Feature Channels: Mental Health

Filters close
Newswise: Decoding Depression: Researchers Identify Crucial Biomarker That Tracks Recovery From Treatment-Resistant Depression
14-Sep-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Decoding Depression: Researchers Identify Crucial Biomarker That Tracks Recovery From Treatment-Resistant Depression
Mount Sinai Health System

A team of leading clinicians, engineers, and neuroscientists has made a groundbreaking discovery in the field of treatment-resistant depression.

Released: 20-Sep-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Safer Neighborhoods May Mitigate Risk of Child Abuse
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Improving the built environment and expanding housing services in low-incoming communities are protective factors against child abuse, Rutgers study finds.

Newswise: FAU Receives $1.3 Million Grant for Alzheimer’s Outreach in Broward County
Released: 20-Sep-2023 8:30 AM EDT
FAU Receives $1.3 Million Grant for Alzheimer’s Outreach in Broward County
Florida Atlantic University

The three-year, $1.3 million grant from the Administration for Community Living’s Alzheimer’s Disease Program Initiative will support a groundbreaking project designed to advance health equity and improve quality of life for individuals living with or at high risk for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and their family caregivers.

Released: 20-Sep-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Psychiatric advance directives have more advantages than disadvantages
Ruhr-Universität Bochum

While advance directives are quite common for patients with physical impairments, advance directives for people with mental impairments are controversial. In many countries, including Germany, there are as yet no legal provisions for so-called self-binding directives.

Newswise: Witchcraft accusations an ‘occupational hazard’ for female workers in early modern England
Released: 19-Sep-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Witchcraft accusations an ‘occupational hazard’ for female workers in early modern England
University of Cambridge

While both men and women have historically been accused of the malicious use of magic, only around 10–30% of suspected witches were men by the 16th and 17th centuries.

Released: 19-Sep-2023 8:05 AM EDT
BD² Announces $18 Million in Grants to Understand Biology of Bipolar Disorder
BD²

BD²: Breakthrough Discoveries for Thriving with Bipolar Disorder today announced its first round of Discovery Research grants, totaling $18 million.

Released: 19-Sep-2023 6:05 AM EDT
COVID-19 grief disorder rates ‘higher than expected’
University of Bristol

Cases of Prolonged Grief Disorder among people bereaved during the COVID-19 pandemic are likely to be significantly higher than pre-pandemic, indicates new research from Cardiff University and the University of Bristol.

Released: 18-Sep-2023 5:05 PM EDT
¿La menopausia provoca confusión mental?
Mayo Clinic

La menopausia puede provocar una variedad de síntomas, desde sofocos y sudoración nocturna hasta aumento de peso. Pero, ¿puede causar problemas de memoria?

Released: 18-Sep-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Healthy Aging Month: FSU experts available to speak on healthy aging
Florida State University

By: Mark Blackwell Thomas | Published: September 15, 2023 | 10:40 am | SHARE: With Healthy Aging month in full swing, one of the preeminent fields of research at Florida State University is in the spotlight. FSU’s history of prioritizing healthy aging and producing cutting-edge research in the field dates back decades. At FSU, healthy aging research is defined in large part by a multidisciplinary approach in which researchers and experts from across colleges and departments engage in solving some of the field’s most pressing challenges — and maximizing its many opportunities.

 
Released: 18-Sep-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Firearm Violence Exposure in Black and American Indian/Alaska Native Communities Linked to Poorer Health
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Indirect and direct exposure to firearm violence is harmful to mental and physical health, according to a Rutgers study

Newswise: UTSW study challenges classic tenet of memory research
Released: 18-Sep-2023 11:05 AM EDT
UTSW study challenges classic tenet of memory research
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Connections among one set of activated neurons in rat brains grew stronger while memories were being formed, but those in another weakened, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers discovered.

Newswise: FAU Receives $750,000 Philanthropic Grant for Alzheimer’s Disease
Released: 18-Sep-2023 8:30 AM EDT
FAU Receives $750,000 Philanthropic Grant for Alzheimer’s Disease
Florida Atlantic University

A $750,000 philanthropic grant from the Carl Angus DeSantis Foundation will help FAU develop partnerships and programs that will establish best practice for coordinated care and research for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

14-Sep-2023 9:00 AM EDT
Study Shows Nearly 300% Increase in ADHD Medication Errors
Nationwide Children's Hospital

In a new study, published in Pediatrics, researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy and Central Ohio Poison Center at Nationwide Children’s Hospital investigated the characteristics and trends of out-of-hospital ADHD medication errors among people younger than 20 years old reported to U.S. poison centers from 2000 through 2021.

