February 27, 2023
In the nineteen-sixties, Joseph Weizenbaum, a computer scientist at M.I.T., created a computer program called Eliza.
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February 26, 2023
Data brokers are capitalizing off the sale of Americans’ mental health data, a new report from Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy found.
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February 26, 2023
America’s mental health crisis can’t simply be blamed on social media and Covid-19.
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February 20, 2023
Thousands of mental health apps are available on your phone or computer, offering services like virtual therapy sessions, mood trackers and meditation guides.
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February 19, 2023
Rates of depression and suicidal thoughts among American teenagers increased dramatically between 2011 and 2021 — particularly among girls and children who don’t identify as heterosexual — according to new data from[…]
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February 17, 2023
“Intrusive thoughts” has become a TikTok catchphrase for people describing random—sometimes fun or quirky—impulses, but the actual mental health term has a meaning a lot more nuanced, and misusing it[…]
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