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UrduUC San Diego study shows suicide rates were higher in pharmacists than in the general population between 2003 and 2018, with job problems being the most significant feature associated with the suicides.
Tag: STRESS/ANXIETY
Anxiety, depression, burnout rising as college students prepare to return to campus
Experts at Ohio State create checklist to promote and protect student mental health
Neuroscientists posit that brain region is a key locus of learning
Small and seemingly specialized, the brain’s locus coeruleus (LC) region has been stereotyped for its outsized export of the arousal-stimulating neuromodulator norepinephrine. In a new paper and with a new grant from the National Institutes of Health, an MIT neuroscience…
Study points to remotely supervised exercise classes as best option during lockdown
Based on data for 344 volunteers, Brazilian researchers compared the physical and mental health benefits of workouts led in person by a fitness instructor, unsupervised online sessions, and classes supervised remotely via video call
Prosocial behavior improves student outcomes, reduces teacher stress and burnout
$4 million in grants will help MU researchers connect virtually with Missouri teachers through ECHO platform
New study shows transcendental meditation reduces emotional stress and improves academics
Students who participated in a meditation-based Quiet Time program utilizing the Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique for four months had significant improvements in overall emotional stress symptoms, quality of sleep, and English Language Arts (ELA) academic achievement according to a new…
Gender-affirming hair removal, mental health outcomes
What The Study Did: In this analysis of the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey, gender-affirming hair removal procedures were associated with lower odds of past-month severe psychological distress, past-year smoking and past-year suicidal ideation. Authors: Michelle S. Lee, B.A., of Harvard…
Take your best shot: Which SARS-CoV-2 vaccine should I get, if any?
University of Cincinnati physician-researcher uses computerized decision model to provide evidence that being vaccinated is better than not
Living near woodlands is good for children and young people’s mental health
Analysis of children and young people’s proximity to woodlands has shown links with better cognitive development and a lower risk of emotional and behavioural problems, in research led by UCL and Imperial College London scientists that could influence planning decisions…
When money’s tight, parents talk less to kids; could this explain the word gap?
Tackling income inequality could boost low-income children’s vocabulary, new study suggests
How micro-circuits in the brain regulate fear
Fear is an important reaction that warns and protects us from danger. But when fear responses are out of control, this can lead to persistent fears and anxiety disorders. In Europe, about 15 percent of the population is affected by…
On the front lines: Correctional nurses and the COVID-19 pandemic
New Rochelle, NY, July 14, 2021-Firsthand reports from nurses in correctional facilities detail the challenges they faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. These firsthand accounts are reported in a special issue on correctional nursing in the Journal of Correctional Health Care…
New Book Defines Trend: Meet the Multispecies Family
SMU sociologist says treating pets like family impacts birth rates, budgets and job choice
Taking the brain out for a walk
A recent study shows that spending time outdoors has a positive effect on our brains
A watershed moment for post-Covid UK social policy
Authors of a new book call for the focus to be firmly on medical care, food, housing, ‘other necessary social services’ and access to digital technology.
Study finds “thriving gap” between students who attend high school remotely vs. in person
Data from the pandemic show high school students studying remotely suffered socially, emotionally, and academically
Symptoms of depression, anxiety among women experiencing homelessness/unstable housing during pandemic
What The Study Did: About half the women experiencing homelessness and unstable housing who were surveyed experienced symptoms of depression or anxiety or both during the pandemic and, in addition to unmet subsistence needs and social isolation, these symptoms were…
Leading cardiovascular organizations issue joint opinion on improving clinician well-being worldwide
Paper addresses drivers and impacts of burnout, suggests strategies for the betterment of cardiovascular workforce
Study assesses the prevalence of mental illness during the pandemic among folks aged 50-80
The study was conducted in the city of São Paulo, with over 2,000 participants who were active or retired staff of the University of São Paulo and enrolled in the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brazil).
