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Mental Health

We’re Not Okay, and That’s Okay

We take another look at sober comedians in recovery and how they dealt with their addictions with humor and determination.

Preventive Psychiatry for Mental Health Disorders

A review of the effectiveness of preventive psychiatry for mental health disorders finds a complicated array of results.

LifeSkills Training Has a Positive Track Record for Helping Kids Resist Drugs

LifeSkills Training is a school program that has shown excellent long-term results in helping kids resist drugs.

The Great Mental Health Pandemic of 2025

The combination of growing mental health issues, enabling technologies, and the lack of treatment is leading to a global mental health pandemic.

The Number One Drug of Abuse

Anybody who is old enough according to the law in any given state can walk into a grocery store and buy copious amounts of the most prevalent drug of abuse.

Treating Compulsive Shopping As an Addiction

Compulsive shopping is not a recognized mental health disorder, but pathological purchasing is a problem best treated as an addiction.