Psychology & Psychiatry
Pets bring people big mental health boost: Poll
The vast majority (84%) of Americans with pets say their animal companion brings a positive mental health impact to their lives, a new poll shows.
Mar 4, 2024
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Mental Health Disorders
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Skin picking is often trivialized as a bad habit—but dermatillomania can be dangerous
Our skin is often covered with tiny imperfections—blemishes, moles, cuts and spots that we're all guilty of picking at from time to time. Consider the temptation of that bulbous yellow head of a spot ready to erupt, or ...
Feb 29, 2024
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Health
Consistent evidence links ultra-processed food to over 30 damaging health outcomes
Consistent evidence shows that higher exposure to ultra-processed foods is associated with an increased risk of 32 damaging health outcomes including cancer, major heart and lung conditions, mental health disorders, and early ...
Feb 28, 2024
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Pediatrics
Young Britons increasingly face mental illness: study
Young British people increasingly suffer from mental health problems which hamper their ability to find jobs, according to a study published Monday calling for government action.
Feb 26, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Climate change linked to rise in mental distress among teens, finds study
Worsening human-induced climate change may have effects beyond the widely reported rising sea levels, higher temperatures, and impacts on food supply and migration—and may also extend to influencing mental distress among ...
Feb 22, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Many people with schizophrenia have stable cognition over 20 years: Study
There are varying cognitive trajectories over 20 years among individuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorders, according to a study published online on Feb. 12 in Psychological Medicine.
Feb 15, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Borderline personality disorder patients more likely to seek hospital care, finds study
A new study published in The Primary Care Companion For CNS Disorders by Flinders University has uncovered links between a patient's initial diagnosis of borderline personality disorder, or BPD, and their recurrent visits ...
Feb 14, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Addressing barriers to young adults seeking help for eating disorders
With only 1 in 4 young adults seeking help for an eating disorder, a new study by Flinders University experts flags a number of problems preventing more people from using an effective early intervention service program available ...
Feb 14, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds people with OCD are more likely to die earlier, of any cause
People with obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD for short, are 82% more likely to die earlier—from natural or unnatural causes—than people without the condition, a new study reveals.
Jan 27, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pilot study demonstrates potential for PTSD treatment program for veterans, first responders
Retiring from the U.S. Army in 2016 left Lawrence resident Matt Hastings unmoored. Hastings, a former combat aviation brigade chief, had been someone with skills in demand: He was the only one who could fly certain missions, ...
Jan 25, 2024
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