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Configuration of brain networks before COVID-19 moderates the effects of coping and perceived stress

The COVID-19 pandemic generated a unique scenario to analyze the psychological impact of global and extreme situations on the population.

27 Sep 2022

Metaphors relating to journey, war are commonly used in mental health narratives

Metaphors relating to journey, war and struggles are probably the most frequently used in any area, but particularly so when talking about diseases such as cancer or, more recently, COVID-19.

27 Sep 2022

At this recovery center, police cope with the mental health costs of the job

Ken Beyer can't think of a day in the past few months when his phone didn't flutter with calls, text messages, and emails from a police department, a sheriff's office, or a fire station seeking help for an employee.

27 Sep 2022

What are the neuropsychiatric effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection?

Researchers investigated cognitive deficits associated with acute SARS-CoV-2 infection.

27 Sep 2022

Pregnancy-specific anxiety associated with shorter gestation times and earlier births

A new UCLA study has found anxiety specific to pregnancy and childbirth is associated with shorter gestation times and earlier births.

26 Sep 2022

Anxiety during pregnancy associated with earlier births

Women who experience anxiety about their pregnancies give birth earlier on average than those who don't, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

26 Sep 2022

Researchers explore neurological manifestations among long COVID patients

In a new study, researchers assessed the long-term neurological sequelae in the post-acute phase of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) or long COVD.

26 Sep 2022

Long-term follow-up of young people with COVID-19 vaccine myocarditis

In a recent study, researchers surveyed a comprehensive range of outcomes in patients diagnosed with myocarditis after COVID-19 vaccination in the United States.

26 Sep 2022

Deep brain stimulation as obsessive-compulsive disorder treatment

In a recent study published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, researchers investigated the effectiveness of deep brain stimulation (DBS) against treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

25 Sep 2022

How smallpox and monkeypox viruses affect the nervous system

A recent study provides an overview of existing literature on the complications of infection with both smallpox and monkeypox virus.

25 Sep 2022

Hemp-derived delta-8 skirts marijuana laws and raises health concerns

Suzan Kennedy has smoked marijuana, and says her Wisconsin roots mean she can handle booze, so she was not concerned earlier this year when a bartender in St. Paul, Minnesota, described a cocktail with the cannabinoid delta-8 THC as "a little bit potent."

23 Sep 2022

Study reveals the long-term neurologic consequences of COVID-19

If you've had COVID-19, it may still be messing with your brain. Those who have been infected with the virus are at increased risk of developing a range of neurological conditions in the first year after the infection, new research shows.

22 Sep 2022

Study investigates three psychological processes that predict vaccine discourse incivility

Despite vaccine availability, vaccine hesitancy has inhibited public health officials' efforts to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, which has killed more than 1 million people in the U.S. and nearly 6 million people worldwide.

22 Sep 2022

Medical cannabis use reduces sleep disturbances caused by PTSD

Researchers assess the association between the use of medical cannabis and sleep.

21 Sep 2022

What are the 2-year health outcomes among patients hospitalized for COVID-19 in China?

A recent study assessed the dynamic trajectory of COVID-19 symptom burden as well as symptom persistence in those who survived SARS-CoV-2 infection for two years after being discharged from hospitals.

20 Sep 2022

Clinical practice recommendations provide evidence-based clinical guidelines on the management of erectile dysfunction in Australia

New clinical guidelines from the USANZ and the AChSHM for the RACP could help manage erectile dysfunction better "amid saturation advertising of online men's health platforms."

20 Sep 2022

Collective stressors may set young adults on a less fortunate path

2020 was a uniquely stressful year - with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the murder of George Floyd, and a contentious presidential election in the United States.

19 Sep 2022

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders deeply affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, studies report

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders, or NH/PIs, comprising more than 20 ethnic groups hailing from Polynesia, Micronesia, and Melanesia, are understudied despite being the third fastest growing racial group in the United States. Two studies now report that NH/PIs have been deeply affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

19 Sep 2022

Many refugees dealing with trauma face obstacles to mental health care

As a young boy living in what was then Zaire, Bertine Bahige remembers watching refugees flee from the Rwandan genocide in 1994 by crossing a river that forms the two Central African nations' border.

19 Sep 2022

UOC-led project aims to improve public spaces in cities to benefit neurodivergent children

A project led by the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya and involving Barcelona City Council, the Global Institute of Neurodevelopment Integrated Care and LEMUR urban emergency laboratory aims to improve public spaces in cities to benefit neurodivergent children – minority groups of children with neurological differences, and children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in particular.

16 Sep 2022

Anxiety News and Research

Latest Anxiety News and Research

Configuration of brain networks before COVID-19 moderates the effects of coping and perceived stress

Metaphors relating to journey, war are commonly used in mental health narratives

At this recovery center, police cope with the mental health costs of the job

What are the neuropsychiatric effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection?

Pregnancy-specific anxiety associated with shorter gestation times and earlier births

Anxiety during pregnancy associated with earlier births

Researchers explore neurological manifestations among long COVID patients

Long-term follow-up of young people with COVID-19 vaccine myocarditis

Deep brain stimulation as obsessive-compulsive disorder treatment

How smallpox and monkeypox viruses affect the nervous system

Hemp-derived delta-8 skirts marijuana laws and raises health concerns

Study reveals the long-term neurologic consequences of COVID-19

Study investigates three psychological processes that predict vaccine discourse incivility

Medical cannabis use reduces sleep disturbances caused by PTSD

What are the 2-year health outcomes among patients hospitalized for COVID-19 in China?

Clinical practice recommendations provide evidence-based clinical guidelines on the management of erectile dysfunction in Australia

Collective stressors may set young adults on a less fortunate path

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders deeply affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, studies report

Many refugees dealing with trauma face obstacles to mental health care

UOC-led project aims to improve public spaces in cities to benefit neurodivergent children

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