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The language of loneliness and depression, revealed in social media
Loneliness is a risk factor for depression, but it can also be a symptom. Mental health professionals who treat patients experiencing both must navigate the complex relationship between the two conditions, yet also understand ...
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Scientists attempt to ease nightmares by manipulating emotions in dreams
Nightmares, those fearful memories that re-emerge in dreams, can sometimes become regular occurrences, visiting people multiple times a week for months on end. In therapy, dreamers may be coached to rehearse positive versions ...
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Deprivation in childhood linked to impulsive behavior in adulthood
Inflation is running high around the globe, largely fueled by Russia's war in Ukraine and the COVID pandemic. As a result, many households are having to choose between eating and heating.
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Teenage brains: What is happening and why it leads to more risky behaviors
It's not easy being a teenager. Once adolescence arrives, navigating new skills such as managing emotions, gaining more independence from parents and the responsibility of decisions make it a challenging time. Boys and girls ...
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Large cohort study on the consequences of different patient attitudes toward treatment decisions
When it comes to determining next steps in hospital treatment, patients will frequently say, "I can't decide that. You're the doctor; you decide." Some patients, however, prefer to decide treatment essentially on their own. ...
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Family caregivers find support on #dementia TikTok
It all changed on a Saturday night in New York City in 2016. Jacquelyn Revere was 29 and headed out to attend a friend's comedy show. She was on the subway when her phone rang. It was a friend of her mom's, back in Los Angeles. ...
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Feeling chirpy: Being around birds is linked to lasting mental health benefits
New research from King's College London has found that seeing or hearing birds is associated with an improvement in mental well-being that can last up to eight hours.
Oct 27, 2022
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'I didn't feel insulted, I felt seen.' Is Taylor Swift's new video fatphobic?
Taylor Swift caused a stir on social media last week when she released her music video for the song "Anti-Hero."
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How early fears play a role in future anxiety, depression
A recent imaging study led by a scientist at The University of Texas at Dallas has identified early risk factors linked to children's temperament and a neural process that could foretell whether an individual might develop ...
Oct 26, 2022
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Autistic women have increased risk of mental illness, study shows
Autistic young men and women are more affected by psychiatric conditions and have an increased risk of hospitalization as a result of their mental illness compared with non-autistic people. Autistic women are particularly ...
Oct 26, 2022
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation survivors have higher rate of new mental health diagnoses than other ICU survivors
Survivors of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) life support had a 24% higher rate of new mental health diagnoses after discharge compared to other ICU survivors, according to the first study of its kind, published ...
Oct 26, 2022
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Who's got the stronger sex drive, men or women?
Perhaps to no one's surprise, new research has determined that men do, in fact, have a much stronger sex drive than women.
Oct 26, 2022
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Theater neuroscience: Actors suppress their sense of self when playing new character
Actors may suppress their core sense of self when acting, as they immerse themselves in a new role, finds a new study by UCL researchers.
Oct 26, 2022
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Researchers study adolescent recovery from post-traumatic stress symptoms
Children in the United States may be exposed to a high rate of adverse experiences that result in post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), which can appear as feelings of stress, fear and helplessness that result from re-experiencing ...
Oct 26, 2022
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Vitality is key to overall health, but survey finds most Americans aren't thriving
Cynthia Vitone volunteered at a theater near her hometown in Shelton, Connecticut. It was work that gave her purpose and social interaction—until the coronavirus shut down performances.
Oct 26, 2022
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Women health care workers faced heightened moral distress during pandemic: Study
New research highlights the challenges women health care providers (HCPs) experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic which contributed to heightened moral distress, providing insights into ongoing professional burnout.
Oct 26, 2022
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Could psychedelics help you kick the habit?
Smoking is an incredibly hard habit to break. Anne Levine of Baltimore can attest to that.
Oct 26, 2022
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Yes, people with autism have empathy
A research group led by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has proposed a new concept for predicting autism and autistic traits. "Empathic disequilibrium" combines two types of empathy into a single scale for the first time.
Oct 26, 2022
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These suicide hotline operators struggle with a surge of calls
The man on the phone is desperate.
Oct 26, 2022
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COVID-19 conspiracy theories could be a 'gateway' to belief in more conspiracies
In a new analysis, people who more strongly believed in COVID-19 conspiracy theories were more likely to subsequently develop an increased tendency to believe in conspiracy theories in general. Javier Granados Samayoa of ...
Oct 26, 2022
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