Improving access to mental health services in low-income communities
UH researcher: Communication, coordination, collaboration are keyCredit: University of Houston When it comes to improving access to mental health services ...
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New guidance for mental health
Many options for pandemic stressCredit: Flinders University In spite of many clinical options, people with mental health problems including eating ...
Evidence-based patient-psychotherapist matching improves mental health care
UMass Amherst researcher: 'Who the therapist is matters'Credit: UMass Amherst In first-of-its kind research led by a University of Massachusetts ...
Racism and racial trauma as barriers to breastfeeding
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers African American mothers continue to have the lowest breastfeeding rates, even as the breastfeeding ...
COVID-related mental health disparities? There’s an app for that
NIH awards $2.7 million for clinical trial to develop, test digital therapeuticCredit: University of Houston A University of Houston researcher ...
Worrying about your heart increases risk for mental health disorders
Heart-focused anxiety a significant predictor of depressionCredit: University of Houston For coffee drinkers, a common scenario might involve drinking an ...
Online CBT effective against OCD symptoms in the young
Credit: Ulf Sirborn Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in children and adolescents is associated with impaired education and worse general health later ...
Depression part of daily life for many Black Canadians
University of Ottawa study finds nearly two-thirds of Black individuals in Canada suffer severe depressive symptoms with women worse affectedCredit: ...
Cancer researchers study cognitive dysfunction after chemo
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH/INDIANAPOLIS, May 4, 2021 - Cancer researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Indiana University ...
Moms–It’s OK to ask for help. Here’s how.
Proven psychological strategies for moms.Credit: Paul Gordon New York, NY--Every mom is a Wonder Woman, no doubt about it. But ...
NIEHS earns WELL building rating amid pandemic
Credit: International WELL Building Institute On March 30, 2021, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) became the first ...
Psychologist shares skills to help families cope when a loved one has OCD
Credit: The Guilford Press New York, NY--When a loved one has Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), it's a constant struggle. It hurts ...
Childhood adversity shapes adolescent delinquency, fatherhood
About 61% of Americans have had at least one Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE), experts' formal term for a traumatic childhood ...
Exposure to diverse career paths can help fill labor market ‘skills gap’
Aptitude test can steer women, underrepresented groups toward high-demand STEM careersCredit: University of Missouri College of Education COLUMBIA, Mo. -- ...
Depression, anxiety, loneliness are peaking in college students
Nationwide study, co-led by BU researcher Sarah Ketchen Lipson, reveals a majority of students say mental health has impacted their ...
Borderline personality disorder: Don’t ignore it
Diagnose it, treat it and teen patients improveCredit: University of Houston For many years, clinicians have been hesitant to diagnose ...
Many parents say teens with anxiety, depression may benefit from peer confidants at school
Teens talking to teens: 1 in 3 parents strongly support schools having mental health programs like peer support leaders, new ...
Mount Sinai launches psychedelics research center
Credit: Mount Sinai Health System The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has launched a new center for psychedelics ...
Community-based programs reduce sexual violence, study shows
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, Dec. 22, 2020 - Through small, neighborhood classes, researchers at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and Promundo-US ...
How can you declutter your mind? New study offers clues
Brain imaging offers insight on how we purge thoughts to make room for new onesCredit: CU Boulder "Let it go." ...