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Mental Health

A collection of mental health news and resources.

Your 'doomscrolling' breeds anxiety. Here's how to stop the cycle

Your 'doomscrolling' breeds anxiety. Here's how to stop the cycle

So many of us do it: the long scroll through grim news on social media before bed. A cognitive behavioral specialist offers advice on how to stop "doomscrolling" for the sake of your mental health.
by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

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To improve policing, Moorhead adds a counselor to the force

To improve policing, Moorhead adds a counselor to the force

Many police departments employ mental health professionals or social workers who work alongside officers and interact directly with the public. The Moorhead Police Department is tweaking that approach — it’s embedding a mental health professional to focus on the well-being of its officers. 
by Dan Gunderson

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Video chats, driveway dances and dino parades buffer pandemic's loneliness

Video chats, driveway dances and dino parades buffer pandemic's loneliness

Though anxiety has increased in the U.S. in recent months, a drastic spike in loneliness that psychologists expected hasn't emerged. People seem to be finding new ways to connect, researchers say.
by Joanne Silberner

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‘Excited delirium’ cited in Floyd case, and in other deaths involving law enforcement

‘Excited delirium’ cited in Floyd case, and in other deaths involving law enforcement

Law enforcement officials say excited delirium usually happens to people who have been using drugs or who have a serious mental illness. It may be seen when a person is held in a chokehold, hog-tied, or Tasered, though some medical associations don't recognize the condition.
by Alisa Roth

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Wellness Wednesday: Reducing stress for better health

Wellness Wednesday: Reducing stress for better health

What are you doing during the pandemic that gives you some peace of mind? As part of our series of conversations about wellness, we talk with two doctors about how stress affects our minds and bodies.
by Angela Davis and Karen Zamora

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Why some young people fear social isolation more than COVID-19

Why some young people fear social isolation more than COVID-19

It's not that young adults aren't worried about the pandemic, psychologists say, but the social isolation can come at a high cost to mental health. Nearly half of people ages 18 to 29 report feeling symptoms of anxiety or depression. That's twice the rate for their parents.
by Yuki Noguchi

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Using meditation and mindfulness to help us through this moment

Using meditation and mindfulness to help us through this moment

Are you feeling anxious or stressed? Maybe meditation can help. Two experts joined MPR News host Angela Davis to discuss what mindfulness meditation can do for our minds and bodies, especially during the unknowns of this pandemic.
by Angela Davis and Karen Zamora

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‘Where can I feel safe?’: The need for more Black therapists in Minnesota

‘Where can I feel safe?’: The need for more Black therapists in Minnesota

Historically, many in the African American community have been hesitant to seek mental health care — because of stigma, discrimination from some providers, and a lack of culturally competent care. But as more people are seeking mental health care to help them cope with grief and trauma after Floyd’s killing, they’re looking for therapists they can trust.
by Alisa Roth

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