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Sometimes mental effort is associated with unpleasant feelings, study says

Sometimes mental effort is associated with unpleasant feelings, study says

byAmerican Psychological AssociationCredit: Teona Swift from PexelsIf somebody complains that it hurts to think, they may be onto something, as mental exertion appears to be associated with unpl

Sometimes mental effort is associated with unpleasant feelings, study says

byAmerican Psychological AssociationCredit: Teona Swift from PexelsIf somebody complains that it hurts to think, they may be onto something, as mental exertion appears to be associated with unpl
PTSD of mass shootings can haunt community members for years, research reveals

PTSD of mass shootings can haunt community members for years, research reveals

by Ernie MundellMass shootings and other traumatic events hit community members hard, with those closest to the incident often experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) even years later, new

PTSD of mass shootings can haunt community members for years, research reveals

by Ernie MundellMass shootings and other traumatic events hit community members hard, with those closest to the incident often experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) even years later, new
Rising temps, rising anxiety: Climate change creates emerging mental health challenge

Rising temps, rising anxiety: Climate change creates emerging mental health challenge

by Claire Grunewald, Miami HeraldCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFlooding tides. Soaring temperatures. Even species disappearing, like a rare cactus declared in July forever "extirpated" f

Rising temps, rising anxiety: Climate change creates emerging mental health challenge

by Claire Grunewald, Miami HeraldCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFlooding tides. Soaring temperatures. Even species disappearing, like a rare cactus declared in July forever "extirpated" f
Study finds low availability of psychiatric appointments for Medicaid patients

Study finds low availability of psychiatric appointments for Medicaid patients

byWeill Cornell Medical College"Any clinician" indicates wait times for appointments across both sampled clinicians and alternate clinicians when alternates were offered. Boxes indicat

Study finds low availability of psychiatric appointments for Medicaid patients

byWeill Cornell Medical College"Any clinician" indicates wait times for appointments across both sampled clinicians and alternate clinicians when alternates were offered. Boxes indicat
Studies find teens with problematic smartphone use are twice as likely to have anxiety

Studies find teens with problematic smartphone use are twice as likely to have anxiety

byKing's College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPSU (problematic smartphone use) describes a pattern of behaviors, thoughts and feelings linked to smartphones that resembles an addi

Studies find teens with problematic smartphone use are twice as likely to have anxiety

byKing's College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPSU (problematic smartphone use) describes a pattern of behaviors, thoughts and feelings linked to smartphones that resembles an addi
Creative arts therapy programs can help health care workers through burnout and on-the-job stress

Creative arts therapy programs can help health care workers through burnout and on-the-job stress

by Marc Moss and Rafaela Mantelli,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDoctors and nurses seldom learn in school how to tell a family that their loved one is not going to survive. Y

Creative arts therapy programs can help health care workers through burnout and on-the-job stress

by Marc Moss and Rafaela Mantelli,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDoctors and nurses seldom learn in school how to tell a family that their loved one is not going to survive. Y
How adaptable to psychosocial stress is the teenage brain?

How adaptable to psychosocial stress is the teenage brain?

by Bettina Hennebach,Max Planck SocietyThe adolescents who became more resilient with age showed greater myelination in the prefrontal cortex. Credit: MPI CBSMental illness often occurs for the

How adaptable to psychosocial stress is the teenage brain?

by Bettina Hennebach,Max Planck SocietyThe adolescents who became more resilient with age showed greater myelination in the prefrontal cortex. Credit: MPI CBSMental illness often occurs for the
Study: Parents who experience intimate partner violence show higher potential for stress, child maltreatment

Study: Parents who experience intimate partner violence show higher potential for stress, child maltreatment

byUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainParents who recently experienced intimate partner violence reported more parenting stress and higher potent

Study: Parents who experience intimate partner violence show higher potential for stress, child maltreatment

byUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainParents who recently experienced intimate partner violence reported more parenting stress and higher potent
Non-substance-related mental health disorders commonly seen in overdose decedents

Non-substance-related mental health disorders commonly seen in overdose decedents

by Lori SolomonMore than one in five people who died of drug overdose in 2022 (21.9%) had a reported non-substance-related mental health disorder (MHD), according to researchpublishedin th

Non-substance-related mental health disorders commonly seen in overdose decedents

by Lori SolomonMore than one in five people who died of drug overdose in 2022 (21.9%) had a reported non-substance-related mental health disorder (MHD), according to researchpublishedin th
Study finds unhealthy commodities—like alcohol and social media—are connected with poor mental health

Study finds unhealthy commodities—like alcohol and social media—are connected with poor mental health

byPublic Library of ScienceMental health. Credit: Rosy / Bad Homburg / Germany; Pixabay Content License"Unhealthy commodities" such as tobacco, alcohol, ultra-processed foods, social m

Study finds unhealthy commodities—like alcohol and social media—are connected with poor mental health

byPublic Library of ScienceMental health. Credit: Rosy / Bad Homburg / Germany; Pixabay Content License"Unhealthy commodities" such as tobacco, alcohol, ultra-processed foods, social m
Postpartum women filled more benzodiazepine prescriptions during pandemic

Postpartum women filled more benzodiazepine prescriptions during pandemic

by Leigh Hataway,University of GeorgiaDiagnoses of Postpartum Anxiety or Depression Among Privately Insured Women, January 2016-December 2020. Credit:Archives of Women's Mental Health&

Postpartum women filled more benzodiazepine prescriptions during pandemic

by Leigh Hataway,University of GeorgiaDiagnoses of Postpartum Anxiety or Depression Among Privately Insured Women, January 2016-December 2020. Credit:Archives of Women's Mental Health&
Research aims to improve understanding of children's procrastination

Research aims to improve understanding of children's procrastination

byBrockUniversityAccording to the multicomponent definition of procrastination, procrastination occurs when all the following criteria are met: the start or completion of a task is delayed

Research aims to improve understanding of children's procrastination

byBrockUniversityAccording to the multicomponent definition of procrastination, procrastination occurs when all the following criteria are met: the start or completion of a task is delayed