Hacker News with Generative AI: Mental Health

Four decades not sleeping well – until a doctor took my insomnia seriously (theguardian.com)
When I tell people that I have immense trouble with sleep, what they hear is that I’m difficult, neurotic, a diva with control issues. For nearly 40 years, every doctor I’ve pleaded with has announced that the problem is in my head.
Health, Sleep Disorders, Mental Health, Personal Stories
11 points by wheels 22 hours ago | 6 comments
Do smartphones and social media harm teens' mental health? (nature.com)
Concerns about young people’s use of phones and social media has spurred some authorities to restrict their use.
Mental Health, Social Media, Teenagers, Technology
4 points by rntn 1 day ago | 0 comments
Anyone who trusts an AI therapist needs their head examined (pluralistic.net)
Anyone who trusts an AI therapist needs their head examined: Same goes for trusting an AI with your trade secrets.
Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, Mental Health
12 points by hn_acker 2 days ago | 8 comments
Ask HN: Struggling with Anxiety as a Developer – What Are My Options? (ycombinator.com)
I'm a senior web developer (10 years), but in the past three years, I’ve struggled with anxiety, and my performance has suffered because of it. I started a new job last year but I was let go due to performance and am now wondering how to move forward.
Mental Health, Software Development, Career Advice
23 points by devwithanxiety 2 days ago | 47 comments
“Our kids are the least flourishing generation we know of” (nytimes.com)
The social psychologist Jonathan Haidt discusses the “parents’ revolution” on smartphones that his book “The Anxious Generation” has ignited.
Generational Issues, Parenting, Mental Health, Social Psychology, Technology
5 points by dr_dshiv 2 days ago | 5 comments
Blocking mobile internet on phones improves sustained attention and mental healt (nlm.nih.gov)
Blocking mobile internet on smartphones improves sustained attention, mental health, and subjective well-being
Mental Health, Technology, Attention, Well-being
3 points by highfrequency 2 days ago | 0 comments
Addressing Burnout (libera.chat)
Burnout, Mental Health, Chat, Community
10 points by izabera 3 days ago | 4 comments
Therapy chatbot trial yields mental health benefits (home.dartmouth.edu)
Dartmouth researchers conducted the first-ever clinical trial of a generative AI-powered therapy chatbot and found that the software resulted in significant improvements in participants’ symptoms, according to results published March 27 in NEJM AI.
Mental Health, Artificial Intelligence, Chatbots, Clinical Trials
14 points by geox 6 days ago | 4 comments
Mid-pregnancy pollution exposure linked to postpartum depression (bps.org.uk)
New work finds that exposure to particular pollutants during pregnancy is associated with depression up to three years postpartum.
Health, Pregnancy, Pollution, Mental Health
60 points by wjb3 7 days ago | 11 comments
US administration revokes $11B in funding for addiction, mental health care (npr.org)
State and county public health departments and nonprofit groups are reeling after the Trump administration announced abrupt cancellation and revocation of roughly $11.4 billion in COVID-era funding for grants linked to addiction, mental health and other programs.
Health, Government, Funding, Addiction, Mental Health
61 points by 6stringmerc 7 days ago | 43 comments
What's Happening to Students? (honest-broker.com)
A frustrated teacher recently took to social media with a desperate warning:
Education, Social Media, Mental Health
170 points by atombender 9 days ago | 243 comments
Why SF tech workers are scared to speak up (sfstandard.com)
Tech workers who spend hundreds of dollars for 50-minute therapy sessions increasingly have one man they want to discuss: Mark Zuckerberg.
Tech Workers, Mental Health, Social Media, Silicon Valley
12 points by littlexsparkee 10 days ago | 4 comments
Heavy chatbot usage is correlated with loneliness and reduced socialization (platformer.news)
New research from OpenAI shows that heavy chatbot usage is correlated with loneliness and reduced socialization. Will AI companies learn from social networks' mistakes?
Artificial Intelligence, Social Media, Loneliness, Mental Health, Research
90 points by suvan 10 days ago | 72 comments
Are fantasy games like Dungeons and Dragons a cure for US's loneliness epidemic? (businessinsider.com)
Are fantasy games like Dungeons & Dragons the cure for America's loneliness epidemic?
Games, Loneliness, Social Interaction, Mental Health
41 points by rntn 11 days ago | 75 comments
Adolescence reveals a terrifying truth: smartphones are poison for boys' minds (theguardian.com)
When a Netflix drama highlights how online influencers can turn a teenager into a killer, it’s time to rethink social media
Social Media, Teenagers, Psychology, Mental Health, Influence
9 points by thazework 11 days ago | 1 comments
Poor sleep may fuel conspiracy beliefs, research suggests (medicalxpress.com)
A new study from the University of Nottingham has revealed that poor sleep quality may increase susceptibility to conspiracy beliefs, with depression likely playing a key role in this relationship.
