Psychology & Psychiatry
Healthy fun or health risk? The two sides of fear
The good news is that fear can persuade us to avoid dangerous situations or help us flee from an angry bear.
Oct 24, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Major new study shows 'concerning' levels of physical and mental health problems among farmers and agricultural workers
A major new study shows "concerning" levels of physical and mental health problems among farmers and agricultural workers.
Oct 12, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Call for radical global action to end stigma and discrimination against people with mental health conditions
Experts call for radical global action to end stigma and discrimination against people with mental health conditions, as this is often "worse than the condition itself." The new "Lancet Commission on Ending Stigma and Discrimination ...
Oct 10, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Building 'bravery muscles' to fight rising youth anxiety
Amid the ongoing mental health crisis among America's youth, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued a draft recommendation earlier this year that physicians begin screening children as young as 8 for anxiety. R. Meredith ...
Oct 10, 2022
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Health
US gun deaths reach new highs
Murders and suicides involving guns have reached an all-time high in the United States, health officials reported Thursday.
Oct 7, 2022
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Health
Over 300,000 'excess' deaths in Great Britain attributed to UK government austerity policies
Recent evidence has shown people across the UK are dying younger as a result of austerity, with people living in the poorest areas hardest hit. A new study published today now quantifies the scale of these deaths.
Oct 5, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Australian youth depression rising at alarming rates, especially for young women
Researchers have highlighted the increasing rates of depression—particularly among young women—in a report launched today showing depression rates have more than doubled over the past 14 years in adolescent girls.
Oct 4, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Why suicide prevention support is crucial for people with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is a lifelong disability that affects the brain and body of people prenatally exposed to alcohol. New research is backing concerns raised by the FASD community about the high rates of ...
Sep 28, 2022
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Health
Increasing equality in human health is a critical scientific issue for Sweden
Have a car. Don't be poor. Don't have a stressful job. Age, gender and socioeconomics are some of the factors that affect your risk of developing an illness and of dying prematurely. Sweden has set the goal of leveling out ...
Sep 23, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
'COVID time' is a real thing, and it's not good
Have you ever noticed that time seems to slow down sometimes? Like when you are waiting in line at a bank or grocery checkout, and it just seems to take forever?
Sep 22, 2022
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