Women with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression have an almost fourfold greater risk of early death from cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, type 2 diabetes, accidents, suicide, and other causes than ...
Dec 4, 2020
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Because of COVID-19's social distancing safety precautions, many people are not only living in fear of the virus daily, but many are feeling isolated and alone. UConn Today sat down with the Chair of the Department of Psychiatry ...
Nov 19, 2020
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Lesbian, gay and bisexual—or LGB—people are more vulnerable to one of the fastest-growing health concerns in the country: dementia, according to new research from Michigan State University.
Nov 18, 2020
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Older adults who joined group exercise classes experienced decreased loneliness and social isolation, according to a new Cedars-Sinai study conducted before the COVID-19 pandemic. The classes have continued virtually since ...
Nov 12, 2020
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While there is much criticism about how the world handled the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently faced with a new, harsh reality that we need to figure out a way to resolve. In this new world, social interactions ...
Nov 11, 2020
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Around one in 20 adults will hear a voice at some point in their life. For some, the voices are friendly, helpful or inspiring—they can be enriching experiences. But others hear voices that threaten or criticize them. These ...
Nov 3, 2020
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Depression symptoms and social anxiety are associated with greater use of mobile dating applications among women. The extent to which these are associated with dating app use is reported in the peer-reviewed journal Cyberpsychology, ...
Nov 3, 2020
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Socializing is essential for brain health in the elderly in rural South Africa—has lockdown affected their cognitive function?
Sep 30, 2020
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The COVID-19 pandemic has spawned some of the most dramatic changes to Australian life in recent memory. We've had to adapt to a vastly different way of life to curb the spread of the virus, featuring unfamiliar challenges ...
Sep 23, 2020
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Eating together is an important way of fostering social connections. In recent years, we have been researching, and working with, the social eating movement: community-based food projects that use surplus food from supermarkets ...
Sep 8, 2020
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