Psychology & Psychiatry
Ruminating on our ruminations causes more depression
Once you have depressive symptoms, it's easy to fall into a pattern where you aggravate the disorder by ruminative thinking.
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Mental health assessments often fail to identify suicidal ideation with gun owners
As the stigma around mental health problems dissipates, more people are willing to talk about their struggles, including thoughts of suicide. Now, a new study by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College ...
May 11, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers study the health of children whose parents migrate for work
Leaving your children behind to migrate for work is not an easy choice but is very often the case for families living in low- and middle-income countries. Researchers have found that although there may be financial benefits ...
May 10, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Thinking about suicide and self-harming alleviates stress, new meta-analysis confirms
Nearly one-fifth of teens and young adults engage in self-injury, while just as many teens seriously consider attempting suicide. Both are considered a risk for suicidal behavior, but studies of why people harm themselves, ...
Apr 29, 2022
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Why do teens self-harm? Clinical psychologists explain how to help teens reduce their emotional distress
Emotions are tricky things. They allow for humans to fall in love, wage war and, as it turns out, engage in self-harm.
Apr 29, 2022
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Witnessing parental domestic violence in childhood linked to mental illness in adulthood
A new study from the University of Toronto found that one-fifth (22.5%) of adults who were exposed to chronic parental domestic violence during childhood developed a major depressive disorder at some point in their life. ...
Apr 20, 2022
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Neuroscience
International collaboration reveals how the human brain evolved to harness abstract thought
The human brain is organized in functional networks—connected brain regions that communicate with each other through dedicated pathways. That is how we perceive our senses, how the body moves, how we are able to remember ...
Apr 12, 2022
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Latino/a adolescents who took on childcare duties during the pandemic at risk of depression, anxiety and school failure
Latino/a adolescents who took on greater childcare responsibilities due to COVID-19 experienced a significant increase in symptoms of depression, anxiety and acting out behaviors such as aggression. They also experienced ...
Apr 06, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Where our thoughts come from: How microemotions affect spontaneous thought
Our thoughts are like a private theater, and as such they can fascinate us. They are sometimes unpredictable and sometimes on cue. They can surprise us, stimulate us, move us to action and sometimes to tears. As much as thoughts ...
Mar 29, 2022
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Suicide rate is spiking upwards in preadolescent children
In the past two decades, a growing number of preteens have taken medicines or other chemicals as a way to end their lives, new research warns.
Mar 15, 2022
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