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30-Mar-2021 9:00 AM EDT
Exposure to harmful chemicals in plastic may contribute to postpartum depression
Endocrine Society

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals may influence hormonal shifts during pregnancy as well as contribute to postpartum depression, according to a small study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Released: 1-Apr-2021 8:30 AM EDT
VIDEO and TRANSCRIPT: The Psychological Science of Racism Expert Panel
Newswise

Panelists will discuss the psychological science of how racist attitudes and behaviors are formed, and how they can be influencedd, using science.

Released: 31-Mar-2021 5:35 PM EDT
Prioritise opportunities to say final goodbye during COVID-19 pandemic, study finds
University of Sheffield

First study in bereaved relatives' experience during Covid-19 pandemic lockdown published today

Released: 31-Mar-2021 4:50 PM EDT
Attention and working memory: Two sides of the same neural coin?
Princeton University

In 1890, psychologist William James described attention as the spotlight we shine not only on the world around us, but also on the contents of our minds.

Released: 31-Mar-2021 4:45 PM EDT
Can drinking cocoa protect your heart when you're stressed?
University of Birmingham

Increased consumption of flavanols - a group of molecules occurring naturally in fruit and vegetables - could protect people from mental stress-induced cardiovascular events such as stroke, heart disease and thrombosis, according to new research.

Released: 31-Mar-2021 12:15 PM EDT
Pandemic Dramatically Increases Children’s Mental Health Difficulties
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

A recent survey by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago shows the toll the pandemic is taking and estimates that 70,000 toddlers and children in the city—at a minimum—are showing symptoms that may be connected to detrimental mental and behavioral health.

Released: 31-Mar-2021 8:15 AM EDT
Covering a Pandemic: University of Kentucky Study Explores Impact of COVID-19 on Journalists
University of Kentucky

To learn more about the impact of COVID-19 on TV journalists, researchers in the College of Social Work (CoSW) Self-Care Lab at the University of Kentucky conducted a national study.

Released: 30-Mar-2021 12:55 PM EDT
How to make people follow restrictions without appealing to fear
Aarhus University

Making people fear the coronavirus may motivate us to wash our hands, keep our distance and wear a face mask.

Released: 30-Mar-2021 9:35 AM EDT
Degrees of happiness? Formal education does not lead to greater job satisfaction, study shows
University of Notre Dame

There is almost no relationship between formal educational attainment and job satisfaction, according to new Notre Dame research.

   
Released: 30-Mar-2021 8:50 AM EDT
Pandemic stress, boredom caused some PA residents to increase cigarette use
Penn State College of Medicine

Stress, increased free time and feelings of boredom may have contributed to an increase in the number of cigarettes smoked per day during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Released: 29-Mar-2021 11:20 AM EDT
Mental health support at boarding schools helps male – but not female – students feel emotionally safe from bullying
University at Buffalo

Bullying at boarding schools has a negative impact on students’ emotional health, but for male students, having a school staff member to rely on for support may mute the harmful effects of bullying, according to a new University at Buffalo study. Support networks did not have the same effect for female students, the researchers say.

   
Released: 29-Mar-2021 11:20 AM EDT
Childhood Car Crash Inspires UC San Diego Alumni to Donate to Pediatric Research
UC San Diego Health

UC San Diego alumni make a gift of $1 million towards first-of-its-kind pediatric research. The Cathy and Richard Tryon Pediatric Facial/Psychological Trauma Research Fund will support research at UC San Diego to benefit pediatric patients who have suffered from traumatic facial deformities.

Released: 29-Mar-2021 10:30 AM EDT
Depression affects visual perception
University of Helsinki

Researchers specialised in psychiatry and psychology at the University of Helsinki investigated the effects of depression on visual perception.

Released: 26-Mar-2021 12:50 PM EDT
Twin Study Shows Why Physical Punishment Leads to Child Behavior Problems
University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)

Harsh parenting practices, not genetics, are linked to higher levels of behavior problems in children, according to a new study in the March 2021 volume of Psychological Science, which studied pairs of twins whose parents disciplined them differently.

Released: 25-Mar-2021 5:40 PM EDT
U-M Depression Center to be named for Eisenberg family, in recognition of $30M in giving
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

The University of Michigan Board of Regents today approved the renaming of the U-M Depression Center for Frances and Kenneth Eisenberg and their family, in recognition of their transformational $30 million total giving to depression research and scholarship.

Released: 25-Mar-2021 2:55 PM EDT
Carrying Naloxone Can Save Lives but Newly Abstinent Opioid Users Resist
UC San Diego Health

UC San Diego School of Medicine researchers report that opioid users who participated in a 12-step abstinence program and recently stopped using drugs refused to take home naloxone, even if having it on hand might save lives.

Released: 25-Mar-2021 12:40 PM EDT
Wisdom, Loneliness and Your Intestinal Multitude
UC San Diego Health

UC San Diego scientists have taken the connection between wisdom, loneliness and biology one step further, reporting that wisdom and loneliness appear to influence — and/or be influenced by — microbial diversity of the gut.

