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Anxiety Disorders: Beyond Nervousness

Anxiety Disorders: Beyond Nervousness

Anxiety is a natural emotional response to perceived threats, marked by worry, hyperarousal, and physiological changes that help individuals cope with stress.

Anxiety Disorders: Beyond Nervousness

Anxiety is a natural emotional response to perceived threats, marked by worry, hyperarousal, and physiological changes that help individuals cope with stress.
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
Barbecue and grandma's cookies: New study looks at nostalgia, comfort in food preparation for older adults

Barbecue and grandma's cookies: New study looks at nostalgia, comfort in food preparation for older adults

byWashington State UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFoods that evoke a sense of nostalgia and comfort and have good texture variety are important considerations in prepared meals aimed

Barbecue and grandma's cookies: New study looks at nostalgia, comfort in food preparation for older adults

byWashington State UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFoods that evoke a sense of nostalgia and comfort and have good texture variety are important considerations in prepared meals aimed
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
Masks affect how kids—and parents—read emotions, brain research finds

Masks affect how kids—and parents—read emotions, brain research finds

by Nina Raffio,University of Southern CaliforniaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study by scientists at USC and California State University, Northridge, reveals that face masks—while impor

Masks affect how kids—and parents—read emotions, brain research finds

by Nina Raffio,University of Southern CaliforniaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study by scientists at USC and California State University, Northridge, reveals that face masks—while impor
Study investigates face masks, mood and focus

Study investigates face masks, mood and focus

byUniversity of OtagoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhile face masks are an effective way of preventing the spread of infectious illnesses, a new study reveals the impact they have on people&

Study investigates face masks, mood and focus

byUniversity of OtagoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhile face masks are an effective way of preventing the spread of infectious illnesses, a new study reveals the impact they have on people&
Study finds sexual and gender minorities more likely to experience life dissatisfaction, isolation, stress

Study finds sexual and gender minorities more likely to experience life dissatisfaction, isolation, stress

byBoston UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainUntillast year, few national surveys collected information about the prevalence of social risk factors—individual-level adverse experien

Study finds sexual and gender minorities more likely to experience life dissatisfaction, isolation, stress

byBoston UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainUntillast year, few national surveys collected information about the prevalence of social risk factors—individual-level adverse experien
Poor childhood social and cognitive skills combo linked to teens' poor exam results

Poor childhood social and cognitive skills combo linked to teens' poor exam results

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe combination of poorly developed social and cognitive skills during childhood is linked to poor exam results by the age of 16, with

Poor childhood social and cognitive skills combo linked to teens' poor exam results

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe combination of poorly developed social and cognitive skills during childhood is linked to poor exam results by the age of 16, with
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
What is seasonal depression and how could it impact your mental health?

What is seasonal depression and how could it impact your mental health?

by Maria Salette OntiverosCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs the leaves change color and the days grow shorter, some individuals grapple with more than just the seasonal shift and struggle with seas

What is seasonal depression and how could it impact your mental health?

by Maria Salette OntiverosCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs the leaves change color and the days grow shorter, some individuals grapple with more than just the seasonal shift and struggle with seas
Personalized brain stimulation significantly decreases depression symptoms in pilot study

Personalized brain stimulation significantly decreases depression symptoms in pilot study

byUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineCredit: Wikimedia CommonsIn a small pilot study, UNC School of Medicine researchers led by Flavio Frohlich, Ph.D., used a new clos

Personalized brain stimulation significantly decreases depression symptoms in pilot study

byUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineCredit: Wikimedia CommonsIn a small pilot study, UNC School of Medicine researchers led by Flavio Frohlich, Ph.D., used a new clos
Variety is the spice of learning, memory study suggests

Variety is the spice of learning, memory study suggests

by Jenna Kurtzweil,Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and TechnologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen Ilber Manavbasi attempts a tricky piano riff, he rehearses more than the notes on th

Variety is the spice of learning, memory study suggests

by Jenna Kurtzweil,Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and TechnologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen Ilber Manavbasi attempts a tricky piano riff, he rehearses more than the notes on th