Tag: Mental Health

Credit: Dr. Mark Rubin A new Journal of Applied Social Psychology study investigates the associations between workplace sexism, sense of ...

Maternal depression and natural disaster-related stress may affect infants' temperament

A new Infant Mental Health Journal study demonstrates that prenatal maternal depression has important consequences for infant temperament. Furthermore, the ...

Certain characteristics linked with depression before and after giving birth

Depression during pregnancy and following childbirth (perinatal depression) is a common and potentially severe condition. In a Journal of Neuroscience ...

Do differences in gait predict the risk of developing depression in later life?

Older people who were newly diagnosed with depression had a slower walking speed and a shorter step length compared with ...

Depression increases risk of death in older adults

The article is available free with open access from the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jgs.15731 As we ...

Blacks with high socioeconomic status less likely to seek mental health care

The rate of unmet need for mental health care is significant among Blacks, reducing quality of life and causing disability. ...

Fruit and vegetables may be important for mental as well as physical well-being

Consuming more fruit and vegetables can improve your mental well-being, according to a new study. A key feature of this ...

Gay-straight alliances contribute to a safer school climate long-term

New analytical methods show long-term effects, even for straight studentsCredit: UBC Gay-straight alliances (GSAs) help make schools safer for students ...

Origins of depression brought into focus in large-scale genetic study

Hundreds of genes have been newly linked to depression, shedding light on the origins of the condition and highlighting personality ...

Healthy diet can ease symptoms of depression

An analysis of data from almost 46,000 people has found that weight loss, nutrient boosting and fat reduction diets can ...

Researchers report positive findings with dasotraline for ADHD in children ages 6-12

February 4, 2019

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, February 1, 2019 --A new study in children aged 6 to ...

Longevity Vision Fund launches to support breakthrough innovation increasing human longevity

February 4, 2019

Longevity Vision Fund comes out of stealth during the Longevity Leaders forum in LondonCredit: Insilico Medicine Monday, February 4th, London, ...

New UC study may help guide treatment of pediatric anxiety

February 1, 2019

In a comprehensive analysis, SSRIs found to be most effective in treating children and adolescents with anxiety disorder Researchers from ...

Suicide can't be predicted by asking about suicidal thoughts, major Australian study shows

February 1, 2019

The majority of people who die by suicide deny having suicidal thoughts when asked by doctors in the weeks and ...

When neurons get the blues: Hyperactive brain cells may be to blame when antidepressants don't work

Salk study is the first to directly examine cells from patients whose depression doesn't respond to SSRIsCredit: Salk Institute LA ...

Persistent low body weight in young kids increases risk for anorexia nervosa later

The study, co-authored by Zeynep Yilmaz, PhD, also found that persistent high body weight in young children may be a ...

A correlation found between psychiatric disorders and events during the prenatal stag

Particular genetic variants in the human genome that are important for the development of the brain early in the life ...

Sleep apnea creates gaps in life memories: Study

People with sleep apnea struggle to remember details of memories from their own lives, putting them at risk of depression ...

New knowledge could help predict and prevent depression

In a new study, researchers from the Danish iPSYCH project demonstrate that people with the highest genetic propensity are over ...

Females find social interactions to be more rewarding than males, study reveals