New and updated Mental health pages on ContentLora.https://contentlora.com/enhttps://contentlora.com/wiki/988-suicide-and-crisis-lifeline/https://contentlora.com/wiki/988-suicide-and-crisis-lifeline/The US 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: how it works, its history since 2005, contact volumes, the LGBTQ+ youth "Press 3" option and how it is funded.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWikimental-healthhealthpolicyhttps://contentlora.com/wiki/adhd/https://contentlora.com/wiki/adhd/Reference page on ADHD: diagnostic criteria, presentations, US prevalence in children and adults, causes, guideline treatments and FDA-approved medicines.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWikimental-healthhealthhttps://contentlora.com/wiki/cognitive-behavioral-therapy/https://contentlora.com/wiki/cognitive-behavioral-therapy/Cognitive behavioural therapy is a structured talking therapy that changes unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. How it works, what it treats and the evidence.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWikimental-healthhealthhttps://contentlora.com/wiki/generalized-anxiety-disorder/https://contentlora.com/wiki/generalized-anxiety-disorder/Generalized anxiety disorder is persistent, hard-to-control worry about everyday things. Symptoms, diagnosis, how common it is and evidence-based treatment.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWikimental-healthhealthhttps://contentlora.com/wiki/major-depressive-disorder/https://contentlora.com/wiki/major-depressive-disorder/Major depressive disorder (clinical depression): diagnostic criteria, prevalence, risk factors, screening and evidence-based treatments, as of 2026.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWikimental-healthhealthhttps://contentlora.com/wiki/mental-health-parity-law/https://contentlora.com/wiki/mental-health-parity-law/The US mental health parity law, the 2024 final rule, the May 2025 decision not to enforce its new parts, and where federal enforcement stands in October 2026.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWikimental-healthhealthpolicyhttps://contentlora.com/wiki/panic-disorder/https://contentlora.com/wiki/panic-disorder/Panic disorder means repeated, unexpected panic attacks and fear of the next one. Symptoms, how common it is, and what NICE and NIMH say about treatment.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWikimental-healthhealthhttps://contentlora.com/wiki/world-federation-for-mental-health/https://contentlora.com/wiki/world-federation-for-mental-health/The World Federation for Mental Health, founded in 1948, runs World Mental Health Day. Its history, mission, leadership and 2026 priorities.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWikimental-healthhealthworld-affairshttps://contentlora.com/events/adhd-medication-shortage-and-telehealth-tracker/https://contentlora.com/events/adhd-medication-shortage-and-telehealth-tracker/Dated, sourced tracker of US ADHD stimulant shortages, DEA quotas, telehealth prescribing rules, the Done Global case and MAHA statements, to 11 October 2026.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTDevelopingmental-healthhealthpolicyhttps://contentlora.com/events/anxiety-tracker/https://contentlora.com/events/anxiety-tracker/A dated timeline of anxiety research and policy: USPSTF screening, FDA actions, the LSD-based DT120 phase 3 trials, fasedienol and new WHO estimates.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTDevelopingmental-healthhealthpolicyhttps://contentlora.com/events/crisis-care-988-tracker/https://contentlora.com/events/crisis-care-988-tracker/A dated, sourced timeline of the US 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline and crisis care, from 2005 to October 2026, including Press 3 and the latest suicide data.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTDevelopingmental-healthpolicyhealthhttps://contentlora.com/events/mental-health-care-access-tracker/https://contentlora.com/events/mental-health-care-access-tracker/Dated, sourced tracker of US mental health care access: parity rules, shortage areas, the Counseling Compact, telehealth, online therapy and AI chatbot rules.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTDevelopingmental-healthhealthpolicyhttps://contentlora.com/events/mental-health-policy-tracker/https://contentlora.com/events/mental-health-policy-tracker/A dated timeline of mental health policy: WHO reports, the UN declaration, Australia's under-16 social media law, US warning labels and the UK's new act.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTDevelopingmental-healthhealthpolicyworld-affairshttps://contentlora.com/events/world-mental-health-day-2026/https://contentlora.com/events/world-mental-health-day-2026/World Mental Health Day 2026 (10 October) centred on lived experience. The theme, WHO's new deinstitutionalization guide and the data behind them.