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24-Jun-2024 9:30 AM EDT
What You Eat at Age 40 Could Influence Your Quality of Life at 70
American Society for Nutrition (ASN)

A new study found that fewer than 1 in 10 people were able to live free of disease and maintain good physical, cognitive and mental health to age 70 and beyond. The study suggests that sticking to a healthy diet in midlife could increase your chance of achieving healthy aging.

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Newswise: Behavioral Health Researchers Study Hundreds of Brain Scans to Explore the Biology of Depression
Released: 1-Jul-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Behavioral Health Researchers Study Hundreds of Brain Scans to Explore the Biology of Depression
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

In the last 50 years, behavioral health researchers have made major progress in understanding depression not as a condition born purely from lived experiences, but as a multi-faceted disorder with complex underlying biology.

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Newswise: Christine Suniti Bhat Begins Term as President of American Counseling Association
Released: 27-Jun-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Christine Suniti Bhat Begins Term as President of American Counseling Association
American Counseling Association

An Ohio University professor and an expert on cyberbullying prevention begins her term as President of the world's largest association representing professional counselors.

Newswise: First of its kind study shines light on LGBTQ+ farmer mental health
Released: 27-Jun-2024 11:05 AM EDT
First of its kind study shines light on LGBTQ+ farmer mental health
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

LGBTQ+ people involved in farm work are over three times more likely to experience depression and suicidal intent and about two and a half times more likely to experience anxiety than the general population. That’s according to a new study led by farmer mental health experts at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Newswise: Postpartum urinary incontinence linked to mental health
Released: 27-Jun-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Postpartum urinary incontinence linked to mental health
UT Southwestern Medical Center

A UT Southwestern Medical Center study of hundreds of underserved women showed that depression and anxiety, in addition to physical factors such as a higher body mass index and previous births, are associated with lingering postpartum urinary incontinence.

Released: 27-Jun-2024 4:05 AM EDT
What's the secret to building resilience in elite sports?
University of Portsmouth

A study led by the University of Portsmouth in England has shed new light on how resilience develops in elite athletes, providing invaluable insights for enhancing both performance and mental health in competitive sports.

Released: 26-Jun-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Playing youth sports linked to better mental health in adults
Ohio State University

Adults who continuously played organized sports through their youth have fewer symptoms of anxiety and depression than those who never played or those who dropped out, a new study finds. And those who dropped out of sports had poorer mental health than those who never played at all.

Released: 26-Jun-2024 11:00 AM EDT
Overcoming Challenges Encountered by Spanish-Speaking Trauma Patients
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

Many trauma patients face a myriad of challenges when recovering from a traumatic injury, problems that can be compounded when their English proficiency is limited. An outreach program to Spanish-speaking trauma patients can help improve access to follow-up care and community resources, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS)

Released: 25-Jun-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Ask the experts: How can we measure our own happiness?
Michigan State University

Given the many sources of stress and anxiety individuals encounter each day, its not surprising that people often wonder if they are happy or not. Yet, how do people define happiness and well-being? What are some ways to view and conceptualize happiness? Michigan State University researchers Bill Chopik and Rich Lucas answer this question.

   
Newswise: Electroconvulsive therapy or ketamine? Clinical factors affect outcomes
Released: 25-Jun-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Electroconvulsive therapy or ketamine? Clinical factors affect outcomes
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Patients with moderate to severe treatment-resistant depression (TRD) might have better symptom relief from ketamine infusions than from electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), but those with severe TRD could benefit more from ECT early in treatment, an analysis led by a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher shows. The findings, published in JAMA Network Open, are the first to identify characteristics that distinguish which treatments might benefit TRD patients more.

9-Jun-2024 7:05 PM EDT
LGBTQ+ students in collegiate recovery programs are doing very well but have unique needs
Research Society on Alcoholism

Compared to their cisgender/heterosexual peers, LGBTQ+ college students are at an elevated risk of substance use and mental health challenges. While collegiate recovery programs provide an array of support to students in recovery from substance use disorders, scarce research has examined the unique needs of LGBTQ+ students within this population.

     
18-Jun-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Resiliency shaped by activity in the gut microbiome and brain
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

A new UCLA Health study has found that resilient people exhibit neural activity in the brain regions associated with improved cognition and regulating of emotions, and were more mindful and better at describing their feelings.

Released: 18-Jun-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Journal Explores the Experiences of Minority and Young Populations Within LGBTQ Community
American Counseling Association

The experiences and mental health of children, youth and marginalized groups within the LGBTQ+ community is the focus of a special two-part series in the Journal of LGBTQ Issues in Counseling.

Newswise:Video Embedded firearms-and-mental-health-8-top-facts-to-know
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Released: 14-Jun-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Firearms and mental health: 8 top facts to know
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

A video and story with insights from three mental health professionals with expertise in firearm injury prevention

Newswise: Confronting trauma alleviates chronic pain among older veterans
11-Jun-2024 11:00 AM EDT
Confronting trauma alleviates chronic pain among older veterans
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

A new study led by UCLA Health and the U.S. Veterans Affairs Office found chronic pain among older adults could be significantly reduced through a newly developed psychotherapy that works by confronting past trauma and stress-related emotions that can exacerbate pain symptoms.

