'Deaths of despair' among Black Americans surpassed those of white Americans in 2022

byUniversity of California, Los AngelesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new analysis by researchers at UCLA Health found that mortality rates of middle-aged Black Americans caused by the &quot

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'Deaths of despair' among Black Americans surpassed those of white Americans in 2022

byUniversity of California, Los AngelesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new analysis by researchers at UCLA Health found that mortality rates of middle-aged Black Americans caused by the &quot

Updated on:April 28,2024 0

Unraveling schizophrenia: New insights into genetic and environmental interplay

by Genomic PressCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn the complex landscape of mental health research, a new viewpoint offers a critical examination of how genes and environment conspire to influence sc

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Unraveling schizophrenia: New insights into genetic and environmental interplay

by Genomic PressCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn the complex landscape of mental health research, a new viewpoint offers a critical examination of how genes and environment conspire to influence sc

Updated on:September 14,2024 0

The brain is the most complicated object in the universe—scientists seek to decode it and read people's minds

by Nicholas J. Kelley, Stephanie Sheir and Timo Istace,The ConversationBrodmann’s brain map. Credit:Vysha/Wikimedia,CC BY-SAIn the middle of 2023, astudyconducted by the

Updated on: June 26,2024 4

The brain is the most complicated object in the universe—scientists seek to decode it and read people's minds

by Nicholas J. Kelley, Stephanie Sheir and Timo Istace,The ConversationBrodmann’s brain map. Credit:Vysha/Wikimedia,CC BY-SAIn the middle of 2023, astudyconducted by the

Updated on:June 26,2024 4

Do you have an ear for languages? It may be related to how you perceive the rhythms

by Idun Haugan,Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyExample of the SSS test. The upper panel represents the perceived, and the bottom panel the produced, speech signals. The yellow line

Updated on: March 28,2024 0

Do you have an ear for languages? It may be related to how you perceive the rhythms

by Idun Haugan,Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyExample of the SSS test. The upper panel represents the perceived, and the bottom panel the produced, speech signals. The yellow line

Updated on:March 28,2024 0

Researcher: Meditation can be harmful—and can even make mental health problems worse

by Miguel Farias,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainSince mindfulness is something you can practice at home for free, it often sounds like the perfect tonic for stress and mental health is

Updated on: July 30,2024 0

Researcher: Meditation can be harmful—and can even make mental health problems worse

by Miguel Farias,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainSince mindfulness is something you can practice at home for free, it often sounds like the perfect tonic for stress and mental health is

Updated on:July 30,2024 0

Trauma-adapted yoga in forensic psychiatric care is feasible and yields positive effects, finds study

by University WestScores for the Brief Symptom Inventory domains of anxiety, hostility, interpersonal sensitivity, paranoid thoughts, and phobic anxiety, and Global Severity Index scores for the yoga

Updated on: May 14,2024 0

Trauma-adapted yoga in forensic psychiatric care is feasible and yields positive effects, finds study

by University WestScores for the Brief Symptom Inventory domains of anxiety, hostility, interpersonal sensitivity, paranoid thoughts, and phobic anxiety, and Global Severity Index scores for the yoga

Updated on:May 14,2024 0

Study shows how climate anxiety can catalyze activism

by Leila Okahata,University of OregonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe looming uncertainty and dangers of climate change can be paralyzing and debilitating, but a new study from the Universi

Updated on: July 08,2024 0

Study shows how climate anxiety can catalyze activism

by Leila Okahata,University of OregonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe looming uncertainty and dangers of climate change can be paralyzing and debilitating, but a new study from the Universi

Updated on:July 08,2024 0

Researchers discover a new neural biomarker for obsessive-compulsive disorder

by Graciela Gutierrez,Baylor College of MedicineVS recordings in patients with OCD show narrow band ~9 Hz power feature. Credit:Nature Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024-03125-0

Updated on: July 17,2024 0

Researchers discover a new neural biomarker for obsessive-compulsive disorder

by Graciela Gutierrez,Baylor College of MedicineVS recordings in patients with OCD show narrow band ~9 Hz power feature. Credit:Nature Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024-03125-0

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Novel study quantifies immense economic costs of mental illness in the US

by Mike Cummings,Yale UniversityDistribution of savings by mental health status in the model (left panel) and in the data (right panel). The height of the bars captures the fraction of individua

Updated on: April 28,2024 0

Novel study quantifies immense economic costs of mental illness in the US

by Mike Cummings,Yale UniversityDistribution of savings by mental health status in the model (left panel) and in the data (right panel). The height of the bars captures the fraction of individua

Updated on:April 28,2024 0

Q&A: The psychological consequences of political violence

by Morgan Sherburne,University of MichiganCredit: Алесь Усцінаў from PexelsThousands have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war since Oct. 7. And watching, and experiencing, all of this violence u

Updated on: June 05,2024 7

Q&A: The psychological consequences of political violence

by Morgan Sherburne,University of MichiganCredit: Алесь Усцінаў from PexelsThousands have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war since Oct. 7. And watching, and experiencing, all of this violence u

Updated on:June 05,2024 7

Certain personality traits possibly linked to increased risk of depression

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: CC0 Public DomainA small team of psychiatrists and psychologists from The Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, the University of Cambridge, the Albe

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Certain personality traits possibly linked to increased risk of depression

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: CC0 Public DomainA small team of psychiatrists and psychologists from The Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, the University of Cambridge, the Albe

Updated on:April 28,2024 0

Study finds suicidal behaviors increased by over 50% in Catalonia, Spain after the COVID-19 pandemic

by Sant Pau Research InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe COVID-19 pandemic has sparked extensive discussions about its effect on mental health. While global suicide rates remained stable dur

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Study finds suicidal behaviors increased by over 50% in Catalonia, Spain after the COVID-19 pandemic

by Sant Pau Research InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe COVID-19 pandemic has sparked extensive discussions about its effect on mental health. While global suicide rates remained stable dur

Updated on:April 28,2024 0