Health Study finds link between quality of sibling relationships and loneliness, depression Research shows that good relationships with siblings can help bolster against mental health concerns as life progresses. Allison Aubrey
Mental Health More Seattleites have ADHD than ever, but finding meds and docs is a challenge An increase in awareness about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or ADHD has led to more people being diagnosed with the disorder and wider recognition of challenges faced by neurodivergent workers. But the uptick has had an unintended side effect — a nationwide shortage of stimulants used to treat ADHD such as Adderall, Concerta, and Vyvanse. Clare McGrane Caroline Chamberlain Gomez Patricia Murphy
Mental Health The FDA has approved the first app to help treat depression NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Dr. John Torous, director of digital psychiatry at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, about the first app being approved to help treat depression.
Arts & Life After childhood trauma, sisters use art and science to explore how memory can morph Two sisters struggled to remember troubling childhood events until adulthood. A neuroscientist and author gave them the science and the language to turn their work into a dance performance and a book. Gabriel Spitzer
Health 50 years ago, many psychiatric hospitals closed. Did that cause today's mental health crisis? Will James Sydney Brownstone Esmy Jimenez
Health Social media companies made changes to comply with U.K. rules to safeguard kids A new report by Children and Screens rounds up the changes spurred by the United Kingdom's Age Appropriate Design Code, which went into effect in 2020. Rhitu Chatterjee
Health Can grief make us accident-prone? A writer learns how it destabilizes and remakes us After a fall near the first anniversary of her beloved aunt's death, a writer explored why grief can make us less sure-footed. She found answers, climbing a precarious staircase in Italy. Lauren DePino
Arts & Life Reframe your relationship with dread: 5 exercises to help accept what scares you Worried about deadlines, errands or your holiday to-do list? Reframe your relationship with dread with these simple exercises, from drawing the things that scare you to scheduling worry time. Saleem Reshamwala
Arts & Life How to show your friends you love them, according to a friendship expert Psychologist Marisa Franco, author of a new book on the science of making and keeping friends, shares how to deepen the bonds in our platonic relationships. Kavitha George Sylvie Douglis
Health How to talk to your Latinx family about mental health Shame and stigma play a huge role in discouraging folks in the Latinx community from seeking mental health care — and talking about it with their families. These steps can help you prepare for the conversation with your loved ones. Naydeline Mejia Isabeth Mendoza Sylvie Douglis