Dossier
Mental disorder
Coverage of Mental disorder in the Nexus archive.
- Your teen’s friends can increase their risk of mental health disorders — but not in the way you think
A study of over 600,000 young people found that if one person had a predisposition or diagnosis for a mental disorder, their peers could develop the same disorder. The research highlights how social connections may influence mental health risks among adolescents.
- Boebert responds to Chapelle’s claim she ‘weaponized’ transgender jokes
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) criticized comedian Dave Chapelle for accusing her of 'weaponizing' his jokes about transgender people. She claimed Chapelle has 'doubled down' on the issue and dismissed transgenderism as a 'joke' and 'mental disorder'.