Share me on…Understanding depression in this way has numerous benefits for research, treatment, and basic understanding of the condition… Read More
Category:Mental Health
The wisdom test
Share me on…Wisdom measures are being used to study factors that impact mental health and optimal aging… Read More
Technology and adolescent mental health
Share me on…A study of mental health disorders shows disproportionate increases among adolescents…
Heart rate linked to dementia
Share me on…An elevated heart rate in old age could be a risk factor of dementia. This is according to a study at Karolinska Institute in Sweden published in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia… Read More
Preventing depression in the elderly
Share me on…We need to think outside the box when it comes to managing increasing rates of depression in the elderly… Read More
Supporting people with early onset dementia
Share me on…Early onset dementia is defined as dementia-related symptoms in people aged 65 years or below. Onset can occur in people as young as 30 years old… Read More
NICE to update guidance on depression
Share me on…People with depression should be offered a choice of treatments, according to draft NICE guidance backing talking therapies for all… Read More
Comorbid Mental and Physical Illness
Share me on…In an age of “affordable care” and “health care transformation,” we have devoted resources for many, yet we have not cared particularly well for those patients who suffer from severe and persistent mental illness alongside comorbid chronic physical health conditions. In ‘the largest health disparity we don’t talk about’, physician and researcher …
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Do we complain too much?
Share me on…People who constantly complain can alienate those around them and harm their own mental health… Read More
Is It healthier to be spiritual or religious?
Share me on…Researchers found that both traditionally religious, and nonreligious but spiritual individuals, scored higher on life satisfaction than nonreligious/non-spiritual individuals… Read More
Depression and anxiety at 30% among university freshers
Share me on…One in four adults including university students and one in 10 children experience mental illnesses… Read More
Loneliness in children
Share me on…As new research reveals worrying findings about pupil wellbeing, co-author Daniel Muijs explains how teachers can tackle school anxiety… Read More
Five Categories of Stress
Share me on…The five themes identified by the researchers: (1) cognition, (2) emotion, (3) physical health, (4) interpersonal relations, and (5) behaviour… Read More
Combat Back-to-Work Anxiety
Share me on…According to research by YouGov, two in five are anxious about returning to work and the threat the virus has to our health and wellbeing… Read More
Five foods that weaken memory and focus
Share me on…Researchers found that people who ate more fried food were more likely than others to experience depression later in life… Read More
Treating mental illness with psychedelics
Share me on…To try find better solutions to mental health problems across the U.S., researchers looked at psychedelic drugs to combat mental illness in mice… Read More
Boxing linked to brain impairment
Share me on…The research team found that men who had boxed in their youth were twice as likely to have Alzheimer’s-like impairment as those who had not boxed… Read More
Berries improve cognitive function
Share me on…A new scientific review concludes berries could boost cognitive function across all ages, helping to manage anxiety and depression… Read More