Social media use can be harmful. The effects are troubling and well-documented, from tragic stories of adolescent life lost to academic research on the psychological harm such platforms can cause, ...

Founder and CEO of JMG Public Relations, an award-winning PR firm for innovators and their mission-driven startup companies. In today’s digital age, viral trends shape our culture and profoundly ...

"The strongest protective factor against postpartum depressive symptoms was having parental support for girls' education,...[Also] adolescent mothers who had a female friend to confide in experienced ...

Erin Beckham, BA contributed to this post. Erin is a research assistant in the CARE Lab at McLean Hospital. If this past year has taught us anything, it’s the importance of having a strong support ...

We hear a lot about how social media is terrible for teenagers’ mental health. A growing number of laws and lawsuits point the finger at social media companies as playing a major role in driving the ...

Having an option to receive social support rather than use drugs is better at reducing relapse than cutting out drugs completely, a new study suggests. Having an option to receive social support ...

Patients with blood cancers who had limited social support tended to have poorer survival and a higher likeliness to be hospitalized, recent research showed. Patients who are undergoing aggressive ...

Cowritten by Zamfira Parincu and Tchiki Davis, Ph.D. Emotional support is an intentional verbal and nonverbal way to show care and affection for another. By providing emotional support to another ...

Emily Laurence is a journalist, freelance writer and certified health coach living in Raleigh, North Carolina. She specializes in writing about mental health, healthy aging and overall wellness. For ...

As the national organization representing nearly 50,000 physicians and other health care professionals specializing in cancer treatment, diagnosis, prevention, and research, ASCO supports effective ...