

Teens are anxious and depressed after three hours a day on social media
A study published today in the journal JAMA Psychiatry suggests that teenagers who spend more than three hours a day on social media are more likely to develop mental health problems including depression, anxiety, aggression, and antisocial behavior. The study: Nearly 6,600 12- to 15-year-old Americans self-reported how much time they spent per day on social media, as well as whether they had any mental health problems. The researchers found that three hours of social media c

TODAY analysis: More states requiring mental health education by law
As millions of U.S. children deal with anxiety or depression, schools are trying to help. Talking about mental health isn't taboo in Andrea McCabe's fifth-grade class at Chatterton School in Merrick, New York. It's just another day at school. On a recent day, Miss McCabe, as the children call her, lead the class in an exercise: "Everybody say, 'Stress,'" she instructed the students. The class echoed, "Stress." "How many of you have ever felt stress?" McCabe asked. Every stude


Simple Ways to Calm Down During Times of Stress and Anxiety
You can't out-hustle stress and anxiety. Try these techniques to calm yourself down and find inner happiness. Living in states of anxiety and stress are the norms these days, evidenced by the rise in book sales on mental health. Entrepreneurs admit to being addicted to “the grind” and "the hustle" — some wear it as a badge of honor. It has created what Barnes and Noble calls “The Anxious Nation,” which is great for booksellers but not so great for the rest of us. As an entrep