Mental Health

Did the Movie 'Joker' Reinforce Prejudice Against Mentally Ill?
April 28, 2020



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By Amy Norton
MONDAY, April 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- The movie "Joker" won multiple awards and broke a box office record, but a new study is questioning whether it also fueled prejudi...
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Natural mood regulation low or even absent in people with depression
April 22, 2020
Periods of lockdown during the COVID-19 situation likely to exacerbate problems with mood regulation, say experts at the University of Oxford.
Mood varies from hour-to-hour, day-to-day and healthy mood regulation involves choosing activities that help settle one's mood. However, in si...
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Spinal cord injury increases risk for mental health disorders
April 22, 2020
In a new study, published in , researchers from Michigan Medicine find adults with spinal cord injury are at a higher risk of developing mental health disorders, including depression and anxiety, compared to adults without the condition.
The research team examined insurance claims dat...
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Novel class of specific RNAs may explain increased depression susceptibility in females
April 22, 2020
Researchers at Mount Sinai have found that a novel class of genes known as long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) expressed in the brain may play a pivotal role in regulating mood and driving sex-specific susceptibility versus resilience to depression. In a study published online, in the journal on Apri...
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Antibodies could provide new treatment for OCD
April 21, 2020
Scientists at Queen Mary University of London and the University of Roehampton, London, have discovered that patients suffering from obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) have increased levels of a protein called Immuno-moodulin (Imood) in their lymphocytes, a type of immune cell.
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Researchers achieve remote control of hormone release
April 18, 2020
Abnormal levels of stress hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol are linked to a variety of mental health disorders, including depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). MIT researchers have now devised a way to remotely control the release of these hormones from the adrenal gland, us...
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AHA News: Nearly Killed in OKC Bombing, She Vowed to Change Her Life
April 17, 2020


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THURSDAY, April 16, 2020 (American Heart Association News) -- Still in her desk chair, a window curtain somehow wrapped around ...
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Experimental Drug Shows Promise for Schizophrenia
April 17, 2020



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By Amy Norton
THURSDAY, April 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental drug may ease a range of symptoms that strike people with ...
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Money Not a Good Measure of Your Self-Worth
April 15, 2020



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TUESDAY, April 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- When the Beatles sang that "money can't buy me love," they were right, researchers say.
"When people base their self-worth on financial success, they experienc...
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4 in 10 Security Guards Suffer PTSD, Study Finds
April 15, 2020



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TUESDAY, April 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Many British security guards have post-traumatic stress ...
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