An expert on Rainier Maria Rilke offers his take on why the Austrian poet and novelist's words resonate, particularly in films like the new "Jojo Rabbit."

Lay counselors successfully helped children in East Africa cope with grief and stress following the death of a parent, a new study shows.

Political polarization in the US has gotten worse over the last four decades at a faster rate than in other major democracies, researchers find.

Check out the interactive map to see the 13 emotions that music elicits. "Music is a universal language..."

Two studies shed light on kids with callous-unemotional traits, characterized by a lack of empathy, guilt, and reduced sensitivity to others' emotions.

Do you feel down during the winter? Dieticians have pointers for how the right kind of nutrients in food can boost your mood.

Political events in the last few years have affected young doctors' moods as much as some of their most stressful training, new research finds.

Charity appeals that focus on donor emotions work better than that focus on the desire to help, research finds.

Sixteen women in the hospital for high-risk pregnancies revealed that "they did not receive explicit advice on how to cope, think positive, or calm down."

Personality traits are stable predictors of things like income and happiness, but they can also change with effort and experience, researchers say.