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Mental illness is one of the world’s most pressing public health issues, responsible for increases in death and disease across the population.

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Does My Smartphone Know I’m Anxious?

Researchers used an app to map mobility patterns among undergraduate students to understand how social anxiety symptoms manifest in real-life situations.

Guest Author Laura Barnes

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Mental Health and Mortality

Mental illness contributes more to disability adjusted life years than any other condition worldwide, with unipolar depression leading the way.

Guest Author Sandro Galea

Editor Michael Stein

02.05.2019 Baby with skeptical look on its face

Bullies and Leaders, According to Babies

Babies may have a more complex perception of their environment than previously understood. Francesco Margoni and colleagues studied how babies differentiate a bully from a leader.

Fellow Sampada Nandyala

01.28.2019 Lincoln Nebraska police car and a rainbow

Keeping it REAL

The Lincoln Police Department partners with the Mental Health Association of Nebraska on the REAL program to improve police training and expand community mental health services.

Guest Author Luke Bonkiewicz