Rats prefer to help their own kind; humans may be similarly wired
New study reveals brain mechanism that drives rats to act out of kindness
New guidance for mental health
Many options for pandemic stress
Recess quality influences student behavior, social-emotional development, OSU study finds
Recess quality, not just the amount of time spent away from the classroom, plays a major role in whether children experience the full physical, mental and social-emotional benefits of recess, a new study from Oregon State University found. “Not all…
How experiencing diverse emotions impacts students
Experiencing a variety of positive emotions–or emodiversity–may benefit high school students, according to a study published in the British Journal of Educational Psychology . Positive emodiversity was associated with greater engagement (which has cognitive, behavioral, and emotional components) and academic…
Yoga helps reduce work-related stress
Physical relaxation through yoga or other practices can help reduce work-related stress, according to an analysis of studies conducted in healthcare staff. The analysis, which is published in the Journal of Occupational Health , included 15 randomized clinical trials with…
Researchers study anxiety differences between females and males
Feeling anxious about health, family or money is normal for most people–especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. But for those with anxiety disorders, these everyday worries tend to heighten even when there is little or no reason to be concerned. Researchers…
Work like a dream: new anticholinergic drug keeps PTSD flashbacks and nightmares away
Researchers find that central anticholinergic drug trihexyphenidyl can potentially keep away post-traumatic stress disorder-related flashbacks and nightmares
New warning on teen sleep
Sleep deprivation leads to mood, mental health falls
Vertical greenery can act as a stress buffer, NTU Singapore study finds
Vertical greenery ‘planted’ on the exterior of buildings may help to buffer people against stress, a Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) study has found. The benefits of nature on mental health and for wellbeing have long been recognised, and…
SAEM publishes GRACE guidelines for recurrent, low-risk chest pain care in the ED
GRACE: Guidelines for reasonable and appropriate care in the emergency department
At what temperature the weather becomes a problem
Climate change leads to increasing heat strain for humans, animals and crops
Between fear and confidence
The new issue of the Science Magazine BfR2GO deals with fear
Healthcare professionals are failing smell loss patients
People who have lost their sense of smell are being failed by healthcare professionals, new research has revealed. A study by Newcastle University, University of East Anglia and charity Fifth Sense, shows poor levels of understanding and care from GPs…
Diaries of infection preventionists give inside look at the unsung heroes of the pandemic
Presenters at the APIC Virtual Conference detail supply issues, raw emotions from early COVID days
Keep your friends close, cortisol levels low for life
Researchers at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign determined that communicating with female friends decreases stress hormone levels for women across the lifespan
Mental well-being higher in the summer vs. fall
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Mental distress tends to be lower in the summer when compared to the fall, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York. “Our results suggest that summertime is associated with better diet quality,…
Ben-Gurion U. develop new measure continuous traumatic stress impact
BEER-SHEVA, ISRAEL, June 22, 2021 — Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have developed the first methodology to assess symptoms associated with continuous exposure to traumatic stress from rocket attacks and other security threats, which are not currently…
During COVID-19 pandemic, increased screen time correlates with mental distress
Washington, D.C. – June 20, 2021 – Increased screen time among young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic correlated with a rise in pandemic-related distress, according to research led by investigators at the Saint James School of Medicine on the Caribbean…
Stress during pandemic linked to poor sleep
SPOKANE, Wash. – Many people likely lost sleep over COVID-19. A study of twins led by Washington State University researchers found that stress, anxiety and depression during the first few weeks of the pandemic were associated with less and lower…
Pandemic adolescent mental health study reveals turnaround finding
Young people with poor mental health took a turn for the better during the pandemic but those with good mental health saw a considerable decline, new research reveals. The first nationally representative evidence regarding the diverse impact of the COVID-19…
Growing feeling of safety among the population in Germany
Coronavirus: The feeling of being able to protect oneself from an infection is growing
How sex trafficking trauma affects the way its survivors parent
A study of young immigrant mothers who are survivors of sex trafficking found that the trauma affected how they parented: it made them overprotective parents in a world perceived to be unsafe, it fueled emotional withdrawal when struggling with stress…
Online mental health therapy significantly aids the isolated, immunosuppressed in pandemic
Researchers say the support program could be extended to many patient populations
Having a strong life purpose eases loneliness of COVID-19 isolation
Those who felt their life was guided by meaningful values or goals were more willing to engage in COVID-19 protective behaviors
Financial distress similar, or greater, for patients with heart disease compared to cancer
Financial toxicity highest in patients with both cancer and heart disease
Three factors may predict college students’ loss of self-control, WVU study finds
The study, ‘Predictors of initial status and change in self-control during the college transition,’ observed 569 first-year students ages 18-19 at five points over the course of the academic year
Study shows how rudeness leads to anchoring, including in medical diagnoses
Have you ever been cut off in traffic by another driver, leaving you still seething miles later? Or been interrupted by a colleague in a meeting, and found yourself replaying the event in your head even after you’ve left work…
Women’s mental health has higher association with dietary factors
Exercise could reduce negative association of certain food and mental distress in mature women
Mothers’ mental health may affect twins’ and singletons’ touch and movement during pregnancy
New research published in Acta Paediatrica suggests that a pregnant woman’s mental health may impact the touch behavior of twins and singletons during pregnancy, and in the case of twins, how frequently they touch themselves and each other. Such touch…
Study shows adaptive brain response to stress, and its absence in people with depression
A biological signal for resilience to stress
Low doses of “laughing gas” could be fast, effective treatment for severe depression
In a phase 2 clinical trial, researchers found a one-hour inhalation session with 25% nitrous oxide gas improved depression symptoms for over two weeks