Released: 24-Mar-2021 5:15 PM EDT
Resident’s NEJM essay discusses combating anti-Asian hate
University of Washington School of Medicine

Dr. James Lee is a Korean-American resident in psychiatry at the University of Washington School of Medicine. His perspective, “Combating anti-Asian sentiment — a practical guide for clinicians,” was published March 24 in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Released: 24-Mar-2021 4:25 PM EDT
Midlife loneliness is a risk factor for Dementia and Alzheimer's disease
Boston University School of Medicine

Being persistently lonely during midlife (ages 45-64) appears to make people more likely to develop dementia and Alzheimer's Disease (AD) later in life. However, people who recover from loneliness, appear to be less likely to suffer from dementia, compared to people who have never felt lonely.

Released: 24-Mar-2021 3:45 PM EDT
Programs help shield Black youth from effects of racism
University of Georgia

Family-centered prevention programs that foster protective caregiving can buffer the negative effects of racial discrimination on young Black people, according to a study published by University of Georgia researchers.

   
Released: 24-Mar-2021 12:25 PM EDT
Positive self-image and self-esteem protects against weight gain in adolescence
University of Bergen

A new study from the University of Bergen (UiB) shows that the way young people view their bodies have a great impact on their BMI.

   
Released: 24-Mar-2021 10:00 AM EDT
Resident wellness program lowers burnout risks for urology trainees
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

With heavy workloads and high professional and personal demands, medical residents in training – and those in urology residency programs – face a high risk of burnout. At one urology department, a wellness program designed by and for residents produced meaningful reductions in burnout risks, reports a study in Urology Practice®, an Official Journal of the American Urological Association (AUA). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

Released: 23-Mar-2021 3:05 PM EDT
Pilot Study Finds Evidence of Bartonella Infection in Schizophrenia Patients
North Carolina State University

A pilot study has found evidence of Bartonella infection in the blood of people with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder.

Released: 23-Mar-2021 2:45 PM EDT
Harm-reduction experts offer tips on safe drinking
University of Washington School of Medicine

For the past decade, researchers at the University of Washington School of Medicine, Washington State University, and the VA Puget Sound Health Care System have conducted successful studies on harm reduction in Seattle homeless shelters. The researchers offer great advice on how to cut back on drinking.

19-Mar-2021 1:50 PM EDT
College Students’ Alcohol Use Fell, Not Rose, During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic
Research Society on Alcoholism

College students’ alcohol consumption fell during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, notwithstanding concerns that the pandemic may drive up the risk of problematic drinking, according to new studies in Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research. The findings point to changing living conditions as a key influence, and a shift from heavy drinking with peers to lighter drinking with families. College students’ drinking is a longstanding public health concern in the US and international research on the effects of the pandemic has had mixed findings. Some studies have highlighted the drinking risks associated with pandemic stressors, disruptions, and deprivations, and increased depression, anxiety, and loneliness among college students. On the other hand, the closure of liquor stores and bars, the cancellation of events, and financial limitations may be protective against problematic drinking. Understanding how students’ alcohol use changed during the pandemic, and the reasons behind th

     
Released: 22-Mar-2021 5:15 PM EDT
Covid-19 pandemic severely impacts mental health of young people
University of Surrey

The Covid-19 pandemic severely impacted the mental health of young people, with increased levels of clinical depression being identified, a new study published in the journal Psychiatry Research reports. A decrease in alcohol consumption was also identified amongst young people during the pandemic.

Released: 22-Mar-2021 3:30 PM EDT
Online Mindfulness May Improve Mental Health During COVID-19 Pandemic
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

The fear, anxiety and stress associated with the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on mental health. But a new study suggests these symptoms may be alleviated through safe and convenient online mindfulness practices.

19-Mar-2021 5:05 PM EDT
Study underscores need for multidisciplinary care for COVID-19 long-haulers
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

A comprehensive review published today in Nature Medicine offers an initial glimpse of the multi-organ effects of long-term COVID-19 and suggests a framework for the care of COVID-19 long-haulers through dedicated, multidisciplinary clinics.

Released: 22-Mar-2021 8:50 AM EDT
Predicting who may do best with psychedelic-assisted therapy
Ohio State University

A new research review identifies personality traits that have been associated with positive and negative experiences on psychedelics being tested for therapeutic purposes in previous studies, information that could help predict how future clinical trial participants will respond to the drugs.

   
Released: 22-Mar-2021 8:30 AM EDT
Social and Emotional Learning Crucial to Valued Outcomes, Rutgers Expert Says
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Studies show that social and emotional learning could reduce school violence and harassment, while improving attendance, graduation rates and perceptions of school climate. But Maurice Elias, a professor of psychology and director of the Rutgers Social-Emotional and Character Developmental Lab, says in order for that to occur, social and emotional learning (SEL) must become the norm in schools nationwide.

