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Mind blanking is a common experience with a wide variety of definitions ranging from feeling 'drowsy' to 'a complete absence of conscious awareness.' Neuroscientists and philosophers compile what we know about mind…
The signs of depression and burnout may seem similar, but they’re distinctly different experiences. While burnout and ...
If you’re not a psychiatric epidemiologist or a mental health historian, it is doubtful that you’ve heard of Stirling County ...
Oral hormone therapy may benefit heart health in menopausal women. A new analysis of data from the Women's Health Initiative found that estrogen-based oral hormone therapy had a long-term beneficial effect on biomarkers…
As a therapist, I've seen firsthand how powerful a tool therapy can be for improving mental health and building mental strength.
Neuroscientists have developed a new treatment approach for a language disorder that combines traditional speech therapy with noninvasive electrical stimulation of the brain. Brain stimulation helped induce…
Capitalizing on the flexibility of tiny cells inside the body's smallest blood vessels may be a powerful spinal cord repair strategy, new research suggests.
Five-year-olds exposed to paternal depression are more likely to have behavioral issues in grade school, researchers find.
For adults over the age of 65, higher levels of both insomnia symptoms and sleep medication use were associated with higher risk of disability a year later, according to a new study.
Macaque mothers experience a short period of physical restlessness after the death of an infant, but do not show typical human signs of grief, such as lethargy and appetite loss, finds a new study by anthropologists.
Researchers have developed a new, neuroplasticity-promoting drug closely related to LSD that harnesses the psychedelic's therapeutic power with reduced hallucinogenic potential.
To identify needs and provide adequate care for perinatal women with mental health conditions, we must learn more about the ...
A new study suggests that perceived stress and depression factor into the relationship between insomnia and hazardous drinking -- perhaps not a surprise. But because the relationship between insomnia and heavy drinking…
To an outsider, bipolar disorder and depression might seem very similar, with periods of intense sadness, hardly any energy to do ...
Police officers are more than twice as likely to have traumatic brain injuries compared to the general population.
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A new study found that people with cannabis use disorder (CUD) had elevated dopamine levels in a brain region associated with psychosis.
The Institute for Community Mental Health (ICMH)-Clinic at the University of Delaware provides accessible, evidence-based mental ...
Eight weeks of mindfulness or cognitive behavioral therapy were associated with improved pain, physical function and quality of life and reduced daily opioid dose in adults with chronic low back pain that required…
A new study has found that medications for ADHD have overall small effects on blood pressure and heart rate after weeks or a few months of use. There have been concerns about the side effects of ADHD medications but the…
My intention in writing these posts is to share the experiences that I went through with my son, starting with the first ...
Patients prescribed medicinal cannabis in Australia maintained improvements in overall health-related quality of life (HRQL), fatigue, and sleep disturbance across a one-year period, according to a new study. Anxiety…
Fear of emotions among couples with PTSD is associated with unproductive communication, according to a new study.
Mental health is increasingly recognized as a universal human right and an essential foundation of human development. Yet across ...
Mental health remains one of the most critical yet misunderstood challenges of our time. While awareness has grown in recent ...
An adult brain affected by attention deficit disorder with or without hyperactivity (ADHD) presents modifications similar to those observed in individuals suffering from dementia. These are the findings of a study which…
Earlier this month, in alignment with directives from President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, Secretary Doug ...
Both preventable and sometimes unpredictable, suicides in hospitals represent a significant challenge for healthcare ...
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Research has tracked depressive symptoms in 7100 young people from Tokyo and London and shown girls have more depressive symptoms than boys in both cities. The study found that this gap is around twice as large in London…
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