Mental Health

Persistent sleep difficulties in infancy linked to heightened risk of childhood anxieties

Persistent sleep difficulties during the first 12 months of life are linked to a heightened risk of developing childhood anxieties and emotional disorders, indicates research published online in the .
Based on their findings, poor infant sleepers should be monitored for mental health ...
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Gratitude interventions don't help with depression, anxiety

Go ahead and be grateful for the good things in your life. Just don't think that a gratitude intervention will help you feel less depressed or anxious.
In a new study, researchers at The Ohio State University analyzed results from 27 separate studies that examined the effectiveness of...
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Is Electroconvulsive (ECT) Therapy Safe?

What is electroconvulsive therapy?



In electroshock therapy, doctors use this machine to run a precise amount of electrical current through a patient's brain, inducing seizures that inexplicably ...
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Legislature OKs mental health training for Virginia teachers

March 3, 2020



RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The General Assembly passed a bill that will require full-time teachers to complete mental health awareness training, though some advocates are split on how the training shou...
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Can light therapy help improve mood in people with concussion?

People with mild traumatic brain injury who are exposed to early morning blue light therapy may experience a decrease in depression and other concussion symptoms, according to a preliminary study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 72nd Annual Meeting in T...
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Teen Moms at High Risk for Depression, Anxiety

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FRIDAY, Feb. 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- As if being a teen mom isn't hard enough, two-thirds of young mothers are grappling with at least one ...
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Lawmakers OK excused absences for student mental health

February 28, 2020



RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The General Assembly passed an amended bill that will allow K-12 students excused absences for mental health issues and create uniformity for how Virginia school district...
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Spending time in nature reduces stress

New research from an interdisciplinary Cornell team has found that as little as 10 minutes in a natural setting can help college students feel happier and lessen the effects of both physical and mental stress.
The research, published Jan. 14 in , is part of a larger examination of "na...
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Moral distress of physicians who care for older adults

In a new study, researchers from Regenstrief Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine and Indiana University Health provide insight into physician moral distress, a condition correlated with burnout and depression. The researchers report that about four of 10 doctors caring for older adul...
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Antibodies: The body's own antidepressants

If the immune system attacks its own body, it can often have devastating consequences: autoantibodies bind to the body's structures, triggering functional disorders. The receptors for glutamate, a neurotransmitter, can also become the target of autoantibodies. Researchers at the Max Planck Instit...
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