Released: 18-Sep-2023 4:00 AM EDT
Alerta para los expertos: avances en el tratamiento para el alzhéimer mediante un enfoque integral
Mayo Clinic

El lecanemab ha llamado la atención en todo el mundo por ser el medicamento aprobado recientemente para la enfermedad de Alzheimer y el primer tratamiento aprobado por la FDA para el alzhéimer en más de 20 años.

Released: 18-Sep-2023 4:00 AM EDT
Alerta do especialista: o avanço no tratamento do Alzheimer por meio de uma abordagem abrangente
Mayo Clinic

O lecanemabe recebeu atenção mundial depois de ter sido o medicamento mais recente aprovado para a doença de Alzheimer e o primeiro tratamento aprovado para Alzheimer pela Administração de Alimentos e Medicamentos (Food and Drug Administration, FDA) dos EUA em mais de 20 anos.

Released: 18-Sep-2023 4:00 AM EDT
تنبيه من خبير: تطوير خيار علاجي للتعامل مع مرض الزهايمر من خلال نهج شامل
Mayo Clinic

مدينة روتشستر، ولاية مينيسوتا — حظى دواء ليكانيماب باهتمام عالمي كأحدث خيار علاجي معتمد للتعامل مع داء الزهايمر وأول دواء معتمد من إدارة الغذاء والدواء الأمريكية منذ أكثر من 20 عامًا. دونانيماب، هو دواء آخر من نفس الفئة في طور المراجعة للحصول على الاعتماد نفسه. ويتوقع أن يُعتمد خلال هذا العام. يقول فيجاي رامانان، دكتور في الطب، حاصل على دكتوراه اختصاصي الأعصاب السلوكي في مايو كلينك في مدينة روتشستر، بولاية مينيسوتا أنه من المهم النظر إلى هذه الخيارات الجديدة كجزء محتمل من خطة علاجية شاملة.

Released: 17-Sep-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Newly discovered trigger of Parkinson’s upends common beliefs
Northwestern University

A new Northwestern Medicine study challenges a common belief in what triggers Parkinson’s disease. Degeneration of dopaminergic neurons is widely accepted as the first event that leads to Parkinson’s.

Released: 15-Sep-2023 6:05 AM EDT
All work and no play will really make a dull life - new research reveals
University of Essex

The study across three countries led by the Department of Psychology’s Dr Paul Hanel discovered people who prioritised achievement over enjoyment were less happy on the next day.

Newswise:  ‘Substance abuse’ therapy could boost wellbeing for aged care workers
Released: 15-Sep-2023 12:05 AM EDT
‘Substance abuse’ therapy could boost wellbeing for aged care workers
University of South Australia

It’s a therapy that’s commonly used to help overcome addiction or substance abuse, but motivational interviewing could improve the health and wellbeing of frontline aged care workers, according to new research by the University of South Australia.

   
Newswise: Study Finds Spiritual Coping Behaviors May Be Key To Enhanced Trauma Recovery of Black Men Who Survive Firearm Injury
Released: 14-Sep-2023 3:30 PM EDT
Study Finds Spiritual Coping Behaviors May Be Key To Enhanced Trauma Recovery of Black Men Who Survive Firearm Injury
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

High rates of firearm injury among urban Black men in the U.S. can lead to long physical and psychological recovery times, worsened by limited access to mental health services.

Newswise: How do suicide risk or depression screenings compare to identify patients at risk?
Released: 14-Sep-2023 1:05 PM EDT
How do suicide risk or depression screenings compare to identify patients at risk?
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Research led by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and Wesleyan University found that depression screening tools outperformed suicide risk screenings under most conditions.

Released: 14-Sep-2023 1:05 PM EDT
High rate of mental health problems & political extremism found in those who bought firearms during COVID pandemic
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

People who bought firearms during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic have much higher rates of recent suicidal thoughts, self-harm behaviors, and intimate partner violence, a new study suggests, compared with other firearm owners and people who do not own firearms.

Released: 14-Sep-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Study: Many primary care providers & adult patients wary of discussing firearms
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Screening primary care patients for firearm access has been recommended by professional groups, especially for people with mental health issues. A new study shows wariness by providers and patients.

