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8-Jun-2023 9:00 AM EDT
Body image concerns significantly higher in women living with PCOS
Endocrine Society

Women living with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) experience greater body image concerns than individuals without the condition, according to research being presented Saturday at ENDO 2023, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in Chicago, Ill.

13-Jun-2023 9:00 AM EDT
High-quality child care contributes to later success in science, math
American Psychological Association (APA)

Children who receive high-quality child care as babies, toddlers and preschoolers do better in science, technology, engineering and math through high school, and that link is stronger among children from low-income backgrounds, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

   
Newswise: Conflict in marriage less harmful for kids when dad keeps it constructive
Released: 14-Jun-2023 4:00 PM EDT
Conflict in marriage less harmful for kids when dad keeps it constructive
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Conflict is unavoidable in all marriages. When it erupts in families with children, stressed or angry parents may take their pain out on the kids, projecting their anger or withdrawing emotionally or physically. In the worst cases, children’s socioemotional development can suffer. But the way parents, especially fathers, deal with marital conflict can make a difference to kids, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Released: 14-Jun-2023 11:45 AM EDT
Hackensack Meridian Health Invests in Canary Speech, Company with AI Software to Assess Anxiety, Wellness in Spoken Words
Hackensack Meridian Health

Hackensack Meridian Health and its Bear’s Den program invest in company to help detect potential health problems hinted in speech patterns

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Newswise: Chula Psychologist Recommends Mindsets for Aging Gracefully
Released: 14-Jun-2023 8:55 AM EDT
Chula Psychologist Recommends Mindsets for Aging Gracefully
Chulalongkorn University

What is the Aging Gracefully concept? How can one face aging gracefully? Chula Psychology lecturer has the answers for those who are entering the aging society to have confidence in their physical and mental health.

Newswise: Cutting back on social media reduces anxiety, depression, loneliness
Released: 14-Jun-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Cutting back on social media reduces anxiety, depression, loneliness
Iowa State University

Iowa State University researchers found college students who tried to cut their social media use to 30 minutes per day scored significantly lower for anxiety, depression, loneliness and fear of missing out at the end of the two-week experiment and when compared to the control group.

Newswise: American Counseling Association Names New Chief Financial Officer
Released: 13-Jun-2023 7:35 PM EDT
American Counseling Association Names New Chief Financial Officer
American Counseling Association

The American Counseling Association (ACA) is pleased to announce the selection of Mahzarine Chinoy, CPA, as chief financial officer (CFO), effective June 20. She most recently served as vice president for administration and finance at the National Women’s Law Center.

Newswise: Transforming Cleveland recreation centers with trauma-informed care approach
Released: 13-Jun-2023 3:10 PM EDT
Transforming Cleveland recreation centers with trauma-informed care approach
Case Western Reserve University

The city’s recreation centers offer opportunities from cooking classes to robotics workshops. But Case Western Reserve University researchers found—through partnership and exhaustive examination—these community hubs serve another critical function: as safe spaces where children often vulnerable to trauma can heal.

Released: 13-Jun-2023 2:50 PM EDT
Opioid Use Disorder Patients Report Higher Rates of Suicidality, PCOM Study Finds
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

More than 37% of adults receiving office-based treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) reported experiencing suicidal thoughts over their lifetime, and 27% reported attempting suicide, rates that are “notably higher” than the general population, according to a Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine study that also identifies predictors for suicidality in people with OUD. The findings may better identify at-risk patients and inform mental health prevention and treatment efforts.

Newswise: Mount Sinai Health System Launches New Season of Road to Resilience Podcast
Released: 13-Jun-2023 1:50 PM EDT
Mount Sinai Health System Launches New Season of Road to Resilience Podcast
Mount Sinai Health System

The Mount Sinai Health System’s flagship podcast, Road to Resilience, is returning to the airwaves after a yearlong hiatus, the Health System announced today.

Newswise: McKee Foundation Awards Research Grant to TTUHSC El Paso’s Southwest Brain Bank
Released: 13-Jun-2023 12:30 PM EDT
McKee Foundation Awards Research Grant to TTUHSC El Paso’s Southwest Brain Bank
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

The Southwest Brain Bank's focus is on neuroscience research related to psychiatric illness. It is a research organization that collects, studies, and distributes donated brain tissue to scientists.

Released: 13-Jun-2023 11:40 AM EDT
Potential Improvement of Learning and Memory in Down Syndrome
Alzheimer's Center at Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine

A new approach could enhance memory and learning in individuals with Down syndrome by stabilizing a key component in the body's protein sorting system called the retromer complex.

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Released: 13-Jun-2023 10:55 AM EDT
How to care for skin with vitiligo
American Academy of Dermatology

Vitiligo is a disease that causes the skin to lose its natural color, resulting in light or white patches of skin. This condition, which affects people of all ages and ethnicities, not only affects patients’ skin, but also can cause low self-esteem and depression, and be associated with other medical conditions.

