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Is Your 18-Year-Old Really 'Mature'? New Brain Study Has Answers
MONDAY, Nov. 6, 2023 – An adolescent starts thinking like an adult right around the age of 18, according to new research. That provides some of the first definitive evidence that executive function...
Playing Pro Football May Shorten Players' Lives, Study Finds
THURSDAY, Nov. 2, 2023 – Playing professional football, especially if you are a lineman, may shorten your life, a new study suggests. The University of Minnesota researchers thought that perhaps...
Race, Sex, Age Influence Pediatric Mental Health Emergency Visits
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 25, 2023 – For children and adolescents, mental health disorder-related emergency department (ED) visits are higher among adolescents, girls, and Black non-Hispanics versus...
Pulsatile Subcutaneous Pump Benefits Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
TUESDAY, Oct. 24, 2023 – Administration of a pulsatile subcutaneous pump that replicates cortisol's circadian and ultradian rhythm can improve fatigue and mood among patients with primary adrenal...
High-Tech 'Home Simulations' Could Help Folks Fight Hoarding
MONDAY, Oct. 23, 2023 – A virtual reality program helped hoarders clear out their clutter, researchers report. Hoarding disorder, which strikes more than 2.5% of Americans, has only been defined as...
Mental Disorder Treatment Rates Low Globally for Children, Teens
MONDAY, Oct. 23, 2023 – Globally, treatment rates for mental disorders among children and adolescents are low, with variance noted by demographics, according to a review published online Oct. 18...
Depression Rates Rising Among College Students, and Race Matters
MONDAY, Oct. 23, 2023 – Many college kids are depressed and anxious, especially when they are a minority on campus or the first in their family to go to a university, a new study finds. These...
New Report IDs Threats of Climate Change to Children, Youth
THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 – Climate change poses a mental health and developmental threat to children and youth, according to a report released by the American Psychological Association (APA) and...
High Risk for Psychiatric Disorders Seen Before Dementia Diagnosis
FRIDAY, Oct. 20, 2023 – Patients with dementia have markedly increased risks for psychiatric disorders before dementia diagnosis, according to a study published online Oct. 17 in JAMA Network Open....
Virtual Mental Health Care Tied to Fewer Psychotherapy Disruptions
TUESDAY, Oct. 17, 2023 – Adoption of virtual psychotherapy technology led to fewer disruptions to care than before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online Oct. 11 in Psychiatric...
As Atrocities in Gaza and Israel Unfold, Psychiatrists Give Advice on Coping
TUESDAY, Oct. 17, 2023 – Whether or not you have loved ones in the Middle East, the horrors of the violence and suffering in Israel and Gaza are heart-wrenching and difficult to bear. “It’s imp...
Women Face Higher Odds of Depression After Head Injury Than Men
TUESDAY, Oct. 17, 2023 – Women are more likely to develop depression after suffering a traumatic brain injury (TBI), a new study shows. The analysis of nine published studies included nearly 700,000...
Are Trigger Warnings Useless? New Study Says Yes
TUESDAY, Oct. 17, 2023 – "Trigger warnings" are now widely accepted as away to help people avoid harm from disturbing content. Trouble is, they just don't work, according to new research. Trigger...
Aging, Mental Health in Dogs: Size Matters
MONDAY, Oct. 16, 2023 – For dogs, body size matters. That’s true in terms of how quickly they age, but also in their mental health, according to a new study comparing big and little canines. A...
'Excited Delirium' Paper Pulled by Doctor's Group
FRIDAY, Oct. 13, 2023 – A paper that has been used in court cases to justify excessive police force was withdrawn Thursday by the American College of Emergency Physicians. The paper, published in...
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