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UrduOver-activity in a single brain region underlies multiple symptoms of stress-related disorders Targeting this region with ketamine only treats some of the symptoms The region disrupts different brain networks: one involved in threat responses and one involved in responses to…
Tag: DEPRESSION/ANGER
Severity of depressive symptoms among at-risk individuals during COVID-19
What The Study Did: The levels of severity of depressive symptoms among at-risk individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK were examined in this study. Authors: Eleonora Iob, M.Sc., of University College London, is the corresponding author. To access…
PTSD and alcohol abuse go hand-in-hand, but males and females exhibit symptoms differently
In rodent experiments modeled to mimic real-life circumstances, scientists revealed brain mechanisms that could lead to targeted treatments.
COVID-19 study: Meaning in life and self-control protect against stress
Numerous studies over the last few weeks have pointed out that the effects of the Corona pandemic on people’s mental health can be enormous and affect large parts of the population.
UH Connor Integrative Health Network to study acupuncture in the ED with $2+ million grant
Study could lead to reduced utilization of opioids for pain
COVID-19 study: Meaning in life and self-control protect against stress
During the Corona crisis mental distress increased substantially. What helps people get through this time well?
Individuals may legitimize hacking when angry with system or authority
University of Kent research has found that when individuals feel that a system or authority is unresponsive to their demands, they are more likely to legitimize hacker activity at an organization’s expense
Increasing sleep time after trauma could ease ill effects, study says
SPOKANE, Wash. – Increasing the amount of time spent asleep immediately after a traumatic experience may ease any negative consequences, suggests a new study conducted by researchers at Washington State University’s Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine. Published today in…
The Misophonia Research Fund announces recipients of the 2020 Misophonia Research Grants
The Misophonia Research Fund is pleased to announce the recipients of a new grant seeking to understand misophonia and develop new therapeutic strategies for those living with the condition. Funded research includes: At Duke University, Dr. Clair Robbins will conduct…
Fear of COVID-19 raises risk of depression among Soweto’s deprived communities
A STUDY into the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on the mental health of people in Soweto has found a significant link between symptoms of depression and how likely people felt they were to be infected.
Fear of COVID-19 raises risk of depression among Soweto’s deprived communities
South Africa’s national lockdown introduced serious threats to the public’s mental health in a country with high levels of psychological burden, according to new research
Researchers discover neuroprotective treatment for chronic traumatic brain injury
Brief pharmacologic treatment one year after traumatic brain injury in mice reverses cognitive impairment
The mental health impact of pandemics for front line health care staff
Mental health problems such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, anxiety and depression are common among healthcare staff during and immediately after pandemics – according to new research from the University of East Anglia.
High fructose intake may drive aggressive behaviors, ADHD, bipolar
New peer-review paper looks at evolution and current Western diet to help explain manic behaviors
Early trauma influences metabolism across generations
People who live through traumatic experiences in childhood often suffer long-lasting consequences that affect their mental and physical health. But moreover, their children and grand-children can also be impacted as well. In this particular form of inheritance, sperm and egg…
World Mental Health Day — CACTUS releases report of largest researcher mental health survey
On World Mental Health Day 2020, Cactus Communications releases report of largest and most diverse global survey on researcher mental health
As New Yorkers prepare to vote, COVID-19 stays top-of-mind
Many pin hopes on a vaccine as the pandemic continues to disrupt daily life
Therapy plus medication better than medication alone in bipolar disorder
New research finds CBT, family and group therapy are especially helpful in preventing illness recurrence
Recovery from grief is a slow, difficult process for families of terrorism victims
A recent study examines how parents and siblings of those killed in the 2011 terrorism attacks in Norway grieved over time
STAT3 identified as important factor in emotional reactivity
MedUni Vienna researchers led by Daniela Pollak from the Division of Neurophysiology and Neuropharmacology showed that STAT3 plays an important role in the serotonergic system as a molecular mediator.
Moms report mild to high levels of COVID-19 anxiety and insomnia in study by Ben-Gurion University
BEER-SHEVA, Israel — Many mothers are experiencing an increase in insomnia severity and mild-to-high levels of acute COVID?19 anxiety, according to a new study by researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College in…
Factors that increase or decrease suicidal behavior risk in adolescents
An analysis of relevant studies published to date has identified certain risk factors associated with suicidal behavior in adolescents. The analysis also revealed certain protective factors that may reduce the likelihood of suicidal behavior. The analysis, which is published in…
Protective factors against suicidal behaviors among black college students
Having a strong ethnic identity was linked with a lower risk of suicidal behaviors among Black college students in a recent study published in the Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development . The study examined the influence of cultural orientation…
Prevalence of suicide-related behaviors among physicians
An analysis of published studies has found a relatively high prevalence of suicidal behaviors among physicians. The findings are published in Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior . The analysis included 35 studies with a total of 70,368 physicians. The lifetime prevalence…
Suicide deaths among youth following antidepressant boxed warnings
A public health advisory issued by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2003, followed by drug label warnings, indicated that children and adolescents taking antidepressants were at increased risk of developing suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Research has shown…
Indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic coincide with a heavy mental health burden
The COVID-19 pandemic is taking a heavy mental health toll even on people who are not directly impacted by the disease, shows a new study in Frontiers in Psychiatry . In a first-of-its-kind Australian mental health survey, researchers found that…
Children use make-believe aggression and violence to manage bad-tempered peers
Children are more likely to introduce violent themes into their pretend play, such as imaginary fighting or killing, if they are with playmates whom peers consider bad-tempered, new research suggests. Academics from the University of Cambridge believe that the tendency…
Reducing the high social cost of death
How will you cope with the death of your mother or spouse? Their death may disturb your concentration, causing accidents or lowering your productivity.