Sleep, Mental Health, Conspiracy Theories, Psychology
8 points by PaulHoule 12 days ago | 0 comments
Mindfulness mediates the association between chronotype and depressive symptoms (plos.org)
Morningness-eveningness (or diurnal preference) refers to an individual’s sleep-wake behaviour (preferred bed and wake times, and times preferred for peak cognitive/physical performance). Diurnal preference impacts mental health: studies have linked a tendency towards eveningness (late chronotype) to a higher risk of major depressive disorder (MDD) [1,2].
Mental Health, Science, Sleep, Psychology
29 points by wjb3 12 days ago | 22 comments
A mother suing Google and a chatbot site over her son's suicide (fortune.com)
A mother suing Google and a chatbot site over her son’s suicide found AI versions of her late son on the site
Artificial Intelligence, Lawsuits, Mental Health, Social Media
6 points by 01-_- 12 days ago | 0 comments
Show HN: Calmer – from surfing accident to building an anxiety relief app (gocalmer.com)
Calmer is a new anxiety relief app packed with research-based tools and ideas for managing anxiety and panic attacks.
Mental Health, Mobile Apps, Anxiety, Startups
10 points by lauriswtf 13 days ago | 1 comments
Ask HN: How do I escape homelessness after rebuilding my mental health? (ycombinator.com)
I never thought I’d be here—but I’ve hit a wall I can’t break through alone. I’m asking for help, advice, ideas—anything practical—to get off the streets and back into stability.
Homelessness, Mental Health, Personal Finance, Support Networks
343 points by gremlinsinc 16 days ago | 230 comments
Trump Derangement Syndrome (revisor.mn.gov)
A bill for an act relating to mental health; modifying the definition of mental illness; adding a definition for Trump Derangement Syndrome; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 245.462, subdivision 20, by adding a subdivision; 245I.02, subdivision 29, by adding a subdivision.
Politics, Mental Health, Legislation
64 points by croes 18 days ago | 34 comments
Obsessing over loneliness is a key factor in the development of depression (elpais.com)
According to data from the latest report from the State Observatory of Unwanted Loneliness (SoledadES), corresponding to the year 2024, one in five people in Spain suffers from loneliness, and of these, almost 70% say they have been in that situation for more than two years.
Loneliness, Mental Health, Depression, Spain
6 points by domofutu 24 days ago | 2 comments
What Ketamine Does to the Human Brain (theatlantic.com)
Excessive use of the drug can make anyone feel like they rule the world.
Drugs, Neuroscience, Psychology, Mental Health
17 points by coloneltcb 27 days ago | 23 comments
The sudden rise of AuDHD: autism and ADHD (2024) (theguardian.com)
Just over a decade ago, autism and ADHD were thought to be mutually exclusive. But in recent years, all that has changed
Autism, ADHD, Mental Health, Psychology, Neurodiversity
14 points by rossant 27 days ago | 5 comments
The age of regret: Gen Z grew up glued to screens, missed the joy of being human (theguardian.com)
It’s the love-hate relationship that defined a generation. We think we know all about teenagers and the phones to which they’re so umbilically tied: sleeping with them under the pillow, panicking at the prospect of ever being denied wifi, so glued to the screen that they’re oblivious to the world unfolding around them.
Generations, Technology, Mental Health, Social Media
7 points by Symbiote 28 days ago | 2 comments
The serotonin theory of depression: a systematic review of the evidence (2022) (nature.com)
The serotonin hypothesis of depression is still influential. We aimed to synthesise and evaluate evidence on whether depression is associated with lowered serotonin concentration or activity in a systematic umbrella review of the principal relevant areas of research.
Depression, Mental Health, Science, Systematic Reviews
169 points by flaxxen 35 days ago | 121 comments
Antidepressant use among teen girls and young women has skyrocketed (2024) (apa.org)
Mental Health, Teenagers, Women, Statistics, Health
25 points by GeoAtreides 35 days ago | 29 comments
Solo RPGs and journaling games give advantage on mental health rolls (gamesradar.com)
Mental Health, Games, Role-Playing Games, Journaling
13 points by homarp 36 days ago | 2 comments
Link between social media and depression stronger in teen girls than boys (cnn.com)
Mental Health, Social Media, Teenagers, Gender Differences
9 points by andrewstetsenko 38 days ago | 0 comments
Show HN: I built an app to stop me doomscrolling by touching grass (touchgrass.now)
Mental Health, Productivity, Mobile Apps
1203 points by risquer 39 days ago | 268 comments