Technologies of Distraction: The Mental Health Cost of Always Being Connected In today’s hyper-connected world, our devices promise productivity, convenience, and connection. But at the NY Mental Health Center, we’re seeing the darker side of digital life every day: rising anxiety, difficulty focusing, sleep disturbance, emotional dysregulation, and an overall erosion of psychological well-being—particularly in […]
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“Failure to Launch”: Understanding the 20-Something Mental Health Crisis We’re seeing a growing population of young adults in their 20s who are living at home with parents, struggling to find stable employment, or feeling paralyzed by decisions that previous generations navigated more swiftly. This pattern, often referred to as “Failure to Launch,” is more than
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At NY Mental Health Center (NYMHC), we understand how heartbreaking it can be to watch your teenager struggle with anxiety. You may notice them withdrawing from activities they used to enjoy, overwhelmed by school demands, or avoiding social situations. Anxiety in adolescents is common—but that doesn’t make it any less distressing. The good news is:
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Jonathan Haidt’s The Anxious Generation arrives at a moment of cultural urgency, and for those of us working directly with adolescents and young adults, the title alone captures what we’ve seen in our clinics for over a decade. Drawing on an impressive breadth of research in psychology, neuroscience, and sociology, Haidt makes a compelling case
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