Integrity vs. despair is the eighth and final stage of Erik Erikson’s stage theory of psychosocial development. This stage begins at approximately age 65 and ends at death. Psychologists, counselors, ...

“The thought of suicide,” Nietzsche quips, “is a powerful comfort: it helps one through many a dreadful night.” Taking one’s own life is, of course, no laughing matter, and few, if any, of us can say ...

“Faith Matters” is a column that features pieces written by local religious figures. Most mornings these days, I wake with despair lurking on the edge of my consciousness, as if ready to pounce. All ...

Despair sometimes seems the most reasonable response to life, especially these days. A partial list of things that might cause even the most devout people to fear for the future include: seemingly ...

Hello, and welcome back to This Week in History! Humanity loves symbols and icons. Just think about what’s on your phone screen right now — lots of bright, bold and eye-catching app logos are sitting ...

I hear despair in the voices of my neighbors, when I see them at the mailbox in my senior building, whose common rooms are closed and dark. It’s not their masks I notice, but the slump of their ...