Mental illness often occurs for the first time during puberty and in young adulthood. This is because during adolescent brain development, a pronounced remodeling of cognitive networks takes place.
Jul 31, 2024
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Among adolescent girls who have been in a relationship, nearly a quarter (24%)—close to 19 million—will have experienced physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence by the time they turn 20 years old, as highlighted ...
Jul 30, 2024
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There's limited evidence to back up the widespread and increasing rates of prescribing mood-altering drugs (psychotropics) as the mainstay of mental health treatment for children and young people, warn experts in an editorial, ...
Jul 29, 2024
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Over recent months, a number of politicians have supported calls to ban social media for children under 16 in Australia. Currently, kids under 13 are not allowed to use social media.
Jul 29, 2024
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In South Africa, little research has been done on depression and anxiety among younger adolescents, those between the ages of 10 and 14. Existing studies have primarily targeted older adolescents and those living with HIV.
Jul 26, 2024
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We all have some social anxiety. The nervousness we might feel before giving a speech is one example. Some people, however, have more social anxiety than others, and limit their social engagement due to excessive chronic ...
Jul 23, 2024
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We've all seen men lash out angrily when their masculinity is threatened—not least in Hollywood movies. And the extent of such behavior has also been uncovered in scientific research. But how, when and why does this tendency ...
Jul 23, 2024
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Researchers and clinicians from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have published findings from the first two years of implementation of a virtual driving assessment (VDA) in sites throughout the CHOP Primary Care ...
Jul 22, 2024
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The US Surgeon General recently recommended a warning label for social media platforms due to concerns about their impact on youth mental health. The Surgeon General's Advisory on Social Media and Youth Mental Health highlighted ...
Jul 22, 2024
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Humans have been processing food for thousands of years. While some processing can increase food's safety and shelf-life, consuming lots of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) is linked to health issues such as obesity, high blood ...
Jul 20, 2024
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