Psychology & Psychiatry
Suicide: A public health crisis
Each day in the United States, 123 people take their own lives. For each of those deaths, at least 25 more people attempt suicide.
Sep 14, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New cause of chronic stress identified in the brain
In an international collaboration between MedUni Vienna, Semmelweis University in Budapest, the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm and Yale University, researchers have identified a new process in the brain that is responsible ...
Sep 13, 2018
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Cardiology
17 years after 9/11, former NYPD cop still battles serious health problems
Peter Woods hardly called in sick back when he worked for the New York Police Department. Then terrorists attacked the World Trade Center, creating a noxious cloud of finite glass, cancer-causing chemicals and other pollutants ...
Sep 11, 2018
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Neuroscience
Sexual violence haunts women with vivid memories decades later
Women who are sexually assaulted experience more vivid memories than women coping with the aftermath of other traumatic, life-altering events not associated with sexual violence, according to a new Rutgers-New Brunswick study.
Sep 5, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How indigenous and faith healers approach mental health in Ghana
The use of non-biomedical methods to treat mental disorders in developing countries, like Ghana, has long been acknowledged. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that about 80% of people who need mental health care ...
Sep 4, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Online suicide and the dark psychology of internet insult forums
Leon Jenkins was 43 when he took his own life in July 2018. He livestreamed his suicide on an internet forum where users can freely – and viciously – insult, berate, provoke and abuse each other. The idea is to make people ...
Aug 21, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
One year later: The impact of Hurricane Harvey on mental health
This August will mark one year since Hurricane Harvey devastated the Houston area, and even now, many people are still feeling the toll the storm has taken on their mental health. Baylor College of Medicine expert Dr. Asim ...
Aug 16, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Psychologists explore potential benefits of hallucinogens for mental health disorders
Many people think of psychedelics as relics from the hippie generation or something taken by ravers and music festival-goers, but they may one day be used to treat disorders ranging from social anxiety to depression, according ...
Aug 9, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How craft is good for health
At a time when many of us feel overwhelmed by the 24/7 demands of the digital world, craft practices, alongside other activities such as colouring books for grown-ups and the up-surge of interest in cooking from scratch and ...
Jul 27, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How psychedelic microdosing might help ease anxiety and sharpen focus
Tune in, turn on…and boost your focus? A new study from U of T Mississauga reveals fascinating insights into how people use small doses of psychedelic drugs for therapeutic effects.
Jul 25, 2018
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