Reducing the high social cost of death
Researchers investigate far-reaching ramifications of bereavement and their mitigation
Statistical model improves analysis of skin conductance
Electrodermal activity – the sweat-induced fluctuations of skin conductance made famous in TV dramatizations of lie-detector tests – can be a truly strong indicator of subconscious, or “sympathetic,” nervous system activity for all kinds of purposes, but only if it…
New clues about the link between stress and depression
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified a protein in the brain that is important both for the function of the mood-regulating substance serotonin and for the release of stress hormones, at least in mice. The findings, which are…
A putative mechanism that switches brain pathology from anxiety to depression discovered
In the long term, this discovery could make it possible to create new, more effective drugs for mental disorders in humans
Smartphone surveys find a connection between daily spiritual experiences and well-being
Sociologists use twice-a-day texts to examine whether spirituality’s link with satisfaction is stable or momentary
University of Ottawa study finds self-harm may be socially contagious among adolescents
A new study led by University of Ottawa epidemiologist Dr. Ian Colman suggests non-suicidal self-injury–behaviours like cutting oneself without the intent to die–may be contagious among teenagers, who are more likely to harm themselves when they know someone who has.…
Clarigent Health launches Clairity to support mental health risk reduction
Clairity supports clinical decisions and care with AI analysis of patient speech, treatment progress trends, and risk radar across patient groups
Internet gaming youth not more prone to psychiatric disorders
Some passionate gamers may even be less anxious than their non-gaming peers.
Study finds yoga and meditation reduce chronic pain
Participants in an eight-week mindfulness-based stress reduction course reported significant improvement in levels of pain, depression and disability
Teen social networks linked to adult depression
Teens who have a larger number of friends may be less likely to suffer from depression later in life, especially women, a new MSU research study has found. For female adolescents, popularity can lead to increased depression during the teen…
Cognitive flexibility training manages responses to social conflict
Army-developed intervention mitigates negative responses to perceived provocations
Social media use linked with depression, secondary trauma during COVID-19
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Can’t stop checking social media for the latest COVID-19 health information? You might want to take a break, according to researchers at Penn State and Jinan University who discovered that excessive use of social media for…
How the brain balances emotion and reason
“Area 32” balances activity from cognitive and emotional brain areas in primates
Pandemic sets off future wave of worsening mental health issues
Worry, fear of COVID-19 amplifies risk of substance abuse
Lockdown mental health problems amongst family carers up to 10 times higher
Family carers for children and adults with intellectual disabilities have reported rates of mental health problems under lockdown that are up to 10 times higher than parents without those responsibilities, a new study has found. They were five times more…
Job security, finances strongly related to increased anxiety during pandemic
In mid-April 2020, the national unemployment rate reached 14.7 percent – the highest since the Great Depression. Forty-one million American workers filed for unemployment between February and May of 2020. Unprecedented unemployment rates don’t just have an impact on the…
Greater father involvement in infant parenting is beneficial for paternal mental health
A father’s involvement in the parenting of an infant is associated to a lower risk of experiencing paternal depressive symptoms during the first year of the child’s life, according to a study published in the open-access journal Frontiers in Psychiatry…
Suicidality among adult survivors of childhood cancer
A recent study found that survivors of childhood cancer have a similar risk of having suicidal thoughts compared with other individuals, and they have lower risk of suicidal behaviors and suicidal death. The analysis was published in CANCER , a…
Amyloid deposits not associated with depression in the elderly
New study reports that cognitive decline is not due to the Alzheimer’s hallmark
For black girls, attitudes about being black affect risk of depression
A new study suggests that the messages Black girls hear at home about being Black, and about being Black women in particular, can increase or decrease their risk of exhibiting the symptoms of depression. Positive messages – and positive feelings…
UIC mental health research center gets $4 million
Center to study those with serious mental illness specifically during the COVID-19 pandemic
Fostering ‘political’ attitude adjustments
MU study proposes narrative writing exercise as way to reduce polarization in US politics