Released: 13-Jun-2024 12:05 AM EDT
APA poll finds younger workers feel stressed, lonely and undervalued
American Psychological Association (APA)

Younger workers are struggling with feelings of loneliness and a lack of appreciation at work and tend to feel more comfortable working with people their own age, according to a survey by the American Psychological Association.

7-Jun-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Does Having a Child with Low Birth Weight Increase a Person’s Risk of Dementia?
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

People who give birth to infants less than 5.5 pounds may be more likely to have memory and thinking problems later in life than people who give birth to infants who do not have a low birth weight, according to a study published in the June 12, 2024, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

7-Jun-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Depressive Symptoms in Young Adults Linked to Thinking, Memory Problems in Midlife
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

People who experience prolonged depressive symptoms starting in young adulthood may have worse thinking and memory skills in middle age, according to a study published in the June 12, 2024, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Newswise: Pilot Study in JNCCN Explores New Approach for Reducing Anxiety and Improving Quality of Life after Stem Cell Transplantation
10-Jun-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Pilot Study in JNCCN Explores New Approach for Reducing Anxiety and Improving Quality of Life after Stem Cell Transplantation
National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®)

Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute found significant uptake and scalability in phone-based “PATH” intervention to improve psychological well-being in blood cancer patients, according to new study in JNCCN.

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Released: 10-Jun-2024 2:05 PM EDT
New Study Shows State of Illinois a Leader in Legislation on Perinatal Mental Health
School of Social Work, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Having advanced six policies since 2008 to detect and promote treatment of perinatal mental health conditions, the state of Illinois has emerged as a leader in these critical health areas, according to a study by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign social work professors Karen M. Tabb, center, and Sandra Kopels. U. of I. alumnus Xavier Ramirez co-wrote the paper, published in Frontiers in Psychiatry.

Released: 4-Jun-2024 10:20 AM EDT
Uncovering mysteries of the developing brain
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Thousands of American teens and their families are helping scientists learn more about the growth and development of the brain and its impacts on behavior, mental health and much more, through a national study called ABCD that also includes thousands of other young people nationwide.

31-May-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Stopping a spreading fire: identifying connections between adverse childhood events and substance use disorders
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Physical and sexual abuse, having parents who misuse substances, and witnessing violent crime are tragic events that don’t remain locked in a single point in time. Rather, they are termed adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and 64 percent of American adults who participated in a recent survey reported experiencing at least one ACE prior to turning 18 years old.

   
Newswise: Increased risk of homelessness for youths growing up in foster homes
Released: 3-Jun-2024 7:05 PM EDT
Increased risk of homelessness for youths growing up in foster homes
University of South Australia

New research from the University of South Australia (UniSA) and Curtin University finds that up to 36% of young people leaving foster homes in Australia wind up homeless – compared to less than 10% of the general youth population.

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Released: 3-Jun-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Societal and biological factors both contribute to mental health issues in the wake of COVID-19
University of Chicago Medical Center

Healthcare teams and researchers have documented an increase in mental health issues since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. UChicago experts explore these trends and discuss how biological and societal factors alike can contribute.

29-May-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Childhood stress linked with earlier substance use in male and female teens
Endocrine Society

Stress during childhood is associated with earlier substance use in male and female adolescents, according to a study presented Saturday at ENDO 2024, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in Boston, Mass. Traumatic events may increase substance use risk for males, while environmental stress and early puberty may increase the risk for females, the researchers found.

Newswise: How community stress affects Black Americans’ mental health and wellbeing
Released: 30-May-2024 3:05 PM EDT
How community stress affects Black Americans’ mental health and wellbeing
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Residential segregation is an example of the long history of structural racism in the United States. Black Americans are more likely to live in low-quality neighborhoods, which contributes to disparities in health outcomes.

Released: 30-May-2024 1:05 PM EDT
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Showcases Groundbreaking Discoveries in Sleep Medicine at SLEEP 2024
University of Miami Health System, Miller School of Medicine

The studies underscore the critical role of environmental, social, and cultural factors in shaping sleep outcomes and highlight the urgent need for targeted interventions.

Released: 30-May-2024 6:00 AM EDT
American Society of Anesthesiologists Launches ‘SafeHaven’ to Deliver Resources to Combat Burnout, Promote Mental Health
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)

The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) today announced the launch of its new wellness initiative SafeHaven, a program created by clinicians for clinicians, offering personalized assistance to help combat stress and burnout. ASA, in partnership with the ASA Charitable Foundation and VITAL WorkLife, the leading mental health and well-being expert for health care organizations and their workforces, are providing the resource to anesthesiologists at a time when reports of physician burnout are at an all-time high.

Newswise: Johns Hopkins Children’s Center Study Shows More Than Just Social Media Use May Be Causing Depression in Young Adults
Released: 29-May-2024 10:00 AM EDT
Johns Hopkins Children’s Center Study Shows More Than Just Social Media Use May Be Causing Depression in Young Adults
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Over the past few decades, there has been a significant increase in the prevalence of depression in adolescents and young adults — and a simultaneous uptick in the inclusion of technology and social media in everyday life. However, it is unclear how exactly social media use and depression are associated and relate to other behaviors, such as physical activity, green space exposure, cannabis use and eveningness (the tendency to stay up late).

Released: 28-May-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Rutgers Researchers Examine Black Men’s Perceptions of Labeling After a Violent Firearm Injury
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

The way Black men see themselves after a firearm injury – whether as a survivor or victim – could change over time and have implications on their mental health, according to a Rutgers Health study.



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