FDA may ban electroshock devices used on some psychiatric patients

by Dennis ThompsonFederal regulators are taking a second stab at banning the controversial use of electroshock devices to manage the behavior of patients with intellectual and developmental disorders.

Updated on: March 27,2024 0

FDA may ban electroshock devices used on some psychiatric patients

by Dennis ThompsonFederal regulators are taking a second stab at banning the controversial use of electroshock devices to manage the behavior of patients with intellectual and developmental disorders.

Updated on:March 27,2024 0

New study reveals alarming increase in suicide rates among young Asian American and Pacific Islander population

byBoston University School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhile suicide rates have decreased for white populations over the past two decades, they have increased in the Asian Americ

Updated on: September 18,2024 0

New study reveals alarming increase in suicide rates among young Asian American and Pacific Islander population

byBoston University School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhile suicide rates have decreased for white populations over the past two decades, they have increased in the Asian Americ

Updated on:September 18,2024 0

Mental health disparities growing among transgender adults: Study

by American Public Health AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn the U.S., transgender and gender non-conforming (TGNC) individuals represent a historically marginalized segment of society. They often

Updated on: April 28,2024 0

Mental health disparities growing among transgender adults: Study

by American Public Health AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn the U.S., transgender and gender non-conforming (TGNC) individuals represent a historically marginalized segment of society. They often

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A novel neural explanation for choking under pressure

by Sara Pecchia,Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Biomedical EngineeringCredit: Carnegie Mellon College of EngineeringEvery professional who functions at a high level of performance know

Updated on: September 21,2024 0

A novel neural explanation for choking under pressure

by Sara Pecchia,Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Biomedical EngineeringCredit: Carnegie Mellon College of EngineeringEvery professional who functions at a high level of performance know

Updated on:September 21,2024 0

Study finds middle-aged Americans are lonelier than European counterparts

by American Psychological AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainMiddle-aged adults in the U.S. tend to report significantly higher levels of loneliness than their European counterparts, possibly du

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Study finds middle-aged Americans are lonelier than European counterparts

by American Psychological AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainMiddle-aged adults in the U.S. tend to report significantly higher levels of loneliness than their European counterparts, possibly du

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Amid mental health staffing crunch, Medi-Cal patients help one another

by Indira Khera, KFF Health NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThree people gathered in a classroom on a recent rainy afternoon listened intently as Derrick Cordero urged them to turn their negative

Updated on: March 27,2024 0

Amid mental health staffing crunch, Medi-Cal patients help one another

by Indira Khera, KFF Health NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThree people gathered in a classroom on a recent rainy afternoon listened intently as Derrick Cordero urged them to turn their negative

Updated on:March 27,2024 0

Novel study quantifies immense economic costs of mental illness in the US

by Mike Cummings,Yale UniversityDistribution of savings by mental health status in the model (left panel) and in the data (right panel). The height of the bars captures the fraction of individua

Updated on: April 28,2024 0

Novel study quantifies immense economic costs of mental illness in the US

by Mike Cummings,Yale UniversityDistribution of savings by mental health status in the model (left panel) and in the data (right panel). The height of the bars captures the fraction of individua

Updated on:April 28,2024 0

New study reveals preventable-suicide risk profiles

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeCredit: CC0 Public DomainIndividuals with physical health concerns made up the largest and fastest growing of five subgroups of individuals who died by suicide in

Updated on: March 27,2024 0

New study reveals preventable-suicide risk profiles

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeCredit: CC0 Public DomainIndividuals with physical health concerns made up the largest and fastest growing of five subgroups of individuals who died by suicide in

Updated on:March 27,2024 0

The lottery: You're (very likely) not going to win, so why play?

by Blake Puscher,University of Colorado at BoulderCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSixty years ago last week, New Hampshire became the first U.S. state to allow a government-run lottery followi

Updated on: March 27,2024 0

The lottery: You're (very likely) not going to win, so why play?

by Blake Puscher,University of Colorado at BoulderCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSixty years ago last week, New Hampshire became the first U.S. state to allow a government-run lottery followi

Updated on:March 27,2024 0

Eye-opener: Pupils enlarge when people focus on tasks

by Katherine Egan Bennett, University of Texas at ArlingtonThe progression of the 2-back task. Figure is for illustrative purposes and is not drawn precisely to scale. Credit: Attention, Perception, &

Updated on: May 14,2024 0

Eye-opener: Pupils enlarge when people focus on tasks

by Katherine Egan Bennett, University of Texas at ArlingtonThe progression of the 2-back task. Figure is for illustrative purposes and is not drawn precisely to scale. Credit: Attention, Perception, &

Updated on:May 14,2024 0

Tracking the cellular and genetic roots of neuropsychiatric disease

byYale UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new analysis has revealed detailed information about genetic variation in brain cells that could open new avenues for the targeted treatment o

Updated on: May 30,2024 0

Tracking the cellular and genetic roots of neuropsychiatric disease

byYale UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new analysis has revealed detailed information about genetic variation in brain cells that could open new avenues for the targeted treatment o

Updated on:May 30,2024 0

Social media use linked to risky health behaviors in young people

by British Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSocial media use is associated with risky health behaviors in young people, including increased alcohol, drug and tobacco use, anti-soci

Updated on: June 25,2024 8

Social media use linked to risky health behaviors in young people

by British Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSocial media use is associated with risky health behaviors in young people, including increased alcohol, drug and tobacco use, anti-soci

Updated on:June 25,2024 8