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTDevelopingmental-healthhealthworld-affairshttps://contentlora.com/analysis/adult-adhd-diagnosis-rise-debate/https://contentlora.com/analysis/adult-adhd-diagnosis-rise-debate/Adult ADHD diagnoses and stimulant prescriptions rose sharply after 2020. The evidence, the MAHA report's claims, the scientific response and competing views.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysismental-healthhealthpolicyhttps://contentlora.com/analysis/ai-mental-health-chatbots-debate/https://contentlora.com/analysis/ai-mental-health-chatbots-debate/Can AI chatbots provide therapy? Trial evidence, FDA advisers' views, the APA advisory and state laws such as Illinois' ban, and competing views (Oct 2026).Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysismental-healthhealthaipolicyhttps://contentlora.com/analysis/crisis-line-funding-debate/https://contentlora.com/analysis/crisis-line-funding-debate/How the 988 crisis line is funded, why centers report strain, the fight over the LGBTQ+ youth Press 3 option, and competing views on the way forward.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysismental-healthpolicyhealthhttps://contentlora.com/analysis/housing-first-evidence-debate/https://contentlora.com/analysis/housing-first-evidence-debate/What randomized trials show about Housing First versus treatment-first approaches, why the federal government turned against it, and the competing views.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysissocial-welfaremental-healthpolicyhttps://contentlora.com/analysis/new-depression-treatments-debate/https://contentlora.com/analysis/new-depression-treatments-debate/Where psilocybin, esketamine and other new depression treatments stand in October 2026, what the evidence shows, and the 2026 fight over antidepressants.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysismental-healthhealthpolicyhttps://contentlora.com/analysis/self-care-industry/https://contentlora.com/analysis/self-care-industry/The wellness economy hit an estimated $6.8 trillion in 2024. How the "mental wellness" boom compares with the evidence, and how loosely it is regulated.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysismental-healthhealthmarketshttps://contentlora.com/analysis/stress-management-evidence/https://contentlora.com/analysis/stress-management-evidence/Exercise, sleep, mindfulness, breathing, apps and workplace change: how strong the evidence is for each stress-management technique, and where claims outrun it.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysismental-healthhealthhttps://contentlora.com/analysis/youth-mental-health-social-media/https://contentlora.com/analysis/youth-mental-health-social-media/Does social media harm teenagers' mental health? What studies show, the 2023 US advisory, warning-label laws and Australia's under-16 ban, with views.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysismental-healthhealthpolicybig-techhttps://contentlora.com/explain/adhd-apps-and-digital-therapeutics-guide/https://contentlora.com/explain/adhd-apps-and-digital-therapeutics-guide/FDA-authorised ADHD digital therapeutics and devices compared: EndeavorRx, Prismira, EndeavorOTC and Monarch eTNS. Ages, evidence, prices, red flags.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTExplainermental-healthhealthneurotechhttps://contentlora.com/explain/adhd-explained/https://contentlora.com/explain/adhd-explained/A sourced guide to ADHD: what it is, how it is diagnosed in children and adults, how common it is, how it is treated, and the 2026 shortage and policy debates.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTExplainermental-healthhealthhttps://contentlora.com/explain/adhd-medications-guide/https://contentlora.com/explain/adhd-medications-guide/A sourced guide to ADHD medicines: stimulants and non-stimulants, what NICE and the AAP recommend, FDA label warnings, side effects and long-term evidence.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTExplainermental-healthhealthhttps://contentlora.com/explain/adult-adhd-explained/https://contentlora.com/explain/adult-adhd-explained/How adult ADHD differs from childhood ADHD, how adults are assessed, what the WHO ASRS screener is (and is not), and what guidelines say about treatment.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTExplainermental-healthhealthhttps://contentlora.com/explain/anxiety-explained/https://contentlora.com/explain/anxiety-explained/What anxiety disorders are, how common they are, how GAD, panic and social anxiety differ, how screening works and which treatments have evidence.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTExplainermental-healthhealthhttps://contentlora.com/explain/anxiety-treatments-guide/https://contentlora.com/explain/anxiety-treatments-guide/A sourced guide to anxiety disorder treatments: CBT and applied relaxation, SSRIs and SNRIs, why benzodiazepines are discouraged, and digital options.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTExplainermental-healthhealthhttps://contentlora.com/explain/burnout-explained/https://contentlora.com/explain/burnout-explained/Burnout under WHO's ICD-11 (an occupational phenomenon, not a medical condition): how it is measured, what causes it, what helps, and health-worker data.