Depression Archives

06.19.2020 a bottle of pills

Misdiagnosing Mental Health

By sharing our stories about what it means to experience bipolar disorder, we give permission to people to question their own experiences.

Fellow Pat Williams

06.03.2020 a white pillow and a white pillow

Who Gets to Sleep?

Poor sleep is not equally distributed. What does it mean for the public’s health if racism is one of the reasons why some people sleep less?

Fellow Edward Alexander

06.01.2020 a cartoon of a muscle arm

Multidimensional Masculinity

Valuing toughness and anti-femininity might be risk factors because of the negative connotations associated with seeking treatment for mental health.

Fellow Pat Williams

05.29.2020 a pile of playing cards

Gambling in the Military

Service members experiencing depression, alcohol dependence, and legal problems were the most likely to experience gambling problems.

Fellow Pat Williams

04.24.2020 a woman smiling at the camera

Janet Currie

PHP Fellow Gray Babbs profiles Janet Currie to understand her perspective on Covid-19 as a professor and how the pandemic will affect child mental health.

Fellow Gray Babbs

Editor Nicholas Diamond

04.03.2020 a woman smiling at the camera

Sarah Lowe

Sarah Lowe of the Yale School of Medicine reflects on the state-of-the-science about mental health in a time of crisis and how Covid-19 changed her work.

Fellow Edward Alexander

Editor Nicholas Diamond

03.23.2020 a classroom with desks and chairs

Scripts After School Shootings

School shootings in America have become something of a new norm, yet little is known about how survivors cope over the following months and years.

Fellow Edward Alexander

03.04.2020 a close up of a helmet

Soldiers to Civilians

Veterans reported high work and social well-being during the first year after leaving service, illustrating the resilience of the newest generation.

Guest Authors Shelby Borowski, Dawne Vogt

02.21.2020 a group of hands holding balloons

A Sense of Purpose

Across the country, states with higher sense-of-purpose scores tended to have greater average wealth, as well as happier, healthier citizens.

Guest Authors Gemma Baugh, Gabrielle Pfund

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