Progress

How Anxiety Became Content

Derek Thompson

December 13, 2023

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Book Recommendations

Six Books That Might Change How You Think About Mental Illness

Ilana Masad

November 20, 2023

A series of ripped papers collaged together with eyes, lips, a house, and a doctor's note

Health

What If Psychedelics’ Hallucinations Are Just a Side Effect?

Richard A. Friedman

November 8, 2023

Kaleidoscopic photo of a woman holding a pill and a glass of water

Ideas

These Teens Got Therapy. Then They Got Worse.

Olga Khazan

November 6, 2023

Health

We Have No Drugs to Treat the Deadliest Eating Disorder

Rachel Gutman-Wei

September 7, 2023

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Health

‘Is It the Time of the Month When the Truth Comes Out?’

Ciara McLaren

September 4, 2023

A woman in pajamas reclines on a bed with her arm across her forehead.

Ideas

Being Anxious or Sad Does Not Make You Mentally Ill

Arthur C. Brooks

July 20, 2023

A man looking at his reflection in the water

Ideas

How to Escape ‘the Worst Possible Timeline’

Tara Isabella Burton

June 27, 2023

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Letters

‘To Live With a Serious Mental Illness Is to Be in a Constant Fight for Your Agency’

July/August 2023 Issue

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Health

Pay a Little Less Attention to Your Friends

Richard A. Friedman

June 16, 2023

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Sections

The Print Edition

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

The Panic Over Smartphones Doesn’t Help Teens

How America Lost Sleep

Plenty of People Could Quit Therapy Right Now

How to Worry Less and Be Happier

How Anxiety Became Content

Six Books That Might Change How You Think About Mental Illness

What If Psychedelics’ Hallucinations Are Just a Side Effect?

These Teens Got Therapy. Then They Got Worse.

We Have No Drugs to Treat the Deadliest Eating Disorder

‘Is It the Time of the Month When the Truth Comes Out?’

Being Anxious or Sad Does Not Make You Mentally Ill

How to Escape ‘the Worst Possible Timeline’

‘To Live With a Serious Mental Illness Is to Be in a Constant Fight for Your Agency’

Pay a Little Less Attention to Your Friends