Psychology & Psychiatry
Study shares wāhine Māori birth experiences
Improving the sometimes-devastating birth and post-natal experiences of wāhine Māori in Aotearoa is the aim of a group of University of Otago researchers.
Mar 5, 2024
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Health
Recommendations address impact of climate change on child health
In a policy statement and accompanying technical report issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics and published online Feb. 20 in Pediatrics, recommendations are presented for addressing the impact of climate change on ...
Feb 20, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers find early symptoms of psychosis spectrum disorder in youth occurring at higher rate than expected
A new study co-led by Associate Professor Kristin Cleverley of the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing has found evidence that Psychosis Spectrum Symptoms (PSS) are often present in youth accessing mental health services.
Jan 30, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Functional seizures have long been misunderstood and may be more serious than previously thought, study suggests
The death rate for patients with functional, non-epileptic seizures is higher than expected, with a rate comparable to epilepsy and severe mental illness, a Michigan Medicine-led study finds.
Jan 24, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Addressing coercion in mental health care
Finding a common goal for action to address coercion in mental health care is the goal of a new Griffith University paper that identifies what the World Health Organization (WHO) and World Psychiatry Association (WPA) agree ...
Jan 24, 2024
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Neuroscience
Brain distributes signals differently before real and imaginary movement: Study
Scientists have established how the activity of our brain during imaginary movement differs from that during real action. It turns out that in both cases, a previous signal occurs in the cerebral cortex, but with an imaginary ...
Dec 22, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Using deep learning to identify teens most in need of mental health support
The personal yet global struggle with mental health may be more visible now than ever before. Yet many people still find it difficult to access the support they need.
Dec 13, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Patients' coping styles changed during COVID-19, stable coping styles can reduce anxiety and depression: Survey
Researchers assessed Veterans Affairs participants' patterns of coping strategies, as well as the stability and change in strategies, at three timepoints (December 2020 to March 2021) when COVID-19 vaccines became widely ...
Nov 28, 2023
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Sleep disorders
Sleep apnea can be scary, but here's what happened when First Nations people had a say in their own care
Obstructive sleep apnea is about twice as common in First Nations people compared with non-Indigenous Australians.
Nov 8, 2023
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Other
Nurses need a 'voice' in decision-making to improve retention, research shows
Nurses working in general practice during the COVID-19 pandemic felt largely "forgotten" and undervalued, with many considering future career changes, according to the findings of a new study.
Nov 1, 2023
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