Study: Negative mental health effects of pandemic lockdowns spike, then fade
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Absent a widely available vaccine, mitigation measures such as stay-at-home mandates, ...
Tag: Stress/Anxiety
Individual and organizational capacity to change can reduce health care workforce burnout
New George Mason University Study is one of first to explore the effects of individual and organizational capacity for change ...
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 ...
Special interests can be assets for youth with autism
Credit: MU School of Health Professions COLUMBIA, Mo. - When he was in middle school, teachers would give Sam Curran ...
Cats may help increase empathy, decrease anxiety for kids with autism
Credit: MU College of Veterinary Medicine COLUMBIA, Mo. - As a former school nurse in the Columbia Public Schools, Gretchen ...
Can a mother’s stress impact children’s disease development?
University of Cincinnati environmental health researcher says there is a connection between trauma and DNA mutationCredit: Colleen Kelley/University of Cincinnati ...
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 ...
Functional seizures associated with stroke, psychiatric disorders in EHR study
Credit: Donn Jones/Vanderbilt University Medical Center In a large-scale study of electronic health records, Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators have ...
uOttawa study shows that mindfulness can help ease the pain of breast cancer survivors
Credit: University of Ottawa A study led by University of Ottawa researchers provides empirical evidence that mindfulness has a significant ...
Repeated ketamine infusions reduce PTSD symptom severity
Credit: Mount Sinai Health System Repeated intravenous (IV) ketamine infusions significantly reduce symptom severity in individuals with chronic post-traumatic stress ...
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." ...
Healthcare workers have increased insomnia, risk of severe mental health problems: COVID-19 study
Credit: University of Ottawa Researchers at the University of Ottawa have found the mental health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic ...
Pandemic has severely disrupted sleep, increasing stress and medication use
COVID-19 has affected sleep for half of surveyed, with potential long-term mental health and insomnia impact worriesCredit: University of Ottawa ...
UC Study: Suicide watch more important now than ever
Researchers show that self-harm was on the rise, even without the added stressors of a pandemicCredit: University of Cincinnati A ...
Can early drug intervention prevent weight gain in children with mental illness?
UH pharmacologist puts metformin to the testCredit: University of Houston A University of Houston pharmacological researcher believes that prescribing the ...
Gut microbiota plays a role in brain function and mood regulation
Credit: (c) Institut Pasteur / Pascal Marseaud Depression is a mental disorder that affects more than 264 million people of ...
Increased social media use linked to developing depression, research finds
A study of young adults who use social media more are also more likely to develop depression within six months, ...
Why spending a long time on your phone isn’t bad for mental health
Credit: Lancaster University General smartphone usage is a poor predictor of anxiety, depression or stress say researchers, who advise caution ...
Researchers isolate and decode brain signal patterns for specific behaviors
New machine learning algorithm could discover novel neural patterns and enhance brain-machine interfacesCredit: Omid Sani & Maryam Shanechi, Shanechi Lab ...
Significant psychological toll from New Zealand COVID-19 lockdown
Credit: University of Otago Research has confirmed the nationwide Alert Level 4 COVID-19 lockdown had a significant toll on New ...
