Single discrimination events alter college students’ daily behavior
Credit: Addie Bjornson/University of Washington Discrimination -- differential treatment based on an aspect of someone's identity, such as nationality, race, ...
Tag: Stress/Anxiety
Stressed to the max? Deep sleep can rewire the anxious brain
A sleepless night can trigger up to a 30% rise in emotional stress levels, new study showsCredit: Graphic by Eti ...
New innovations in technology could benefit veterans with PTSD
Credit: Sarah Pack, Medical University of South Carolina New technology aims to improve the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder by ...
Training in mental ill-health a determinant of managers’ preventive actions
Credit: Photo by Cecilia Hedstrom Managers who have received training in mental health issues, and whose workplaces run general information ...
Patients with mood, anxiety disorders share abnormalities in brain’s control circuit
Credit: Paul Joseph/University of British Columbia New research published today in JAMA Psychiatry shows for the first time that patients ...
Increased depression, suicidal thoughts and stress are reported in patients with chronically itchy skin
A new multicenter European study that assessed the burden of itch on dermatological patients' psychological wellbeing is reported in the ...
New findings could improve diagnosis, treatment of depression
Scientists find potential biomarker for major symptom of depression: lack of motivationCredit: Image courtesy of Stephan Lammel, UC Berkeley Researchers ...
Scientists discover link between unique brain cells and OCD and anxiety
Mice with dysfunctional microglia exhibited OCD behaviors, and female sex hormones drove symptom severity and added anxietyCredit: Dimitri Traenkner According ...
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia offers help and cure for picky eaters
Training parents is key to helping children eat a variety of foodsCredit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Families dealing with the ...
Study finds public support for health care providers talking about gun safety
Credit: University of California Regents (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- Most Californians find gun safety conversations that take place in the exam ...
Psychedelic drug to be tested for treatment-resistant depression in Houston
Credit: Photo by UTHealth Psilocybin, a psychedelic drug believed to help rewire the brain, is now being studied to relieve ...
WVU-led study reveals uptick in suicide and fatal drug overdoses among blacks, Hispanics, women
Credit: Jennifer Shephard/West Virginia University To classify a death as a suicide, medical examiners and coroners rely on hard evidence, ...
UCI researcher receives NIH Director’s New Innovator Award to study learning and memory
Study aimed at understanding and controlling memory as key to developing treatments for drug addiction, depression, anxiety and PTSDCredit: UCI ...
Addictive de-vices: How we can unplug from this 21st century epidemic
Credit: Helena Lopes We spend our days looking at them, talking to them, and touching them. They increasingly consume our ...
Brain stimulation prevents anxiety-induced decrease in motor performances
A new method for sport and music trainingCredit: National Institute of Information and Communications Technology Highlights The dorsal anterior cingulate ...
Researchers suggest cultural outreach prevents social exclusion
Credit: Kai Lehikoinen Even though the majority of the Finnish youth are thriving, some of them are wrestling with a ...
Suicide risk factors vary by ethnic group
New risk profiles needed for better suicide predictionCredit: University of Houston Approximately 8.3 million adults in the United States reported ...
Study: Americans would rather drive themselves than have an autonomous vehicle drive them
Credit: Gao et al./Transportation Many Americans use a ride-hailing service -- like Uber or Lyft -- to get to and ...
Study calls for legal reform on ‘hidden crime’ few male victims will talk about
A call for a change in the law to class men, forced to have sex with women, as rape victims ...
New research has potential for ‘unpacking’ complex simultaneous emotions in adolescence
Shows for the first time that complex, mixed simultaneous emotions in adolescents could be assessed using an Analogue Emotion Scale ...