Newswise: Mental health counselors train to help communities, not just individuals
Released: 13-Jun-2023 7:00 AM EDT
Mental health counselors train to help communities, not just individuals
American Counseling Association

Many counseling students are pursuing civic engagement as part of their training. Newly published articles in Counseling Education and Supervision highlight pilot programs aimed at training counselors on how to get involved in antiracism and community support.

Newswise: Counselors need better training to help BIPOC clients, educators say
Released: 13-Jun-2023 6:00 AM EDT
Counselors need better training to help BIPOC clients, educators say
American Counseling Association

Counselors need to learn a form of interaction called cultural empathy, which involves honoring racial and cultural differences to better grasp a client’s experiences, according to a new journal article in Counseling Education and Supervision, a journal of the American Counseling Association.

Released: 12-Jun-2023 8:15 PM EDT
U.S. consumers judge morality of armed self-protection on case-by-case basis
Oregon State University

American consumers use their understanding of gun rights when judging the morality of civilians’ use of guns to protect themselves from crime, and that assessment varies depending on specific scenarios, new research from Oregon State University shows.

Released: 12-Jun-2023 4:10 PM EDT
An experience or a material product: Which new purchase is more likely to elicit envy in other consumers?
University of Utah

A new study by researchers at the University of Utah suggests that the type of product and the kind of comparison being made interact to generate feelings of consumption envy, which has implications for consumer marketing.

   
Released: 12-Jun-2023 3:40 PM EDT
Working hard for money decreases consumers’ willingness to risk their earnings, study shows
University of Notre Dame

New research from Christopher Bechler, assistant professor of marketing in The University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business, shows that the harder an individual consumer works, the less willing they are to risk those earnings through investments and elsewhere.

   
Newswise: Farm stressors affect mental health of adults and adolescent children
Released: 12-Jun-2023 2:55 PM EDT
Farm stressors affect mental health of adults and adolescent children
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Agriculture is a stressful occupation, and farmers face substantial mental health challenges. Research indicates they often experience higher levels of anxiety and depression compared to the general population, but less is known about the effects on their families. A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign explores how economic stressors affect the mental health of U.S. farmers and their adolescent children.

   
Released: 12-Jun-2023 12:20 PM EDT
Self-Esteem of Kids with Short Stature Tied to Social Supports, Not Height
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Challenging the assumption that short stature negatively impacts children and adolescents’ self-esteem, a new study by researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has found that in otherwise healthy short youth, quality of life and self-esteem are associated with coping skills and how supported they feel and not the degree of their short stature. The findings were published in The Journal of Pediatrics.

8-Jun-2023 11:30 AM EDT
Loneliness, insomnia linked to work with AI systems
American Psychological Association (APA)

Employees who frequently interact with artificial intelligence systems are more likely to experience loneliness that can lead to insomnia and increased after-work drinking, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

Released: 9-Jun-2023 6:50 PM EDT
Study highlights why people who are sexually harassed might not come forward immediately, or at all
University of Exeter

New research has revealed there is a gap between how people imagine they’d act if sexually harassed and how those who experience it respond.

Released: 9-Jun-2023 5:35 PM EDT
Women feel the pain of losses more than men when faced with risky choices – new research
University of Bath

Women are less willing to take risks than men because they are more sensitive to the pain of any losses they might incur than any gains they might make, new research from the University of Bath School of Management shows.

Released: 9-Jun-2023 1:35 PM EDT
Shed those pounds while digesting all these weight-loss research headlines from the Weight Loss channel
Newswise

As more families consider bariatric surgery a viable option to treat their child’s obesity, it is important to stay up-to-date on the latest research on weight loss. You can find the latest research on bariatric surgery and other weight loss options in the Weight Loss channel on Newswise, where journalists can find story ideas on this trending topic.

7-Jun-2023 1:10 PM EDT
LGB adults at higher risk of suicidal thoughts and self-harm
University College London

Lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people are more than twice as likely than their straight peers to experience suicidal thoughts or self-harming behaviours, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

   
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Released: 8-Jun-2023 2:15 PM EDT
Mount Sinai Creates Transformational New Model of Behavioral Health Care With New State-of-the-Art $140 Million Center
Mount Sinai Health System

Mount Sinai Health System today hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly constructed Mount Sinai-Behavioral Health Center, located at 45 Rivington Street in Lower Manhattan. The $140 million facility—believed to be the largest private investment in mental health care in New York State history—will transform behavioral health care in New York City by serving as a comprehensive “one-stop shop” for mental health care, substance use treatment, and primary care.

Released: 8-Jun-2023 2:05 PM EDT
'Most horrible’ brain tumor patients falling through healthcare cracks, study shows
University of Essex

Patients suffering from the “most horrible” rare brain tumour are falling through the cracks of mental health provision, University of Essex researchers have found.

Released: 7-Jun-2023 6:10 PM EDT
Does evening “recovery” affect a person’s mood at work the next day?
Wiley

The quality of recovery a person experiences on a given evening after work may impact their mood when they start their job again the next day, according to new research published in the Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology.

Released: 7-Jun-2023 4:40 PM EDT
Social participation promotes optimal aging in older adults, research shows
University of Toronto

A new study followed more than 7000 middle aged and older Canadians for approximately three years to understand whether higher rates of social participation were associated with successful aging in later life.

