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Manvir Singh reviews “But Everyone Feels This Way: How an Autism Diagnosis Saved My Life,” by Paige Layle; “Sociopath: A Memoir,” by Patric Gagne; and “Borderline: The Biography of a Personality Disorder,” by Alexander Kriss.

The more individuals identify with their anxiety, the more they tend to employ avoidant coping strategies, potentially worsening their condition.

Delve into the strange cases of dancing plagues, laughter epidemics, and other bizarre manias throughout history.

Suddenly unsure of both my luck and skill, I did the logical thing: learn to play the hardest card game of all time.

Unlike what Instagram suggests, the attachment theory isn’t a way to diagnose potential – or failing – relationships. Or people.

By Owen Chevalier, Western University When Apple’s latest software updates drop this month, users will have access to mental health and wellness features

New features on Apple iOS 17 aim to give users insights into their mental health, but they may also shape how people see themselves.

On the ambiguities of progress. My friend and one of my first professional colleagues, Maurice Isserman, the leading historian of the 20th century American left, played a game with his kids before they left for college: What’s getting better? What’s getting worse? I can’t think of a better way to reflect on the ambiguities of progress.

Maurice D. Edington has been named the next president of the University of the District of Columbia.

Never limited by categories, his free-ranging intellect delved into physics, probability and anthropology, establishing him as a major thinker.