Released: 14-Sep-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Webinar to Focus on Psychological Impact of Gun Violence
Association for Psychological Science

Scientists will share their expertise and perspectives on the relationship between gun violence and anxiety in a webinar to be Sept. 20, 3 to 4 p.m. ET. Accredited media professionals can attend the webinar free of charge.

Newswise: Statins and epilepsy: Dr. Emilio Russo and Dr. Tony Marson
Released: 13-Sep-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Statins and epilepsy: Dr. Emilio Russo and Dr. Tony Marson
International League Against Epilepsy

Some published data suggest that besides their effect on cholesterol, statins also may play a protective role in some neurological disorders, including epilepsy. Dr. Bruna Nucera interviews Dr. Anthony Marson and Dr. Emilio Russo about whether and how to test statins as potential anti-epileptogenic drugs.

Released: 13-Sep-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Inflammatory signs for adolescent depression differ between boys and girls
King's College London

New research led by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London has found that depression and the risk of depression are linked to different inflammatory proteins in boys and girls.

Newswise: UTHealth Houston study: Unruptured brain aneurysms may be missed in routine clinical care, but AI-powered algorithm can help
Released: 13-Sep-2023 12:05 PM EDT
UTHealth Houston study: Unruptured brain aneurysms may be missed in routine clinical care, but AI-powered algorithm can help
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Unruptured cerebral aneurysms of sizes and locations that require attention may be frequently missed in routine clinical care, but a machine learning algorithm could minimize missed care opportunities, according to a new study from UTHealth Houston.

Newswise: Emily Rogalski joins UChicago to lead new center for healthy brain aging, Alzheimer's and related diseases
Released: 13-Sep-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Emily Rogalski joins UChicago to lead new center for healthy brain aging, Alzheimer's and related diseases
University of Chicago Medical Center

The new University of Chicago Healthy Aging & Alzheimer's Research Care (HAARC) Center will focus on building deep multidisciplinary expertise and bridging the gap between scientific disciplines to accelerate breakthroughs in cognitive resilience.

Released: 12-Sep-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Older adults with digestive diseases experience higher rates of loneliness, depression
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

A team of gastroenterologists and hepatologists examine psychosocial factors in older Americans with gastrointestinal conditions

Newswise: Counselors Share What It’s Like to Lose a Client to Suicide
Released: 12-Sep-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Counselors Share What It’s Like to Lose a Client to Suicide
American Counseling Association

As the U.S. marks National Suicide Prevention Month, school and mental health counselors say they need more support from their employers when they lose a client or student to suicide.

Released: 12-Sep-2023 1:30 PM EDT
Smartphone technology expected to advance assessment of neurological soft signs in schizophrenia
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

Since the 1980s, we have known that neurological soft signs (NSS) can distinguish people with schizophrenia from psychiatrically healthy individuals.

Newswise: Using Focused Ultrasound to Treat Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
Released: 12-Sep-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Using Focused Ultrasound to Treat Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science

Using gene therapy to treat many neurologic diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, has long been a long-sought goal of researchers, but the blood-brain barrier has proven very difficult to cross.

   
Released: 12-Sep-2023 12:00 PM EDT
15 Psychological Scientists Receive APS’s 2024 Lifetime Achievement Awards
Association for Psychological Science

The Association for Psychological Science (APS) has awarded the 2024 APS Lifetime Achievement Awards to 15 psychological scientists whose contributions have advanced understanding of topics ranging from how to alleviate human suffering to cultural differences and similarities in mental processes.

   
Released: 12-Sep-2023 11:05 AM EDT
New program will provide prompt mental health support at UC Irvine
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., Sept. 12, 2023 — The University of California, Irvine and the Be Well OC Mobile Crisis Response Team are launching an innovative, mobile crisis intervention program aimed at supporting mental health within the campus community.

Newswise: Researchers Create a New Window on Leading Genetic Cause of Alzheimer’s
Released: 12-Sep-2023 10:00 AM EDT
Researchers Create a New Window on Leading Genetic Cause of Alzheimer’s
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Scientists have opened a new view into the workings of the brain and central nervous system, detecting a diverse set of important molecules known as lipoproteins. The most common protein on the particles is apolipoprotein E; one form of APOE puts people at higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease.

Newswise: Scientists have found out abnormal changes in the brain function in the cases of Rett syndrome
Released: 12-Sep-2023 9:05 AM EDT
Scientists have found out abnormal changes in the brain function in the cases of Rett syndrome
Scientific Project Lomonosov

Scientists from Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University and Institute of Higher Nervous Activity and Neurophysiology of RAS have described in detail disturbances in rhythm of brain that are observed among patients with Rett syndrome – severe genetical disorder, that leads to decline of mental abilities, memory and ability to control movements.

