Spinal Cord Injury, Chronic Pain May Affect an Adult’s Mental Health Including Anxiety, Dementia, Insomnia

Medicine & Technology Feb 09, 2022

A research team from Michigan Medicine recently analyzed private insurance claims from over 9,000 adult individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury and over one million without the condition.

Heat Dome Results in Increased Anxiety in Humans; New Study Shows How Climate Change Affects People’s Mental Health

Jan 25, 2022

Researchers with the Mental Health and Climate Change Alliance (MHCCA )found substantially higher anxiety brought by climate change following the heat dome.

New Treatment for Overeating Considers Psychological Characteristics, Mental Health Of Those With Morbid Obesity

Jan 09, 2022

New research recently discovered that at present, the recommendation given to obese patients engaged in overeating is to "eat less and nutritious food," not to mention, spend more time exercising.

Healthcare Workers with Poor Sleep More At Risk to Undergo Depression, Psychological Distress, Anxiety

Jan 03, 2022

In recent research, study authors have examined the effect of COVID-19 on the sleep patterns of healthcare workers, as well as the possibly impairing consequences of sleep disruption on their mental health.

Mushroom Consumption Alleviates Depression, Anxiety Symptoms; Here's What All-Encompassing Research Suggests

Jan 02, 2022

An all-encompassing investigation of people who are eating mushrooms has proposed they have lower chances of developing depression.

Blueprint Releases First Annual State of Mental Health Report

Dec 19, 2021

Mental health screening platform Blueprint is releasing their first annual State of Mental Health Report, featuring anonymized and aggregated insights from more than 120,000 clinical assessments.

Novamind Opens New Clinic With Specialized Focus On Substance Use Disorders

Dec 08, 2021

Salt Lake City Clinic welcomes incoming addictions specialist, Dr. Amy de la Garza.

Psychological Trauma May Impact Women During Pregnancy, Childbirth and Afterbirth, Study Says

Nov 24, 2021

Study authors presented research that utilizes theories of post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD to help inform perinatal clinicians on how to deal with psychological trauma in their patients.

Humidity-Suicide Link: Climate Change Affects Mental Health, Suicide Rates

Nov 16, 2021

A new study explores how climate change could impact mental health and overall well-being, the first to account for relative humidity rather than heat alone.

How Do 7 to 9 Hours of Sleep Help Improve Mental Health?

Nov 12, 2021

Based on a clinical study conducted, the National Sleep Foundation has recommended that adults need to get at least seven to nine hours of sleep every night.

Depression and Anxiety Tend to Manifest in People Who Sits Excessively, Study Says

Nov 11, 2021

A new study confirmed that sitting excessively could lead to depression and anxiety. Experts say that this behaviour is widely experienced throughout the pandemic.

Is Irritable Bowel Syndrome Linked to Anxiety? Over 50,000 Individuals’ DNA Compared

Nov 08, 2021

Researchers recently said genes may in some way go towards the explanation of the reason a common yet poorly understood gut condition, specifically irritable bowel syndrome or IBS, is frequently associated with anxiety.

Mood Disorders Increase Risk of Severe COVID-19 Which Leads to Hospitalizations, CDC Announces

Oct 29, 2021

The American Psychiatric Association applauds CDC for including mental health conditions, such as mood disorders, in the list of factors that could cause severe COVID-19, saying that this will save more lives.

ADHD Awareness Month: Dogs, Like Humans, Can Have It Too; Here Are Some Signs and Symptoms to Look Out For

Oct 27, 2021

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is commonly diagnosed in children, but a recent study reveals that dogs may also develop a behavioral problem similar to ADHD in humans.

TikTok is Bad For Your Brain: Constant Social Media Streaming Narrows Collective Attention Span, Adversely Affects Mental Health

Oct 25, 2021

Tiktok emerged early on the pandemic as people were tucked in their homes. But studies have shown that constant streaming adversely affects mental health. So how bad is Tiktok for the brain?