NIH-funded research examined suicide and overdose risk in the year after an emergency department visit
Tag: Mental Health
Dartmouth study finds conscious visual perception occurs outside the visual system
A Dartmouth study finds that the conscious perception of visual location occurs in the frontal lobes of the brain, rather than in the visual system in the back of the brain. The findings are published in Current Biology . The…
Students do better in school when they can understand, manage emotions
Emotionally intelligent students get better grades and higher test scores, study says
How can you help your organization’s expatriates succeed?
SIOP publishes white paper that explores how to promote your overseas workers’ productivity and well-being.
Why collapse is not always a bad thing
New book provides an analysis of the process of failure and collapse, and outlines principles that help us manage these challenges in our lives
Can artificial intelligence help prevent suicides?
New tool from the Center for Artificial Intelligence in Society at USC aims to prevent suicide among youth
‘Football as Medicine’
Prescribing football for global health promotion
Could some people with schizophrenia in poorer nations simply have a vitamin deficiency?
A new hypothesis may hold the key to solving four medical mysteries associated with the chronic brain disorder
Depression, anxiety may hinder healing in young patients with hip pain
Pre-operative depression, anxiety linked to worse postsurgical outcomes
Want to avoid the holiday blues? New report suggests skipping the sweet treats
LAWRENCE — If you’re prone to depression, this holiday season you might want to say “bah humbug” to offers of sugar plum pudding, caramel corn and chocolate babka. A new study from a team of clinical psychologists at the University…
Computerised CBT could reduce waiting lists for treatment of depression in adolescents
Computerised CBT could help reduce waiting lists in the treatment of depression in adolescents
How can you help your organization’s expatriates succeed?
SIOP publishes white paper that explores how to promote your overseas workers’ productivity and well-being.
Students do better in school when they can understand, manage emotions
Emotionally intelligent students get better grades and higher test scores, study says
Want to avoid the holiday blues? New report suggests skipping the sweet treats
LAWRENCE — If you’re prone to depression, this holiday season you might want to say “bah humbug” to offers of sugar plum pudding, caramel corn and chocolate babka. A new study from a team of clinical psychologists at the University…
Why collapse is not always a bad thing
New book provides an analysis of the process of failure and collapse, and outlines principles that help us manage these challenges in our lives
Computerised CBT could reduce waiting lists for treatment of depression in adolescents
Computerised CBT could help reduce waiting lists in the treatment of depression in adolescents
Can artificial intelligence help prevent suicides?
New tool from the Center for Artificial Intelligence in Society at USC aims to prevent suicide among youth
‘Football as Medicine’
Prescribing football for global health promotion
Could some people with schizophrenia in poorer nations simply have a vitamin deficiency?
A new hypothesis may hold the key to solving four medical mysteries associated with the chronic brain disorder
Depression, anxiety may hinder healing in young patients with hip pain
Pre-operative depression, anxiety linked to worse postsurgical outcomes
Scientists eager to explain brain rhythm boost’s broad impact in Alzheimer’s models
The sweeping extent to which increasing 40Hz “gamma” rhythm power in the brain can affect the pathology and symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease in mouse models has been surprising, even to the MIT neuroscientists who’ve pioneered the idea. So surprising, in…
Training the brain: resilience program helps student-athletes adjust to college life
Research on UMass Amherst course shows resilience can be taught
Study supports long-term benefits of non-drug therapies for pain
Findings based on review of more than 140,000 Veteran health records
Scientists eager to explain brain rhythm boost’s broad impact in Alzheimer’s models
The sweeping extent to which increasing 40Hz “gamma” rhythm power in the brain can affect the pathology and symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease in mouse models has been surprising, even to the MIT neuroscientists who’ve pioneered the idea. So surprising, in…
Training the brain: resilience program helps student-athletes adjust to college life
Research on UMass Amherst course shows resilience can be taught
Study supports long-term benefits of non-drug therapies for pain
Findings based on review of more than 140,000 Veteran health records
Me, me, me! How narcissism changes throughout life
New research from Michigan State University conducted the longest study on narcissism to date, revealing how it changes over time.
