Psychology & Psychiatry
Immune system and mental health are connected
Our understanding of how our psyche affects our immune system—and vice versa—has been limited. Until now.
Aug 15, 2019
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News tagged with mental health disorder
Psychology & Psychiatry
Building therapeutic cities to tackle mental health problems
In all likelihood, poor mental health has blighted every age of human existence. Evolutionary psychologists suggest it may be an intrinsic, even necessary, condition for our species. But there are grounds to suppose that ...
Aug 12, 2019
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Neuroscience
Adults with cerebral palsy at increased risk for mental health conditions
A new study, published in Annals of Internal Medicine, highlights the need for increased awareness of mental health disorders among adults with cerebral palsy.
Aug 08, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Providing veterans with video-enabled tablets leads to improved mental health care access
A Veterans Health Administration (VHA) program that provides tablets to veterans with mental disorders leads to improved access and continuity of care. A new study published online in Psychiatric Services in Advance finds ...
Aug 07, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Risk for mental health disorders up for adults with cerebral palsy
(HealthDay)—Adults with cerebral palsy (CP) have an increased prevalence of mental health disorders, according to a study published online Aug. 6 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Aug 06, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New research could explain why babies born during winter are at higher risk of developing mental health disorders
Levels of the stress hormone cortisol are higher in women who give birth in the autumn and winter than those who give birth in the spring or summer, finds a new study by researchers at Cardiff University.
Aug 02, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Many North American indigenous youth experience symptoms of depression during adolescence
Studies of youth and their experiences with depression have tended not to include Indigenous youth. A new study that analyzed data on the development of depressive symptoms among Indigenous youth in the United States and ...
Jul 31, 2019
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Scientists find clue to 'maternal instinct'
Oxytocin is widely referred to as the love hormone and plays an important role in the regulation of social and maternal behavior. In recent years, the oxytocin system in the brain has received tremendous attention as key ...
Jul 25, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Dissociative disorders are nearly as common as depression. So why haven't we heard about them?
Dissociative disorders are often said to be rare. But our soon-to-be published analysis of international studies suggest they affect 10-11% of the population at some point in their lives. This makes them nearly as common ...
Jul 24, 2019
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HIV & AIDS
Depression associated with risky sexual behavior among truck drivers in Kenya
Truck drivers in sub-Saharan Africa are particularly at risk for both mental health disorders, including depression, and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, due to the stressful, transient lifestyle associated ...
Jul 23, 2019
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