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Loneliness worse than smoking, alcoholism, obesity; study suggests primary care clinicians can offer solutions: More than 50 percent of older primary care patients experience lonelinessLoneliness is a significant biopsychosocial stressor with a mortality risk comparable to smoking more than 15 cigarettes a day and more harmful than alcoholism, obesity and lack of physical activity. Despite its harmful effects, interventions to address the discrepancy between desired and actual social interaction are few and limited. In a new study, Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine research scientists Monica Williams-Farrelly, PhD, Malaz Boustani, M.D., MPH, ... Regenstrief Institute - 3/19/2024Knitting brings calmness and structure to the lives of people with mental illnessA study from the University of Gothenburg shows that knitting is beneficial for people living with mental health issues. Knitting is described as a way of bringing a sense of calm and giving life structure. Interest in knitting has soared in recent years and the trend shows no signs of tailing off. In Sweden, Hand-knitted garments were dubbed Christmas present of the year as recently as 2022. The study reinforces the picture emerging from other research that knitting is an activity that can ... University of Gothenburg - 3/19/2024Breathe, don't vent: Turning down the heat is key to managing anger: Study finds increasing physiological arousal fuels the fire of rageVenting about a source of anger might feel good in the moment, but it's not effective at reducing the rage, new research suggests. Instead, techniques often used to address stress -- deep breathing, mindfulness, meditation, yoga or even counting to 10 -- have been shown to be more effective at decreasing anger and aggression. Researchers analyzed over 150 studies involving more than 10,000 participants and found that what really works to reduce anger is lowering physiological ... Ohio State University - 3/18/2024How fear unfolds inside our brains: Neurobiologists uncover how stress turns into fear in the brain -- in conditions such as PTSD -- and a method to block itOur nervous systems are naturally wired to sense fear. Whether prompted by the eerie noises we hear alone in the dark or the approaching growl of a threatening animal, our fear response is a survival mechanism that tells us to remain alert and avoid dangerous situations. But if fear arises in the absence of tangible threats, it can be harmful to our well-being. Those who have suffered episodes of severe or life-threatening stress can later experience intense feelings of fear, even ... University of California - San Diego - 3/14/2024Being in therapy prior to COVID-19 pandemic prevented anxiety uptick during its peakThe start of the COVID-19 pandemic led to unprecedented exposure to stressors driven by fears of a novel and deadly disease, intense uncertainty, and resulting isolation measures, which in turn resulted in increases in anxiety for many. According to new research however, individuals who were in therapy for anxiety prior to the start of the pandemic did not experience upticks in their symptoms throughout this exceptionally challenging time. The new research suggests that cognitive-behavioral ... McLean Hospital - 3/13/2024Interactions with dogs can increase brainwaves associated with stress relief and heightened concentrationSpending quality time with dogs reduces stress and increases the power of brain waves associated with relaxation and concentration, according to a study published on March 13, 2024 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Onyoo Yoo from Konkuk University, South Korea, and colleagues. Animal-assisted interventions, like canine therapy, are widely used in hospitals, schools, and beyond to help reduce anxiety, relieve stress, and foster feelings of trust. Studies of the potential benefits ... PLOS - 3/13/2024Socially prescribed creative play boosts parents’ and children’s wellbeingSocially prescribed creative play helps children and their parents develop new skills and promotes wellbeing, a new study has found. The University of Leeds-led study evaluated a five-week programme of arts-based play, including singing and music-making, for families of children aged up to three. It found that parents benefited from developing social networks and sharing experiences with each other, as well as learning creative approaches to parenting. The families also gained vital ... University of Leeds - 3/8/2024Best practices suggested for psychiatric care of transgender and gender diverse people: The gender minority stress and resilience model can help psychiatrists understand and address the mental health challenges this population experiencesIn caring for transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people, psychiatrists should focus on alleviating the sequelae of gender minority stress, with the goal of promoting resilience, according to a review published in Harvard Review of Psychiatry, part of the Lippincott portfolio from Wolters Kluwer. "We envision a role for psychiatry that goes beyond gatekeeping gender-affirming hormone therapy and surgeries," says Alex Keuroghlian, MD, MPH, Michele and Howard J. Kessler Chair and Director of ... Wolters Kluwer Health - 3/7/2024Virtual reality exposure plus electric brain stimulation offers a promising treatment for PTSDCombining two treatments could be a promising option for people, especially military veterans, whose lives are negatively affected by post-traumatic stress disorder, a new study shows. In a clinical trial conducted among U.S. military veterans at the Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, participants who received brain stimulation with a low electrical current during sessions of virtual reality exposure reported a significant reduction in PTSD symptom severity. The results were ... Brown University - 3/6/2024Smoking during pregnancy may increase the risk of behavioral disorders in newborns, predicts AIAlthough several studies have linked smoking during pregnancy with neurodevelopmental disorders, the results of behavioral experiments in mice prenatally exposed to