New tool to assess digital addiction in children
New Rochelle, NY, December 9, 2019–A new study developed and validated a tool for assessing children’s overall addiction to digital devices. The study, which found that more than 12% of children ages 9-12 years were at risk of addiction to…
New tool to assess digital addiction in children
New Rochelle, NY, December 9, 2019–A new study developed and validated a tool for assessing children’s overall addiction to digital devices. The study, which found that more than 12% of children ages 9-12 years were at risk of addiction to…
Common genetic link between autism and Tourette’s impairs brain communication
Lancaster University researchers have discovered, for the first time, how a genetic alteration that increases the risk of developing Autism and Tourette’s impacts on the brain. Their research also suggests that ketamine, or related drugs, may be a useful treatment…
Brain differences detected in children with depressed parents
The largest brain imaging study of children ever conducted in the United States has revealed structural differences in the brains of those whose parents have depression. In Brief Depression is a common and debilitating mental health condition that typically arises…
Brain differences detected in children with depressed parents
The largest brain imaging study of children ever conducted in the United States has revealed structural differences in the brains of those whose parents have depression. In Brief Depression is a common and debilitating mental health condition that typically arises…
Teens must ‘get smart’ about social media
Warning of effects on young adolescents
Bullying others increases the risk of developing mental health problems and vice versa
December 4, 2019 — A new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health suggests there is a two-way relationship between bullying perpetration and mental health problems among youth in the U.S. Researchers report that bullying perpetration increased the…
Teens must ‘get smart’ about social media
Warning of effects on young adolescents
Controlling attention with brain waves
Study shows that people can boost attention by manipulating their own alpha brain waves
Bullying others increases the risk of developing mental health problems and vice versa
December 4, 2019 — A new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health suggests there is a two-way relationship between bullying perpetration and mental health problems among youth in the U.S. Researchers report that bullying perpetration increased the…
Controlling attention with brain waves
Study shows that people can boost attention by manipulating their own alpha brain waves
Imaging reveals pathways behind depression
CHICAGO – MRI illuminates abnormalities in the brains of people with depression, potentially opening the door to new and improved treatments for the disorder, according to two studies presented this week at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of…
In sickness and in health: Study looks at how married couples face chronic conditions
Depression symptoms rise over time when facing multiple conditions that need different types of self-care, especially among husbands whose conditions differ from their wives’
Imaging reveals pathways behind depression
CHICAGO – MRI illuminates abnormalities in the brains of people with depression, potentially opening the door to new and improved treatments for the disorder, according to two studies presented this week at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of…
In sickness and in health: Study looks at how married couples face chronic conditions
Depression symptoms rise over time when facing multiple conditions that need different types of self-care, especially among husbands whose conditions differ from their wives’
Why stress doesn’t always cause depression
Changes in neurotransmission may explain intrinsic immunity to depression
Reflecting on photos helps young cancer survivors regain confidence
Retelling cancer story through photography increases self-esteem
Australian GPs widely offering placebos, new study finds
Active and inactive alternatives offered to patients
One in two homeless people may have experienced a head injury in their lifetime
Almost one in four may have experienced a head injury that is moderate or severe
Opioid overdose risk is high after medical treatment ends, study finds
People with opioid addiction face a high risk of overdose after ending treatment with the medication buprenorphine, even when treated for 18 months, a new study by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons has found. Among…
Study highlights ‘worrying’ increase in misuse of non-opioid medications
Intentional suspected suicide attempts increased by 80.3% for isolated gabapentin exposures over a five-year-period and 43% for baclofen over a four-year-period
Opioid overdose risk is high after medical treatment ends, study finds
People with opioid addiction face a high risk of overdose after ending treatment with the medication buprenorphine, even when treated for 18 months, a new study by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons has found. Among…
Study highlights ‘worrying’ increase in misuse of non-opioid medications
Intentional suspected suicide attempts increased by 80.3% for isolated gabapentin exposures over a five-year-period and 43% for baclofen over a four-year-period