Researchers at Kyushu University have identified a number of key blood biomarkers for pathological social withdrawal, known as hikikomori. Based on their findings, the team was able to distinguish between healthy individuals ...
Jun 1, 2022
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Americans' rates of depression and anxiety spiked during the first year of the pandemic, but the increases were much more pronounced among Black, Hispanic and Asian people than among white people, new research shows.
May 12, 2022
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Asking people to stop using social media for just one week could lead to significant improvements in their well-being, depression and anxiety, and could in the future be recommended as a way to help people manage their mental ...
May 5, 2022
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The first COVID-19 lockdown in the UK, which began two years ago today on 23 March 2020, had a profound effect in increasing the prevalence of anxiety and depression among the general population, according to a new study.
Mar 23, 2022
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The COVID-19 pandemic has focused worldwide attention on a concurrent public health crisis —social isolation. Older adults—particularly those with cognitive impairment—may be particularly vulnerable to ill effects ...
Mar 10, 2022
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A study from a coalition of researchers led by the Yale School of Public Health may have identified a potential buffer to climate woes: collective action.
Mar 3, 2022
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Despite similar symptoms, loneliness and social anxiety are driven by different brain states, according to new research published in JNeurosci.
Feb 14, 2022
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Being autistic, but not diagnosed, can lead to a lifetime of struggles and being misunderstood for women.
Feb 9, 2022
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The COVID-19 pandemic is an anxiety-inducing stressor that affects every aspect of our daily lives. A new Canadian study has found that the pandemic-related risk-factors associated with anxiety differ between men and women.
Feb 8, 2022
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A lot of people feel less anxious in a frightening situation if they don't have to face it alone. But what if these people suffer from social anxiety—a disorder characterized by fears of embarrassing themselves in social ...
Jan 18, 2022
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