New insight on how our experiences during a task or interaction shape our current mood has been published today in the open-access eLife journal.
Jun 29, 2021
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Mindfulness courses can reduce anxiety, depression and stress and increase mental wellbeing within most but not all non-clinical settings, say a team of researchers at the University of Cambridge. They also found that mindfulness ...
Jan 11, 2021
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The gentle burbling of a brook, or the sound of the wind in the trees can physically change our mind and bodily systems, helping us to relax. New research explains how, for the first time.
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Clinicians treating patients who live with or survive serious diseases such as cancer are familiar with the concept of fear of illness recurrence (FIR). FIR has been associated with greater avoidance of illness reminders, ...
Mar 26, 2024
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Results from a large clinical trial show that an intervention for anxiety provided to pregnant women living in Pakistan significantly reduced the likelihood of the women developing moderate-to-severe anxiety, depression, ...
Feb 26, 2024
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Individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs) were significantly more likely to consider, plan and attempt suicide than those without SUDs in 2020, according to a new study by researchers at Penn State. Adolescents and ...
Feb 14, 2024
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Psychologists are discovering the benefits of emerging artificial intelligence (AI) applications for mental health—and the ethical considerations that they present.
Oct 5, 2023
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It is estimated that globally, mental disorders affect about one in seven children and adolescents aged 10–19 years. A recent analysis of published studies indicates that most research on child and adolescent mental health ...
Aug 23, 2023
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Increasingly, mental health practitioners like Karen Magruder of The University of Texas at Arlington are seeing a phenomenon in their clinical settings that isn't well-described in the research literature.
Jul 25, 2023
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During COVID-19-related lockdowns, face-to-face communication was of much greater importance for mental health than digital communication alternatives. This is according to a study conducted by the Karl Landsteiner University ...
Jul 13, 2023
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