Mental Health

Association between sleep disturbances at age 10 years and suicidal behavior at age 12 years. Credit: JAMA network opened (2024). DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.33734 Children who have a lot of trouble sleeping are at increased risk of developing suicidal thoughts and behavior as they enter adolescence, according to a new study led by Stanford Medicine. The research, published recently arrived JAMA network …

Self-harm is a global public health problem (Hawton et al., 2003). In England, approximately 200,000 adolescents aged 12 to 17 years engage in self-harm behavior each year without clinical support, and in addition approximately 21,000 adolescents seek medical treatment after incidents of self-harm (Geulayov, et al., 2018; Morgan et al., 2017; Patalay & Gage, 2019). The rate of self-harm among …

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 public domain Social services nonprofits experienced high employee turnover in 2022 and struggled to fill vacancies as the COVID-19 pandemic came to an end. Low salaries, inadequate employment conditions, staff burnout and a shortage of qualified applicants were largely to blame. The staffing problems were so serious that some people running these organizations feared they might have to …

Breast cancer affects 1 in 8 women in the United States, but if you’re diagnosed with the disease, you may still feel lonely. To cope with such devastating news, breast cancer surgeons from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) offer tips on managing the disease. First, any treatment will depend on the stage and type of breast cancer you have. …

Digital edition: HCA sued over patient’s death in Nottingham August 29, 2024 By Gemma Mitchell A woman has been charged over the death of a patient while she worked as a healthcare assistant at a mental health hospital in Nottingham. You have read 1 of 1 freely accessible articles during 30 days. For further access please registry or log in. …

Practicing yoga for anxiety problems helps you connect with your mind, body and environment. Try these yoga poses to keep anxiety at bay. Are you feeling stressed and overwhelmed? Try yoga. A natural way to calm your nerves, practicing yoga for anxiety can help you get rid of negative thoughts. Combining exercise with mindfulness, it calms the mind, reduces stress …

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 public domain In a Bench to Bedside review published in the news Brain medicineresearchers cast Dr. Xiaoyu Song and Professor Jan-Åke Gustafsson from the University of Houston and Karolinska Institutet (Sweden) shed light on the therapeutic potential of liver X receptor beta (LXRβ) in the treatment of depression and anxiety. This comprehensive analysis marks an important step forward …

Credit: Nicole Michalou of Pexels New polling from the American Psychiatric Association (APA) shows that about one in three Americans (31%) expect to have a heated political discussion with their family members this election season. While most (71%) say their families will weather the storm and get along about the same when the holidays come around, 12% expect an improvement …

According to a research letter, there is a higher prevalence of mental disorders and suicidal behavior among transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people compared to the cisgender population. published online October 2 JAMA network opened. Heidi Eccles, from the University of Ottawa in Ontario, Canada, and colleagues examined the prevalence and risk of mental health disorders, substance use disorders, and …

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 public domain Individuals struggling with obesity face a number of social and health problems, but those problems are less severe if they live in areas where obesity is common, a new study suggests. The findings are published in Psychological Science. Researchers led by Jana Berkessel of the University of Mannheim in Germany collected archival data on more than …