Share me on…Working on your resolutions for the upcoming year? Add these seven to the list and you may reduce your risk of depression and heart disease, experience less stress, and even extend your life… Read More
Month:December 2021
Marijuana and Your Mental Health
Share me on…The legalization of marijuana in the U.S. for medicinal use creates thorny issues for practicing psychiatrists… Read More
Martial Arts and Mental Health
Share me on…Asian martial arts have value as life-long pursuits. This approach is only marginally based on the aspects of fighting skill that are inherent parts of all training methodologies… Read More
Deep brain stimulation
Share me on…Deep brain stimulation (DBS), effectively treats over half of the patients where other therapies have failed… Read More
Protecting youth mental health
Share me on…On Dec. 7, 2021 the U.S. Surgeon General’s office released a report called Protecting Youth Mental Health, focused on how to support youth through the mental health crisis they are facing… Read More
Burnout in the workplace
Share me on…Workplace stress is something many of us view as unavoidable. Too often, we think of it as part and parcel of having busy professional and personal lives… Read More
Mental health of research students
Share me on…There’s no denying the lifestyle of a research student can be a significant source of stress. When left unchecked, this can have a disastrous impact on their overall wellbeing and the state of their contributions… Read More
Eating disorders and mental illness
Share me on…Research analysed the relationship between eating disorders, depression and anxiety throughout the pandemic and beyond… Read More
Perfectionism and toxic social media
Share me on…Research finds that self-critical perfectionism predicts depression in girls who used social media… Read More
WHO perspective on mental health
Share me on…Dr Florence Baingana, Regional Advisor, Mental Health and Substance Abuse at the World Health Organization (WHO) defines mental health… Read More
Psychosis therapy improves outcome
Share me on…A study reveals that programmes built to identify psychosis symptoms early significantly improve outcomes for young people… Read More
Test for early signs of dementia
Share me on…A study based in the US has demonstrated that a new self-administered cognition test identifies early signs of dementia… Read More
Social Anxiety
Share me on…New psychological research offers insight on how to overcome social anxiety… Related Collections: Anxiety
Mental Health First Aid
Share me on…An intervention program for reducing stigma, prevention, timely intervention and recovery from mental health challenges… Read More
Is depression a unique state of consciousness?
Share me on…Understanding depression in this way has numerous benefits for research, treatment, and basic understanding of the condition… Read More
The wisdom test
Share me on…Wisdom measures are being used to study factors that impact mental health and optimal aging… Read More
Test for frontotemporal dementia
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Technology and adolescent mental health
Share me on…A study of mental health disorders shows disproportionate increases among adolescents…