Released: 11-Sep-2023 3:05 PM EDT
"Stereotyped, devalued and shunned." Experts address treating the stigma of Parkinson’s disease
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Even the best treatment approaches for Parkinson’s disease are inadequate if they do not address patients’ feelings of social rejection, isolation, loneliness and other psychosocial effects of stigma, according to a report from experts specializing in Parkinson’s and other movement disorders.

11-Sep-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Hobbies linked to lower depression levels among older people
University College London

Having a hobby is linked to fewer depressive symptoms and higher levels of happiness, self-reported health and life satisfaction among people aged 65 and over, and this holds true across 16 countries on three continents, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.

Released: 11-Sep-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Study Sheds Light on Increased Reports of Suicidal Behavior in Teens
North Carolina State University

Reports of increasing suicidal behaviors in children in the decade leading up to the COVID pandemic suggest there was already a mental health crisis.

Released: 8-Sep-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Probing the unimaginable: New data help to understand the nature of aphantasia
Institut du Cerveau (Paris Brain Institute)

The ability to visualize faces, objects, landscapes, or even scenes from the past exists on a spectrum. While some can picture the layout of a city in minute detail and mentally walk through it, street by street, others have a perfectly blank internal cinema.

   
Newswise: McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics researchers awarded $3.4M NIH grant to understand link between chronic health conditions and Alzheimer's disease
Released: 8-Sep-2023 12:00 PM EDT
McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics researchers awarded $3.4M NIH grant to understand link between chronic health conditions and Alzheimer's disease
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

A three-year, $3.4 million grant to investigate how Alzheimer’s disease is connected to multiple chronic diseases has been awarded to UTHealth Houston researchers by the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health.

Released: 8-Sep-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Post Office Scandal victims suffering from significant PTSD and depression, study shows
University of Exeter

“Alarmingly high” numbers of Post Office Scandal victims suffer depression and PTSD symptoms, a new study shows.

   
Released: 8-Sep-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Moral reasoning displays characteristic patterns in the brain
University of California, Santa Barbara

Every day we encounter circumstances we consider wrong: a starving child, a corrupt politician, an unfaithful partner, a fraudulent scientist. These examples highlight several moral issues, including matters of care, fairness and betrayal. But does anything unite them all?

Newswise: World Suicide Prevention Day 2023
Released: 8-Sep-2023 10:05 AM EDT
World Suicide Prevention Day 2023
Cedars-Sinai

Suicide rates have increased by nearly 40% over the past 20 years but, according to Carletta Vicain, associate director of Employee Assistance at Cedars-Sinai, suicides are preventable.

Newswise: Wexner Medical Center among first in nation to administer new gene therapy for ALS
Released: 7-Sep-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Wexner Medical Center among first in nation to administer new gene therapy for ALS
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center is one of the first nationwide to administer a targeted gene therapy for patients with a specific form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a neurodegenerative disease that affects the cells in the brain and spine.

Released: 7-Sep-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Culture-friendly therapies for treating anxiety and depression in Japanese youth
Doshisha University

Cognitive-behavioral therapies (CBT) have become increasingly popular over the past few decades. This psychological treatment, used to treat problems ranging from marital issues, eating disorders, anxiety disorders and depression, has been adopted by clinicians around the world.

Released: 7-Sep-2023 12:30 PM EDT
Psilocybin – a promising therapy for treatment-resistant depression?
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

A growing body of evidence suggests that psychedelic drugs may be useful in treating various mental health conditions. However, many challenges remain in defining their clinical benefits and overcoming the complex regulatory obstacles to their use.

Newswise: Specialized T cells in the brain slow progression of Alzheimer’s disease
Released: 7-Sep-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Specialized T cells in the brain slow progression of Alzheimer’s disease
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital found that a subset of CD8+ T cells in the brain lessens the activation of microglia and limits disease pathology in a model of Alzheimer’s disease.

Newswise: Study gathers data on Texas youths being treated for depression
Released: 7-Sep-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Study gathers data on Texas youths being treated for depression
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Nearly half of Texas youths being treated for depression or suicidal thoughts reported at least one suicide attempt, and 90% had experienced suicidal ideation, according to a study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers.



close
3.61341