Tag: Mental Health

A visit from a dog can reduce the distress of patients waiting for emergency treatment in hospital,Credit: Jane Smith A ...

Adverse events during first years of life may have greatest effect on future mental health

Massacgusetts General study finds that stressful experiences before age 3 may have greater effect on gene expression than those in ...

Mount Sinai researchers identify 20 novel gene associations with bipolar disorder

In the largest study of its kind, involving more than 50,000 subjects in 14 countries, researchers at the Icahn School ...

Suicide attempts by self-poisoning have more than doubled in teens, young adults

A new study from Nationwide Children's Hospital and the Central Ohio Poison Center found rates of suicide attempts by self-poisoning ...

Can stress in the womb lead to mental resilience later in life?

When a mother is exposed to intimate partner violence during pregnancy, her children are less likely to suffer depression, and ...

MUSC psychologists release results of survey of ‘Maria generation’ kids

Credit: Provided by Rosaura Orengo-Aguayo Psychologists from the Medical University of South Carolina have just published one of the largest ...

Sleep and exercise affect new moms differently than new dads

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Sleep and exercise are vital to the wellbeing of new parents, but these essentials affect new ...

Crisis and suicide prevention services struggle with demand after celebrity suicides

NIH study identifies importance of support for critical suicide prevention services The United States may lack the resources needed to ...

Anti-stress brain chemical is related to PTSD resilience after trauma

Relationship between nociceptin receptor and less severe PTSD symptoms has implications for treatment, according to a new study in Biological ...

Only some people get one health benefit from social support

People with low self-esteem miss out, study finds COLUMBUS, Ohio - Scientists have long known that the support of friends ...

Study reveals how glial cells may play key epilepsy role

Credit: Shirley Weiss/Troy Littleton/MIT A new study provides potential new targets for treating epilepsy and new fundamental insights into the ...

African-American moms are helicopter parents too, but endgame is survival

Credit: UCF: Karen Norum African-American moms share many traits with helicopter parents, specifically when it comes to being overprotective and ...

Brain area tied to emotions is larger in vets, service members with mild TBI and PTSD

'An intriguing structural finding'Credit: Kevin Walsh A new study finds that veterans and active-duty service members with combat-related PTSD and ...

Study: Mindfulness may help decrease stress in caregivers of veterans

Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Mindfulness therapy may be an effective way of mitigating the stress ...

Release of ’13 Reasons Why’ associated with increase in youth suicide rates

NIH-supported study highlights the importance of responsible portrayal of suicide by the media The Netflix show "13 Reasons Why" was ...

Suicide rates spike nationally among youth after ’13 Reasons Why’ release

A recent study revealed approximately 195 more youth suicide deaths than expected were associated with the television series "13 Reasons ...

Researcher receives $3.2 million NIH grant to study chronic opioid use, mood disorders

Credit: Photo by Ellen Hutti/Saint Louis University A Saint Louis University researcher has received a grant to study the pathways ...

Co-use of cannabis and tobacco linked to poorer functioning among young adults

More than a third of young adults report using both cannabis and tobacco or nicotine products More than a third ...

Healthy aging entails reorganization of function in prefrontal brain areas

April 25, 2019

Researchers from HSE University and York University have become the first to analyse the results of 82 functional neuroimaging studies ...

’13 Reasons Why’ and young adults’ risk of suicide