Excessive stress during adolescence can cause alterations in the profile of genes expressed in the brain, especially those associated with bioenergy functions. These alterations may affect cell respiration, resulting in behavioral problems and psychiatric disorders in adulthood, according to a study in rats conducted by researchers at the University of São Paulo's Ribeirão Preto Medical School (FMRP-USP) in Brazil.

Psychiatry’s tendency to label non-normative emotions as disorders contributes to affective injustice, distorting emotional self-understanding and deepening inequality.

Blood sugar fluctuations after eating play an important role in anxiety and depression.

It "has an effect on every aspect of your life and most importantly your brain," neurologist Kim Johnson Hatchett said.

Is airing trauma in a public way the best way to deal with it? Mental health experts say it can be helpful to release some emotion.