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Released: 7-Jun-2023 4:20 PM EDT
'STRIVE' mental health treatment program reduces suicide attempts, saves lives
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Suicide rates have been increasing for decades, along with a national shortage of mental health professionals. The Suicide and Trauma Reduction Initiative for Veterans (STRIVE) at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center is designed to meet this growing need.

Released: 7-Jun-2023 2:45 PM EDT
What your likes, posts really say about you
Washington University in St. Louis

The myriad ways in which we use social media can be grouped into four broad categories, each of which is associated with a cluster of specific personality and behavioral traits, suggests new research from Washington University in St. Louis. Study authors say: Social media is here to stay, so clarifying how people use social media and raising awareness of these findings are crucial first steps toward ultimately helping people understand how they can avoid the negative aspects of social networking and engage in healthier social media usage.

Released: 7-Jun-2023 1:20 PM EDT
New research: maybe crying in baseball is a good thing?
Cornell University

Venturing out of one’s comfort zone to perform a task – and then performing poorly in that task, such as a baseball pitcher trying to hit – can lead to better performance when returning to one’s specialty, according to new research.

Released: 7-Jun-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Research Highlights the Dangers of Anti-Trans Legislation
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

More states are banning gender-affirming care for minors. Conversion therapy is still legal in much of the country. New studies show why that’s a deadly combination.

   
Newswise: Why some military veterans may be more at-risk of PTSD symptoms
Released: 7-Jun-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Why some military veterans may be more at-risk of PTSD symptoms
Iowa State University

Service members deployed to conflict zones may be at greater risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder if they were abused in childhood. This, along with other findings from a new study, help clarify how adverse experiences early in life can make people more vulnerable to trauma later on.

Released: 6-Jun-2023 4:10 PM EDT
‘Loneliness is far more than just a bad feeling’
University of Miami

University of Miami experts offer their views on the reasons for this social phenomenon and ways to combat it.

Released: 6-Jun-2023 2:25 PM EDT
Social media ‘trust’/’distrust’ buttons could reduce spread of misinformation
University College London

The addition of ‘trust’ and ‘distrust’ buttons on social media, alongside standard ‘like’ buttons, could help to reduce the spread of misinformation, finds a new experimental study led by UCL researchers.

Released: 6-Jun-2023 1:55 PM EDT
Childhood maltreatment predicts adult emotional difficulties
Stanford University

Have you ever wanted to convey a feeling but just couldn’t find the right words? Millions of people struggle with a personality trait known as alexithymia, which means “no words for feelings.”

   
Released: 6-Jun-2023 12:50 PM EDT
Study: Doing good for others is good for children’s and teens’ mental, physical health
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Children and teenagers who volunteer tend to flourish mentally and physically, according to a new study from UTHealth Houston.

   
Released: 6-Jun-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Mental Health Experts Available for Interviews for Pride Month
Hackensack Meridian Health

Mental Health Experts available about Pride Month

   
Newswise: Newly Discovered Brain Mechanism Linked to Anxiety, OCD
Released: 5-Jun-2023 10:30 AM EDT
Newly Discovered Brain Mechanism Linked to Anxiety, OCD
University of Utah Health

The pandemic and its aftermath have raised anxiety to new levels. But the roots of anxiety-related conditions, including obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorder (OCSD), are still unclear. In a new study, University of Utah Health scientists discovered insights into the importance of a minor cell type in the brain—microglia—in controlling anxiety-related behaviors in laboratory mice. The findings could lead to new approaches for targeted therapies.

1-Jun-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Children with attention, behavior problems earn less money, have less education, poorer health as adults
American Psychological Association (APA)

Children who struggle with attention and behavior problems tend to end up earning less money, finish fewer years of school and have poorer mental and physical health as adults, compared with children who don’t show early attention and behavior problems, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

1-Jun-2023 3:40 PM EDT
More Than Three in Five Children Do Not Receive Timely Mental Health Services After Firearm Injury
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

More than three in five children (63 percent) enrolled in Medicaid do not receive mental health services within six months after a firearm injury, according to a new study published in the journal Pediatrics.

Released: 4-Jun-2023 9:05 AM EDT
New Study Ties Loneliness to Higher Mortality Risk Among Cancer Survivors
American Cancer Society (ACS)

A new study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) showed people living with cancer with higher reported loneliness have an increased mortality risk. The findings were presented at this year’s annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago, June 2-6.

Released: 1-Jun-2023 3:20 PM EDT
Antipsychotic drugs use increased in Canadian long-term care homes in first year of pandemic
University of Waterloo

While most aspects of care quality in long-term care homes did not differ in the first year of the pandemic from pre-pandemic levels, a new study shows that the use of antipsychotic drugs increased in all provinces.

Released: 1-Jun-2023 1:15 PM EDT
New Jersey Poison Center Data Shows Suicide Attempts Among Teenagers Are High
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

New Jersey Poison Center Data Shows Suicide Attempts Among Teenagers Are High

   


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