Tag: Mental Health

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

Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA-Females find same-sex social interactions to be more rewarding than males, and females are more sensitive ...

How a one-hour 'planting party' lifts spirits, builds skills among women in prison

Credit: Toews et al Both the study's idea and its outcomes were straightforward: Organize a short houseplant-potting workshop for incarcerated ...

Data show no evidence that teens' social media use predicts depression over time

Longitudinal data from adolescents and young adults show no evidence that social media use predicts later depressive symptoms, according to ...

Mental health disorders common following mild head injury

NIH-funded study identifies risk factors for neuropsychiatric conditions after concussion A new study reveals that approximately 1 in 5 individuals ...

Researchers find antidepressants significantly raise risk of GI, intracranial bleeding

Severe bleeding up to 40 percent more likely for patients on SSRIs, according to review in the Journal of the ...

BIDMC researchers ID, treat faulty brain circuitry underlying symptoms of schizophrenia

Study: Non-invasive brain stimulation alleviates the chronic, treatment-resistant symptoms of schizophrenia BOSTON - Schizophrenia is a chronic and disabling mental ...

Your body image is impacted by those around you

Spending time with people who are not preoccupied with their bodies can improve your own eating habits and body image, ...

New strategy expands the benefits of Internet-delivered CBT

Scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have experimented with a new adaptive treatment strategy for Internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy (ICBT) ...

Children looking at screens in darkness before bedtime are at risk of poor sleep

January 29, 2019

Pre-teens who use a mobile phone or watch TV in the dark an hour before bed are at risk of ...

Sleep, mood affect how 'in control' older adults feel

January 29, 2019

Psychology researchers have found another reason that sleep, mood and stress are important: they affect the extent to which older ...

Heavy drinking may change DNA — Leading to increased craving for alcohol

January 29, 2019

Genetic vicious cycle may reinforce risky drinking behavior, Rutgers-led study saysCredit: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Binge and ...

Common test for mental health understanding is biased

January 28, 2019

RMET test is biased against less educated, less intelligent and certain ethnic and racial minoritiesCredit: Dodell-Feder et al. and University ...

Train the brain to form good habits through repetition

January 28, 2019

Credit: University of Warwick You can hack your brain to form good habits - like going to the gym and ...

Autism and theory of mind