Psychology & Psychiatry
What does 'Stranger Things' have to do with mental health?
Spoiler alert: this piece discusses the plot of "Stranger Things" Season 4.
Jul 7, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Being bullied can cause trauma symptoms
Problems caused by bullying do not necessarily cease when the abuse stops. Recent research shows that victims may need long-term support.
Nov 27, 2012
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Health
How you cope with stress may increase your risk for insomnia
A new study is the first to identify specific coping behaviors through which stress exposure leads to the development of insomnia.
Jul 3, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Obsessive-compulsive disorder linked to heightened risk of death
People with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) may have an increased risk of death from both natural and unnatural causes than those without the disorder, finds a study from Sweden published in The BMJ today.
Jan 17, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Complex PTSD linked to suicidal behavior in sexual minorities
A study from the University of Georgia has found that complex post-traumatic stress disorder—a type of PTSD caused by chronic, long-lasting or repeated traumatic events—plays an important role in how trauma impacts lesbian, ...
Oct 24, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
PTSD prevented by using Tetris in the emergency department
A single dose psychological intervention including the computer game Tetris can prevent the unpleasant, intrusive memories that develop in some people after suffering a traumatic event. Researchers have been able to demonstrate ...
Mar 28, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
10 ways to process grief after death during a global pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly disrupted our experiences of, and our rituals associated with dying, death and bereavement.
Apr 29, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
What the Bourne films get right and wrong about amnesia
In 2002's "The Bourne Identity," our protagonist wakes up having been shot and plucked, unconscious, from the Mediterranean on to a fishing boat with no memory of who he is or how he got there. From there, the movie franchise ...
Aug 5, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Virtual reality exposure plus electric brain stimulation offers a promising treatment for PTSD
Combining two treatments could be a promising option for people, especially military veterans, whose lives are negatively affected by post-traumatic stress disorder, a new study shows.
Mar 6, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Understanding acute, chronic posttraumatic stress symptoms
Little is understood about how posttraumatic stress symptoms develop over time into the syndrome of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Dec 14, 2016
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