Health
Do most Americans know how to help loved ones battling addictions? New poll says yes
If a loved one were living with addiction, a majority of Americans say they would know how to get help.
Aug 31, 2023
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News tagged with mental illness
Psychology & Psychiatry
Smoking found to significantly increase the risk of depression
Most of us know that smoking is unhealthy.
Aug 30, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
No worries: Online course to help people stop ruminating shows promise
An online course designed to curb negative thinking has had strong results in helping people reduce the time they spend ruminating and worrying, a new study from University of New South Wales Sydney has shown. The study was ...
Aug 30, 2023
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Q&A: The signs of dementia and what can be done to stave it off
The number one risk factor for Alzheimer's disease is age, far more than genetics. Because of the aging of the U.S. population, there are currently 6.7 million Americans with dementia, including Alzheimer's.
Aug 29, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Underutilized antidepressant treatment for postnatal depression associated with improved child outcomes at age five
New research led by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London has found that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) treatment for postnatal depression is associated with ...
Aug 29, 2023
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Medications
Ketamine may help treat depression but use should not become widespread—editorial
Ketamine can be used to manage treatment-resistant depression but researchers warn it should be done so sparingly.
Aug 25, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
A surge in eating disorders in Medi-Cal patients shows stark gaps in care
Kim Nguyen weighed barely 80 pounds when she finally reached an eating disorder specialist through Medi-Cal last year.
Aug 17, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Mental health ills are rising. Do mood-tracking apps help?
You can already track your steps, your sleep—why not track your mood? Apple's latest software updates for its iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch will now allow users to log and track their moods. They are far from the first ...
Aug 15, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New maps reveal the individual brain changes linked to different mental illness
A breakthrough project mapping brain changes in nearly 1,300 people diagnosed with six different types of mental illness has revealed the extraordinary diversity of brain changes found in people with conditions like major ...
Aug 14, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Health care utilization up with childhood stressful life events
Stressful life events (SLEs) in childhood, including emotional abuse, unmet basic needs, experiences of racism, household mental illness, household substance abuse, parental incarceration, and exposure to neighborhood violence, ...
Aug 9, 2023
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