How the public responds to public health recommendations can be explained by differences in how people navigate threats.
Author: Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY
Michelle Obama says she’s suffering from ‘low-grade depression.’ What does that mean?
Low-grade depression is not an official diagnosis, but can have serious consequences for quality of life.
Feminism has helped white women most, Americans say in survey
More than a third say feminism has helped white women a lot, only 21% say the same for Black women and just one-in-ten say it’s helped poor women a lot.
National Sexual Assault Hotline sees record demand during pandemic. Many reaching out are children.
“Their safety net collapsed during this period,” said Rape Abuse and Incest National Network president Scott Berkowitz.
Amid protests and a pandemic, what does it mean to be American in 2020?
This Fourth of July, American pride is at a 20-year low. Anti-racism protests and the pandemic have created divisions around national identity.
‘A culmination of crises’: America is in turmoil, and a mental health crisis looms next
Negative mental health impacts will outlast the pandemic and the protests, with many Americans at risk for longer-term psychiatric disorders.
‘Riots,’ ‘violence,’ ‘looting’: Words matter when talking about race and unrest, experts say
When “violence” is defined as attacks against property, rather than against people, experts take issue with the term’s use in George Floyd coverage.
The pandemic offers mothers something they will never have again
The pandemic has undoubtedly created parental suffering, but it also offers an opportunity to be present with our children in ways we never could.
Coronavirus interrupted our lives; now it’s invading our dreams
The main function of dreams is to process emotions, which for many people are heightened during the pandemic.
We all want to know how the coronavirus pandemic ends. How do we cope with uncertainty?
Uncertainty during the pandemic is unsettling because people need predictability to feel safe, experts say. So how do we cope when we don’t have it?