Should I Help My Aging, Ailing Dad Access His Toxic Web Feed?

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether to assist a family member when they want to watch conspiracy-mongering videos.

The Devastating Ways Depression and Anxiety Impact the Body

Mind and body form a two-way street.

A ‘Pacemaker for the Brain’: No Treatment Helped Her Depression — Until This

It’s the first study of individualized brain stimulation to treat severe depression. Sarah’s case raises the possibility the method may help people who don’t respond to other therapies.

Eric Adams, N.Y.C.’s likely next mayor, wants to turn shuttered hotels into permanent housing for the homeless.

Thousands of rooms in hotels shuttered by the coronavirus pandemic would become “supportive housing” under a plan announced by New York’s likely next mayor.

Can a Coma Be Contagious?

In “The Sleeping Beauties,” Suzanne O’Sullivan examines those poorly understood conditions that fall at the tangled intersection of body and mind, like mysterious outbreaks of mass illness.

How I Knew I Needed to Quit Instagram

Just like with alcohol, social media left me feeling anxious and removed from myself.

Opinion | Clearly, Facebook Is Very Flawed. What Will We Do About It?

A damning expose depicts a company with all the information it needs to fix the egregious oversights and mistakes of the past.

How I Finally Kicked My O.C.D. (Published 2018)

I chased patterns where there were none, but I saw one that was very real: This was not the only relationship my mental illness would detonate.

As Animal-Assisted Therapy Thrives, Enter the Cats (Published 2018)

More research is done on the therapeutic benefits of dogs than on cats and other animals. But there are signs of change.

The Lasting Trauma of Infertility (Published 2019)

Even when it ends with a healthy baby, a long struggle to conceive may exact a brutal toll.

Should You Resume In-Person Therapy?

Virtual counseling has become the norm during the pandemic. Here’s how to decide whether it’s still working for you.

Facebook Downplays Internal Research Released on Eve of Hearing

The social network published its findings about Instagram’s effect on young users, as senators prepared to question an executive on Thursday.

Fighting the Shame of Skin Picking (Published 2019)

For many people with body-focused repetitive behaviors, the predominant effects are cosmetic, and the consequences emotional and social.

How Billy Strings Picked His Way to the Other Side

At 28, the singer and guitarist is bluegrass’s new transgressive star. A decade ago, he didn’t expect to live this long.

John Hinckley Jr., Who Tried to Kill Reagan, Will Be Free in June

Mr. Hinckley, 66, who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in 1981, will be “untethered to the court” next year after a judge’s ruling on Monday, his lawyer said.

‘I Just Want to Be Normal’: A Mentally Ill Man’s Death at Rikers

Esias Johnson had been in and out of Rikers Island during his two years in New York. A captain and two correction officers have been suspended in connection with his death.

Opinion | The Use of Antipsychotic Drugs in Nursing Homes

A professor, a psychiatrist and a nurse react to a Times investigation. Also: A modern Civil War; a more confident child.

Teen Participant in ‘Slender Man’ Stabbing to Be Released From Mental Hospital

Anissa Weier, 19, requested her release in a letter this March. “If I am to become a productive member of society, I need to be a part of society,” she wrote.

Phony Diagnoses Hide High Rates of Drugging at Nursing Homes

At least 21 percent of nursing home residents are on antipsychotic drugs, a Times investigation found.

Opinion | Venus Williams: The Thing That Has Really Made Me Tough

I used to think that winning depended on my physical health. Then my mother taught me that that was only the half of it.