6 thinkers, books, and ideas connected to this field.
American psychiatrist and founder of Healthy Gamer GG who applies clinical psychiatry and Vedic philosophy to help gamers and young men struggling with addiction, depression, and lack of purpose.
American psychiatrist and founder of Amen Clinics — whose SPECT brain imaging approach to psychiatric diagnosis has been both influential and controversial — popularizing the idea that psychiatric conditions have visible neurological correlates.
American mental health professional, PhD in higher education and counseling, who hosts The Dr. John Delony Show on the Ramsey Solutions media network — covering relationships, mental health, and personal crisis.
Australian men's health charity founded in 2003 — which created the annual November moustache-growing campaign to raise awareness and funds for prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and men's mental health — now operating in 20+ countries.
Jonathan Haidt's 2024 book — arguing that smartphone adoption and social media use after 2012 caused the global mental health crisis among adolescents — with specific recommendations for phone-free schools, delayed social media access, and free-range childhood.
2019 psychological thriller directed by Todd Phillips — starring Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck — an origin story for the DC villain Joker — depicting the descent of a mentally ill, socially marginalized man into nihilistic violence — the highest-grossing R-rated film at the time of release.