nicotine have been inconsistent. In a recent study, scientists from Japan developed a deep learning-based framework to automatically observe and classify mice behavior in such experiments, producing more accurate and unbiased results. They show that prenatal exposure to nicotine could increase the risk of autism ... Shinshu University - 3/5/2024Researchers show that menopause does not always impact mental healthA new review paper from authors at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and collaborators concludes that menopause does not uniformly elevate the risk of depression and other mental health conditions. Menopause has long been thought to cause psychological distress, but a new review suggests that this is not always the case. The review, written by experts from Brigham Women’s Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, and international collaborators, ... Mass General Brigham - 3/5/2024It's not just you: Young people look, feel older when they're stressedA new study finds younger adults look and feel older on stressful days -- but only on days when they also feel they have relatively less control over their own lives. "There's substantial research that tells us stress makes older adults feel their age, or even feel older than they actually are," says Shevaun Neupert, corresponding author of the study and a professor of psychology at North Carolina State University. "This work may be particularly timely, as stress researchers are seeing an ... North Carolina State University - 3/4/2024Loneliness increases the risk of health deterioration in older adultsThe loneliness often experienced by older people in our society has a negative effect on their physical health, according to researchers from Amsterdam UMC and the University of Glasgow. Emiel Hoogendijk, epidemiologist at Amsterdam Public Health, analysed research results from more than 130 studies and found that loneliness led to an increase in physical frailty, which in turn increases the risk of adverse health outcomes such as depression, falls and cognitive decline. Amsterdam University Medical Center - 2/29/2024Social media and adolescent mental health: A consensus report of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicineA range of digitally mediated communication platforms—loosely called as a group, social media—have transformed how the world communicates and interacts over the past decade and a half. The rise in popularity of some social media platforms has been nothing short of extraordinary. For example, Facebook, introduced in 2004, now has 2.9 billion regular users (1, 2). Snapchat has 397 million regular users, and TikTok, introduced only in 2018, has 1.7 billion regular users (2). As with all new ... PNAS Nexus - 2/27/2024Teens benefit from "forest bathing" – even in cities: First-of-its-kind study quantifies the impact urban and architectural design features have on adolescent mental healthYouth mental health in urban environments is significantly better when more nature is incorporated into city design. A new study from University of Waterloo researchers suggests that forest bathing, the simple method of being calm and quiet amongst the trees, observing nature around you while breathing deeply, can help youth de-stress and boost health and well-being. The study was the first ever to collect on-site, real-time survey data from adolescents about their emotional responses to ... University of Waterloo - 2/27/2024CBD shown to ease anxiety without the risks that can come with THC: First-ever trial of commercially available cannabis for anxiety shows promising resultsCannabis products high in the nonintoxicating compound CBD can quell anxiety better than THC-dominant products— and without the potential side effects, new University of Colorado Boulder research suggests. The study of 300 people, published in the journal Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, is the first randomized trial to examine how legal, commercially available cannabis impacts anxiety symptoms. The study comes as one in five U.S. adults suffer from an anxiety disorder, making ... University of Colorado at Boulder - 2/27/2024Intervention reduces likelihood of developing postpartum anxiety and depression by more than 70%Results from a large clinical trial funded by the National Institutes of Health show that an intervention for anxiety provided to pregnant women living in Pakistan significantly reduced the likelihood of the women developing moderate-to-severe anxiety, depression, or both six weeks after birth. The unique intervention was administered by non-specialized providers who had the equivalent of a bachelor’s degree in psychology—but no clinical experience. The results suggest this intervention ... NIH/National Institute of Mental Health - 2/26/2024Mindfulness at work protects against stress and burnoutA new study has revealed that employees who are more mindful in the digital workplace are better protected against stress, anxiety and overload. Researchers from the University of Nottingham's Schools of Psychology and Medicine analysed survey data from 142 employees. The results have been published today in PLOS ONE. PhD student Elizabeth Marsh from the School of Psychology led the mixed methods study and said: "As work is increasingly mediated by digital technology we wanted to ... University of Nottingham - 2/25/2024Women in healthcare face significantly higher burnout rates compared to their male colleagues: New study also identifies factors that protect women healthcare professionals against harmful stressA new study finds women in healthcare occupations endure significantly more stress and burnout compared to their male counterparts. The analysis by researchers at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences also found that job satisfaction and better work-life balance can protect women healthcare professionals from harmful stress. “Human beings are not equipped to handle the combined, intense pressures in healthcare in part due to the ... George Washington University - 2/22/2024Uncovering anxiety: Scientists identify causative pathway and potential curesAnxiety-related disorders can have a profound impact on the mental