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTExplainermental-healthhealthhttps://contentlora.com/explain/depression-explained/https://contentlora.com/explain/depression-explained/A plain guide to depression in 2026: what it is, common symptoms, how it is diagnosed, how many people it affects and which treatments work.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTExplainermental-healthhealthhttps://contentlora.com/explain/depression-treatments-guide/https://contentlora.com/explain/depression-treatments-guide/A sourced guide to depression treatments in 2026: talking therapies, antidepressants, esketamine, zuranolone for postpartum depression, ECT and TMS.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTExplainermental-healthhealthhttps://contentlora.com/explain/global-mental-health-data/https://contentlora.com/explain/global-mental-health-data/How many people live with mental disorders worldwide? WHO and Global Burden of Disease figures for 2023, the care gap, spending and what the data miss.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTExplainermental-healthhealthworld-affairshttps://contentlora.com/explain/how-to-find-and-pay-for-a-therapist/https://contentlora.com/explain/how-to-find-and-pay-for-a-therapist/Where to look for a therapist, what to ask, and how insurance, parity rules, Medicare telehealth, EAPs and sliding-scale fees affect what you pay in 2026.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTExplainermental-healthhealthpolicyhttps://contentlora.com/explain/meditation-apps-buyers-guide/https://contentlora.com/explain/meditation-apps-buyers-guide/A sourced guide to Headspace and Calm: App Store prices as of October 2026, trial evidence, privacy labels and Mozilla's findings. No hands-on testing.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTExplainermental-healthhealthhttps://contentlora.com/explain/mental-health-awareness/https://contentlora.com/explain/mental-health-awareness/What mental health awareness campaigns are, why they exist, what reduces stigma, and how World Mental Health Day, global data and policy fit together.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTExplainermental-healthhealthhttps://contentlora.com/explain/mental-health-counseling-explained/https://contentlora.com/explain/mental-health-counseling-explained/Who provides therapy, which therapies have evidence, how to find and pay for care, and how parity rules, shortages and online care shape access in 2026.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTExplainermental-healthhealthhttps://contentlora.com/explain/online-therapy-explained/https://contentlora.com/explain/online-therapy-explained/Does online therapy work? Evidence on internet CBT and video care, how telehealth is covered, licensing across states, and what FTC privacy cases revealed.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTExplainermental-healthhealthhttps://contentlora.com/explain/online-therapy-services-buyers-guide/https://contentlora.com/explain/online-therapy-services-buyers-guide/BetterHelp vs Talkspace vs Cerebral: dated prices, insurance, ownership, FTC and DOJ actions and privacy findings as of October 2026. No hands-on testing.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTExplainermental-healthhealthhttps://contentlora.com/explain/self-care-evidence/https://contentlora.com/explain/self-care-evidence/Sleep, exercise, social connection and screen habits: what randomised trials and WHO guidance say about self-care for mental health, and its limits.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTExplainermental-healthhealthhttps://contentlora.com/explain/sleep-mood-tracking-apps-guide/https://contentlora.com/explain/sleep-mood-tracking-apps-guide/How accurate are Oura, Fitbit, Apple Watch and other sleep and mood trackers? Published validation studies, dated prices and privacy. No hands-on testing.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTExplainermental-healthhealthbig-techhttps://contentlora.com/explain/stress-and-the-body/https://contentlora.com/explain/stress-and-the-body/How the stress response works, from adrenaline and the HPA axis to cortisol, why short-term stress helps, and how chronic stress is linked to ill health.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTExplainermental-healthhealthlife-scienceshttps://contentlora.com/explain/suicide-prevention-explained/https://contentlora.com/explain/suicide-prevention-explained/How suicide can be prevented: crisis lines, safety planning, follow-up care and population measures, with the latest US and global data and where to find help.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTExplainermental-healthhealthhttps://contentlora.com/explain/types-of-therapy-explained/https://contentlora.com/explain/types-of-therapy-explained/How CBT, DBT, psychodynamic therapy and EMDR work, which conditions they were tested for, and how strong the evidence is, with trial and review figures.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTExplainermental-healthhealth