18-Mar-2021 3:15 PM EDT
United States Ranks Lowest in Overall Policies Aimed at Helping Parents Support Children, Study of 20 Developed Nations Finds
Baylor University

The United States ranks lowest in overall policies to help support children in lower-income families. A study of 20 developed nations found that more flexible work hours and paid leave are more effective for children’s psychological health than cash transfers.

19-Mar-2021 3:25 PM EDT
Does ‘harsh parenting’ lead to smaller brains?
Universite de Montreal

A study shows that harsh parenting practices in childhood have long-term repercussions for children’s brain development.

Released: 21-Mar-2021 4:25 PM EDT
Maintaining Emotional Health and Wellbeing During COVID-19
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

A year after the pandemic outbreak a Rutgers mental health expert describes the signs of emotional distress and the steps to treat it

Released: 19-Mar-2021 12:05 PM EDT
Nearly two-thirds of middle-aged and older adults in Canada report adverse childhood experiences
McMaster University

The study used data collected from 44,817 participants enrolled in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA), a large, national population-based study of health and aging. The participants completed questionnaires about adverse childhood experiences through telephone and face-to-face interviews between 2015 and 2018.

Released: 19-Mar-2021 8:00 AM EDT
Health declining in Gen X and Gen Y, national study shows
Ohio State University

Recent generations show a worrying decline in health compared to their parents and grandparents when they were the same age, a new national study reveals.

Released: 18-Mar-2021 9:05 PM EDT
Green space or light at night – how do we improve health?
University of Adelaide

There is a growing body of evidence that exposure to green space is good for our health but a new study from the University of Adelaide has found that this may equally be due to how much light we are exposed to at night.

Released: 18-Mar-2021 4:05 PM EDT
Self-compassion can alleviate feelings of loneliness due to remote work, study finds
Indiana University

A new study led by a psychology researcher at IUPUI has found evidence that feelings of 'work loneliness' during the pandemic are associated with greater depression -- and also that self-compassion seems to mitigate these negative effects.

Released: 18-Mar-2021 11:25 AM EDT
UNH Research: Over Half of At-Risk Youth Not Receiving Needed Mental Health Services
University of New Hampshire

Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have found that more than 50% of children in high-risk populations in the United States are not receiving behavioral health services that could improve their developmental outcomes when it comes to mental and physical health problems.

Released: 17-Mar-2021 3:15 PM EDT
Young adults in a 20-year-long study shed light on what matters for mental health of ethnic diverse youth
Elsevier

A study in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP), published by Elsevier, reports on the young adult assessment of the now 20-year longitudinal Boricua Youth Study (BYS), a large cohort that brings much needed insight about development and mental health of children from diverse ethnic background growing up in disadvantaged contexts.

   
Released: 17-Mar-2021 2:10 PM EDT
The role of adult playfulness in romantic life
Wiley

While play and playfulness have been studied well in children, their structure and consequences are understudied in adults. A new article published in Social and Personality Psychology Compass highlights available research on this topic and also examines why playfulness is important in romantic relationships.

Released: 17-Mar-2021 11:45 AM EDT
An Inside Look at Healthcare Worker Burnout and Compassion Fatigue
Palo Alto University

A physician who has recovered from burnout and is now working to help other physicians develop resiliency, the Co-Director of the Early Trama Intervention Research Lab and a counseling psychologist with expertise in Compassion Fatigue take an inside look at the complex issue of health care worker burnout, the culture in which it exists and potential solutions.

Released: 16-Mar-2021 1:45 PM EDT
Tired at the Office? Take a Quick Break. Your Work Will Benefit.
North Carolina State University

Recent research shows that people are more likely to take “microbreaks” at work on days when they’re tired – but that’s not a bad thing. The researchers found microbreaks help tired employees engage with their work better over the course of the day.

Released: 16-Mar-2021 10:20 AM EDT
How pregnancy turns the stress response on its head
Ohio State University

Researchers found two simultaneous conditions in pregnancy's response to stress that made them realize just how complex the cross-talk between mom and baby is during gestation: Immune cells in the placenta and uterus were not activated, but significant inflammation was detected in the fetal brain.

Released: 16-Mar-2021 8:55 AM EDT
Imposter Syndrome is Common among High Achievers in Med School
Thomas Jefferson University

A high percentage of medical students feel like “imposters” during their first year of medical school, which indicates increasing levels of distress.

   
Released: 16-Mar-2021 8:30 AM EDT
妙佑医疗国际(Mayo Clinic) 研究发现,COVID-19疫情增加了孤独感和其他社会问题,尤其是对于女性
Mayo Clinic

新研究报告称,社交距离规范限制了COVID-19的传播,但封锁和隔离也造成或加剧了其他健康问题。妙佑医疗国际(Mayo Clinic) 研究人员发现,在疫情期间,孤独感显著增加,友谊感也有所下降。这项于2月20日在《社会科学与医学》杂志上发表的研究还表明,疫情对女性和健康状况较差者有特别严重的不良影响。

   


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