health and quality of life of affected individuals. Understanding the neural circuits and molecular mechanisms that trigger anxiety can aid in the development of effective targeted pharmacological treatments. Delta opioid receptors (DOP), which localize in the regions of the brain associated with emotional regulation, play a key role in the development of anxiety. Several studies have demonstrated the therapeutic ... Tokyo University of Science - 2/22/2024Feeling Depressed as a Result of Menopause? Hormone Therapy May HelpHormone therapy (HT) is already recognized as the most effective treatment option for physiologic menopause symptoms such as hot flashes, but a new study is one of the first to suggest that it might also help manage depressive symptoms. It further documented a high rate of depression during menopause. Results of the study are published online today in Menopause, the journal of The Menopause Society. Depression and other mood-related symptoms can strike at any time during ... The Menopause Society - 2/22/2024Wildfires linked to surge in mental health-related emergency department visitsAn Emory University study published Feb. 15 in Nature Mental Health shows wildfires lead to an increase of anxiety-related emergency department visits in the western United States, amplifying the concerning parallel trajectory of two escalating public health crises — mental health and climate change. The National Institutes of Health-funded study — conducted by researchers at Emory’s Rollins School of Public Health — is among the largest and most comprehensive research ever undertaken on ... Emory Health Sciences - 2/20/2024Anorexia nervosa can be life threatening in malesAnorexia nervosa affects males as well as females, and affected males have a sixfold higher mortality rate than males in the general population. A new article published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) aims to raise awareness of this life-threatening eating disorder. https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.230001 "Early identification and prompt treatment are essential," writes Dr. Basil Kadoura, a specialist in adolescent health, British Columbia Children's Hospital and ... Canadian Medical Association Journal - 2/20/2024Understanding the relationship between our sleep, body clock and mental healthProblems with our sleep and internal body clock can trigger or worsen a range of psychiatric disorders, according to a new review of recent research evidence. The review, published today [19 February] in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), suggests gaining a better understanding of the relationship between sleep, circadian rhythms and mental health could unlock new holistic treatments to alleviate mental health problems. “Sleep-circadian disturbances are the rule, ... University of Southampton - 2/19/2024Burnout: Identifying people at riskIt is not uncommon for people to "hit the wall" at work and experience burnout for short or long periods of time. "We have found that approximately 13 per cent of Norwegian employees are at high risk of burnout," says Leon De Beer, Associate Professor of Work and Organizational Psychology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) Department of Psychology. De Beer has contributed to a new study on burnout published in the Scandinavian Journal of Psychology with ... Norwegian University of Science and Technology - 2/15/2024How parents can help prevent the development of ADHD symptoms: ADHD can be stemmed through specific parenting behaviours, according to studyParents of young children with an excitable or exuberant temperament could adapt their parenting style to help moderate their child's potential development of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), according to a new study co-authored by a University of Waterloo researcher. Developmental psychologists know that temperament, parenting, and the brain's executive functions are interconnected factors in developing ADHD symptoms throughout childhood. University of Waterloo - 2/15/2024Walking, jogging, yoga and strength training ease depression: Even low intensity activities are beneficial, but the more vigorous the activity, the greater the benefitsWalking or jogging, yoga, and strength training seem to be the most effective exercises to ease depression, either alone or alongside established treatments such as psychotherapy and drugs, suggests an evidence review published by The BMJ today. Even low intensity activities such as walking or yoga are beneficial, but the results suggest that the more vigorous the activity, the greater the benefits are likely to be. The authors stress that confidence in many of the findings remains low and ... BMJ - 2/14/2024A closer look at cannabis use and binge eating: Drexel research found nearly a quarter of binge eating study participants have used cannabis in the past three monthsNew research from Drexel University’s Center for Weight, Eating and Lifestyle Science (WELL Center), examined how often people experiencing binge eating are also using cannabis recreationally, and whether patients who use cannabis experience more severe eating disorder symptoms or symptoms of struggling with mental health. While there has been a great deal of research on the impact of cannabis on eating habits, less is known about the effects of cannabis use on ... Drexel University - 2/13/2024Newly discovered mechanism explains heightened risk for suicidal behavior among some contraceptive usersThe use of oral contraception containing a synthetic form of progesterone (progestogen) may lead to an increased risk of suicidal behavior for women with a depression and suicidal ideations. Researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience have now discovered the mechanism underlying this process. “We hope this prompts doctors to inquire about the potential presence of depression and suicidal ideations, and, if necessary, modify their recommendations for contraceptives or ... Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience - KNAW - 2/12/2024Language barriers could contribute to higher aggression in people with dementiaImmigrants living with dementia were more likely to present with agitation and aggression compared with their non-immigrant counterparts, a new study by Edith Cowan University (ECU) in collaboration with The Dementia Centre, HammondCare, found. Researchers from ECU's Centre for Research in Aged Care and HammondCare's The Dementia Centre noted that behaviours and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), such as agitation and aggression, are common; however, ... Edith Cowan University - 2/9/2024Benefits of resistance exercise training in treatment of anxiety and depressionA new study by researchers at University of Limerick in Ireland and at Iowa State University has demonstrated the impact resistance exercise training can have in the treatment of anxiety and depressive symptoms. The new study provides evidence to support the benefits of resistance exercise training can have on anxiety and depression and offers an examination of possible underlying mechanisms. The research, published in the Trends in Molecular Medicine journal, was carried out by ... University of Limerick - 2/8/2024Why politics bring out the worst in us: Survey study shows people are more willing to bend their morals when they engage in the political realmTap into any social media platform, turn on the television or cue up a podcast, and it is easy to find examples of hypocrisy or bad behavior in political discourse, and new research from University of Nebraska-Lincoln political scientists may explain why. The findings from a large survey study, co-authored by Kyle Hull, Kevin Smith and Clarisse Warren, demonstrate the willingness of people to bend their morals -- even behave unethically -- when engaging in the political realm. Results also ... University of Nebraska-Lincoln - 2/8/2024Ketamine's promise for severe depression grows, but major questions remainUsing an old anesthesia drug to pull people out of the depths of severe depression has gone from fringe idea to widespread use in just a few years. Sparked by promising studies and stories of lives transformed, clinics offering intravenous infusions of ketamine have popped up nationwide. Some also offer a newer, more expensive, nasal spray version. But major questions remain about who ketamine can help, why some people get tremendous relief within days or weeks while others don't, ... Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan - 2/8/2024World’s largest brain study of childhood trauma has revealed how it affects development and rewires vital pathwaysThe world's largest brain study of childhood trauma has revealed how it affects development and rewires vital pathways. The University of Essex study -- led by the Department of Psychology's Dr Megan Klabunde -- uncovered a disruption in neural networks involved in self-focus and problem-solving. This means under-18s who experienced abuse will likely struggle with emotions, empathy and understanding their bodies. Difficulties in school caused by memory, hard mental tasks and ... University of Essex - 2/5/2024Are body temperature and depression linked? Science says, yesPeople with depression have higher body temperatures, suggesting there could be a mental health benefit to lowering the temperatures of those with the disorder, a new UC San Francisco-led study found. The study, publishing today in Scientific Reports, doesn't indicate whether depression raises body temperature or a higher temperature causes depression. It's also unknown whether the higher body temperature observed in people with depression reflects decreased ability to self-cool, increased ... University of California - San Francisco - 2/5/2024Psychological care delivered over the phone is an effective way to combat loneliness and depression, according to a major new studyThe study, led by a team based at the University of York and Hull York Medical School and at Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust, found levels of depression reduced significantly and the benefits were greater than those seen for antidepressants. Participants in the study reported their levels of emotional loneliness fell by 21% over a three-month period and the benefits remained after the phone calls had ceased, suggesting an enduring impact. University of York - 2/1/2024When a stressful situation is perceived as a threat, health and wellbeing suffer: People experience more health and wellbeing issues when they feel overwhelmed by stressful situations rather than seeing them as a challenge, study findsPeople who tend to view stressful situations as a threat are more likely to experience health and wellbeing problems, both mental and physical, than those who see them as a challenge, according to new research from the University of Bath in the UK. The research, recently published in the journal Stress and Health, explored stress appraisals, health and wellbeing of 395 sport performers through an online survey. The researchers believe the results of their study apply equally to non-athletes. University of Bath - 2/1/2024Scientists discover a potential way to repair synapses damaged in Alzheimer's diseaseWhile newly approved drugs for Alzheimer's show some promise for slowing the memory-robbing disease, the current treatments fall far short of being effective at regaining memory. What is needed are more treatment options targeted to restore memory, said Buck Assistant Professor Tara Tracy, PhD, the senior author of a study that proposes an alternate strategy for reversing the memory problems that accompany Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Buck Institute for Research on Aging - 2/1/2024Researchers uncover potential non-opioid treatment for chronic painAmong the most difficult types of pain to alleviate is neuropathic pain, pain that is usually caused by damage to nerves in various body tissues, including skin, muscle and joints. It can cause patients to suffer feelings like electric shocks, tingling, burning or stabbing. Diabetes, multiple sclerosis, chemotherapy drugs, injuries and amputations have all been associated with neuropathic pain, which is often chronic, sometimes unrelenting and affects millions of people worldwide. University of Texas at Austin - 1/31/2024
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