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Released: 16-Nov-2020 1:00 PM EST
ARN to Host Free Webinar Series on Mental Health Issues in the Time of COVID-19
Association of Rehabilitation Nurses

The Association of Rehabilitation Nurses (ARN), in partnership with MedBridge, is offering a free two-part webinar series covering the critical skills nurses need to assess, manage, and address the mental and psychosocial well-being of patients with COVID-19, families, caregivers, colleagues—and themselves.

Released: 16-Nov-2020 11:05 AM EST
Mediterranean Diet Helps Reduce Effects of Stress in Animal Model, Study Shows
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

Even before the pandemic and the presidential election, Americans reported some of the highest perceived levels of stress in the world, according to the American Psychological Association.

Released: 16-Nov-2020 9:00 AM EST
Johns Hopkins Medicine Collaborates On $45 Million Grant To Change The Way Communities Respond To Behavioral Health Crisis
Johns Hopkins Medicine

People who experience a crisis related to their behavioral health are often met by teams poorly equipped to respond to their disease, including police or emergency room teams. Now, Johns Hopkins Medicine and 14 other hospitals across Maryland have received $45 million in funding to start an initiative aimed at reducing unnecessary emergency department use and police interactions for substance use and mental health crises.

Released: 13-Nov-2020 11:10 AM EST
Be mindful: Study shows mindfulness might not work as you expect
University at Buffalo

Research from the University at Buffalo that measured participants' cardiovascular responses to stressful tasks suggests that mindfulness doesn't help to manage stress as it's happening

Released: 13-Nov-2020 8:15 AM EST
VIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE: Bringing Down Blood Sugar Now! Newswise Live Event for Nov. 12
Newswise

With multiple studies showing that COVID deaths and complications increase step-by-step with increasing blood sugar levels, a groundbreaking Newswise Webinar on Thursday November 12th from 2 to 3 pm ET will examine national, clinical and community strategies to immediately improve COVID outcomes through comprehensive nutrition information and action.

   
Released: 12-Nov-2020 4:55 PM EST
Student Medical Records at UC San Diego Make Epic Change and a California First
UC San Diego Health

UC San Diego was the first university in California to connect 40,000 student health records to the electronic health record platform of its top-ranked academic medical center, UC San Diego Health. The experience has created a model for other colleges.

Released: 12-Nov-2020 3:30 PM EST
Study: Exercise Classes Reduce Loneliness, Social Isolation in Seniors
Cedars-Sinai

Seniors who joined group exercise classes experienced decreased loneliness and social isolation, according to a new Cedars-Sinai study conducted before the COVID-19 pandemic. The classes have continued virtually since March, and early results suggest the online versions are also effective. Seniors face increased risk for developing serious health issues or even death if they lack social connections or feel alone. Both issues are widespread in the U.S., where more than a third of adults 45 and older feel lonely and nearly a quarter of those 65 and older are socially isolated.

Released: 12-Nov-2020 8:35 AM EST
The Medical Minute: Overcoming pandemic fatigue
Penn State Health

After nine months of social distancing, masking and quarantining, many people are experiencing pandemic fatigue. Whether it manifests as anxiety, exhaustion or defiance, it’s important to recognize and address it for the sake of our physical and emotional health.

Released: 11-Nov-2020 7:05 PM EST
Study looks at impact of disasters on mental health
University of Delaware

A new study found suicide rates increase during disasters such as hurricanes and tornadoes. A team of researchers examined the impact of 281 natural disasters on suicide rates during a 12-year span and found overall suicide rates increased by 23% when compared to rates before and after the disaster.

Released: 11-Nov-2020 4:55 PM EST
Life after COVID-19 hospitalization: Statewide study shows major lasting effects on health, work and more
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Outcomes for COVID-19 patients two months after a stay in one of 38 Michigan hospitals include high rates of death, rehospitalization, lingering physical and mental health issues, problems with everyday activities and issues with work and finances.

5-Nov-2020 5:40 PM EST
Study Suggests Brain Injuries May Evolve, Not Resolve, Over Time
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

Service members with concussions may have symptoms that continue to evolve up to five years after the initial injury, according to a study published in the November 11, 2020, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The findings challenge the idea that these individuals with chronic brain injuries maintain a relatively stable course of recovery.

Released: 11-Nov-2020 12:55 PM EST
Sleep loss hijacks brain's activity during learning
Elsevier

Sleep is crucial for consolidating our memories, and sleep deprivation has long been known to interfere with learning and memory.

Released: 11-Nov-2020 12:25 PM EST
Employment insecurity linked to anxiety and depression among young adults during COVID-19
University of Toronto

Young adults may be less susceptible to the serious adverse health effects of COVID-19, but they have not been absolved from economic and employment downturns -- and there has been little research on how employment insecurity has affected them.

   
Released: 11-Nov-2020 11:40 AM EST
More Young Adults Are Thinking About Suicide and Death, National Survey Finds
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

More than one-third of young adults in the United States report having thoughts of death and suicide, while nearly half show at least moderate symptoms of depression, according to a nationwide survey led by researchers from Rutgers University–New Brunswick, Harvard Medical School, Northeastern, Harvard and Northwestern universities.

   
Released: 10-Nov-2020 2:05 PM EST
COVID poses hardships for people with substance abuse problems
University of Michigan

Both fatal and nonfatal overdoses have increased this year compared to last, according to a recent report by the Overdose Data Mapping Application Program. And, anecdotal information suggests that compared to last year, people in recovery are relapsing at alarming rates.

Released: 10-Nov-2020 1:35 PM EST
Significant psychological toll from New Zealand COVID-19 lockdown
University of Otago

Research has confirmed the nationwide Alert Level 4 COVID-19 lockdown had a significant toll on New Zealanders' well-being, especially for younger people - but the results were not all negative.

9-Nov-2020 2:40 PM EST
Study: Loneliness Highest in the 20s and Lowest in the 60s
UC San Diego Health

Seeking to develop effective interventions, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine examined the psychological and environmental factors that lead to patterns of loneliness in different age groups.

Released: 10-Nov-2020 11:05 AM EST
COVID-19 triggers OCD in children and young people
Aarhus University

Many children and young people with obsessive thoughts and compulsions experience that their OCD, anxiety and depressive symptoms worsen during a crisis such as COVID-19.

Released: 10-Nov-2020 11:00 AM EST
Tackling Teenage Depression: $4 Million NIH Grant Supports Search for Biomarkers for Severe Depression
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), in 2017 approximately 13% of adolescents in the United States, or 3.2 million children aged 12 to 17, had at least one major episode of depression. While many recover from such an episode, a significant portion will develop severe depression or a chronic mood disorder. There is an urgent need to identify adolescents who are at higher risk for serious problems and may benefit from aggressive treatment.

Released: 10-Nov-2020 10:15 AM EST
Mindfulness interventions can change health behaviors – Integrated model helps to explain how they work
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

A growing body of evidence supports the effectiveness of mindfulness approaches to promote positive changes in health behaviors. New neurobiologically based models of “mindful self-regulation” help to explain the how mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) work to help people make healthy behavior changes, according to a review in the November/December issue of Harvard Review of Psychiatry. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.



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