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

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

For younger women, mental health now may predict heart health later

by American College of CardiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainYounger women are generally thought to have a low risk of heart disease, but new research urges clinicians to revisit that assum

Updated on: March 30,2024

For younger women, mental health now may predict heart health later

by American College of CardiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainYounger women are generally thought to have a low risk of heart disease, but new research urges clinicians to revisit that assum

Updated on:March 30,2024

Exploring the use of body-worn cameras in mental health care settings

by King's College LondonKey themes. Credit:Issues in Mental Health Nursing(2024). DOI: 10.1080/01612840.2024.2308605Findings from a study led by researchers at the Florence Nighti

Updated on: March 27,2024

Exploring the use of body-worn cameras in mental health care settings

by King's College LondonKey themes. Credit:Issues in Mental Health Nursing(2024). DOI: 10.1080/01612840.2024.2308605Findings from a study led by researchers at the Florence Nighti

Updated on:March 27,2024

How you interact with your kid could shape how they play with their peers

by Sydney Barrilleaux,University of GeorgiaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe way parents and their children play together may be the framework for how kids will treat other children, accordin

Updated on: November 05,2024

How you interact with your kid could shape how they play with their peers

by Sydney Barrilleaux,University of GeorgiaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe way parents and their children play together may be the framework for how kids will treat other children, accordin

Updated on:November 05,2024

Single mindfulness and compassion session found to aid mental health

by Lori SolomonA single-session mindfulness and compassion intervention may lead to meaningful reductions in perceived stress and symptoms of anxiety and depression, according to astudypub

Updated on: March 27,2024

Single mindfulness and compassion session found to aid mental health

by Lori SolomonA single-session mindfulness and compassion intervention may lead to meaningful reductions in perceived stress and symptoms of anxiety and depression, according to astudypub

Updated on:March 27,2024

Las Vegas mass shooting survivors continue to struggle with major depression, PTSD

by Boston UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainFour years after a gunman killed 60 people and physically injured 867 more during the Oct. 1, 2017 Route 91 Harvest Music Festival in Las Vegas, witne

Updated on: April 06,2024

Las Vegas mass shooting survivors continue to struggle with major depression, PTSD

by Boston UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainFour years after a gunman killed 60 people and physically injured 867 more during the Oct. 1, 2017 Route 91 Harvest Music Festival in Las Vegas, witne

Updated on:April 06,2024

Identification of molecule involved in fear extinction could lead to new therapies for anxiety

by BIAL FoundationProposed theoretical model. Credit:Molecular Psychiatry(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41380-024-02412-zResearchers have identified a new mediator responsible for altering fear mem

Updated on: March 27,2024

Identification of molecule involved in fear extinction could lead to new therapies for anxiety

by BIAL FoundationProposed theoretical model. Credit:Molecular Psychiatry(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41380-024-02412-zResearchers have identified a new mediator responsible for altering fear mem

Updated on:March 27,2024

FDA may ban electroshock devices used on some psychiatric patients

by Dennis ThompsonFederal regulators are taking a second stab at banning the controversial use of electroshock devices to manage the behavior of patients with intellectual and developmental disorders.

Updated on: March 27,2024

FDA may ban electroshock devices used on some psychiatric patients

by Dennis ThompsonFederal regulators are taking a second stab at banning the controversial use of electroshock devices to manage the behavior of patients with intellectual and developmental disorders.

Updated on:March 27,2024

New research highlights inequities in treatment of postpartum depressive symptoms

by UNC Gillings School of Global Public HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPregnancy and childbirth can be significant stressors on mental health. Nearly one in eight people who have given birth

Updated on: April 06,2024

New research highlights inequities in treatment of postpartum depressive symptoms

by UNC Gillings School of Global Public HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPregnancy and childbirth can be significant stressors on mental health. Nearly one in eight people who have given birth

Updated on:April 06,2024

Eye-opener: Pupils enlarge when people focus on tasks

by Katherine Egan Bennett, University of Texas at ArlingtonThe progression of the 2-back task. Figure is for illustrative purposes and is not drawn precisely to scale. Credit: Attention, Perception, &

Updated on: May 14,2024

Eye-opener: Pupils enlarge when people focus on tasks

by Katherine Egan Bennett, University of Texas at ArlingtonThe progression of the 2-back task. Figure is for illustrative purposes and is not drawn precisely to scale. Credit: Attention, Perception, &

Updated on:May 14,2024

Young people's moods more sensitive to social media 'likes,' research suggests

byUniversity of AmsterdamCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainYoung people today are growing up in a social media-saturated world where technology plays a central role in shaping most of their exper

Updated on: November 05,2024

Young people's moods more sensitive to social media 'likes,' research suggests

byUniversity of AmsterdamCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainYoung people today are growing up in a social media-saturated world where technology plays a central role in shaping most of their exper

Updated on:November 05,2024

Body dysmorphic disorder sufferers form devastating beliefs due to visual processing problems, research suggests

bySwinburne University of TechnologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainBody dysmorphic disorder (BDD) remains one of the least studied mental health disorders. However, new research from Swinburne

Updated on: July 05,2024

Body dysmorphic disorder sufferers form devastating beliefs due to visual processing problems, research suggests

bySwinburne University of TechnologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainBody dysmorphic disorder (BDD) remains one of the least studied mental health disorders. However, new research from Swinburne

Updated on:July 05,2024