Mental Health News and Research

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Two in five adults with ADHD found to be in excellent mental health

A new nationally representative study published online in the International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology found two in five adults (42%) with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were in excellent mental health.

12 Apr 2022

Prenatal exposure to maternal social disadvantage may affect infant brain volumes at birth

Poverty and crime can have devastating effects on a child's health. But a new study from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that some environmental factors influence the structure and function of young brains even before babies make their entrances into the world.

12 Apr 2022

Structural MRI scans of the brain may help guide treatment decisions for mental health disorders

The brain structure of patients with recent onset psychosis and depression can offer important biological insights into these illnesses and how they might develop.

12 Apr 2022

$2 million funding to support Friendship Bench program for helping people with mental health issues

Many more people with depression and other mental health issues will be able to get help from the Friendship Bench programme thanks to a $2 million unrestricted funding from the philanthropist MacKenzie Scott.

12 Apr 2022

12-week call for evidence seeks views to inform a new 10-year mental health plan

The general public, people of all ages with lived experience of mental health conditions and those who support people with mental ill-health are urged to respond to a 12-week call for evidence to inform a new 10-year mental health plan and a refreshed National Suicide Prevention Plan seeking views on what can be improved within the current service, particularly in light of the pandemic which has led to record levels of people seeking treatment.

12 Apr 2022

Insight into the Breast Cancer Landscape with Breast Cancer Now

In this interview, we speak with Dr. Simon Vincent, Director of Research, Support, and Influencing at Breast Cancer Now, about the current landscape of breast cancer.

12 Apr 2022

California sees dramatic decline in child homicide victims. What’s changed?

The stunning climb in homicide rates in recent years in California and big cities across the nation obscures a remarkably good-news trend involving young children: The number of child homicide victims fell dramatically in California over the past decade, the latest death certificate data shows, a pattern mirrored to a lesser extent nationwide.

12 Apr 2022

The relationship between household type, COVID-19 and mental health

Researchers demonstrated the relationship between the built environment with a common element and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) transmission and mental health conditions.

11 Apr 2022

Tobacco use increased in smokers trying to quit during COVID-19, study finds

While smoking rates have declined dramatically in the United States, there are still 35 million smokers. There are few data about whether, and if so, how current cigarette smoking habits among those trying to quit are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

11 Apr 2022

New research provides a scientific framework to allow the use of psilocybin for therapeutic reasons

A new paper by an Oregon State University-led research team provides a scientific framework to help shape the rollout of a program in Oregon that will legally permit the use of psilocybin for therapeutic reasons.

11 Apr 2022

Magic mushroom compound helps to 'open up' depressed people's brains after use

Psilocybin, the psychedelic compound found in magic mushrooms, helps to "open up" depressed people's brains, even after use, enabling brain regions to talk more freely to one another.

11 Apr 2022

Pre-infection stress may increase the risk of long COVID and specific long COVID symptoms

Researchers predicted the development of long COVID and its three specific symptoms - difficulty with mobility, cognition, and self-care, based on the adversity experiences and worries about adversity experiences.

11 Apr 2022

It’s your choice: You can change your views of aging and improve your life

People's beliefs about aging have a profound impact on their health, influencing everything from their memory and sensory perceptions to how well they walk, how fully they recover from disabling illness, and how long they live.

11 Apr 2022

Profit strategy: Psychiatric facilities prioritize out-of-state kids

South Carolina children who need immediate, around-the-clock psychiatric care risk being stranded for days — even weeks — waiting for help, only to be sent hundreds of miles away from home for treatment.

11 Apr 2022

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 sublineage outbreak aggravated by low population immunity in Hong Kong

A new study illustrated that inadequate population immunity exacerbated the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 sublineage outbreak in Hong Kong.

11 Apr 2022

B-cells have significant differences in women with postpartum depression, finds study

A study published in Molecular Psychiatry is the first to look at multiple levels of biology within women with postpartum depression (PPD) to see how women with the condition differ from those without it.

10 Apr 2022

Study finds no difference in life satisfaction between private and state school pupils

Private school pupils in England do not tend to report better mental health or greater life satisfaction in early adulthood than their state-educated peers, according to UCL-led research.

8 Apr 2022

Study on the viral dynamics of Omicron and Delta infected individuals

Researchers examine the infectious periods in vaccinated individuals infected with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and Delta variants.

7 Apr 2022

Machine learning model can identify people with PTSD by analyzing text data

University of Alberta researchers have trained a machine learning model to identify people with post-traumatic stress disorder with 80 per cent accuracy by analyzing text data.

7 Apr 2022

Insomnia common in heart disease patients and linked with subsequent cardiovascular events

Nearly half of heart disease patients have insomnia, according to research presented at ESC Preventive Cardiology 2022, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology, and published in SLEEP Advances.

7 Apr 2022

Mental Health News and Research

Latest Mental Health News and Research

Two in five adults with ADHD found to be in excellent mental health

Prenatal exposure to maternal social disadvantage may affect infant brain volumes at birth

Structural MRI scans of the brain may help guide treatment decisions for mental health disorders

$2 million funding to support Friendship Bench program for helping people with mental health issues

12-week call for evidence seeks views to inform a new 10-year mental health plan

Insight into the Breast Cancer Landscape with Breast Cancer Now

California sees dramatic decline in child homicide victims. What’s changed?

The relationship between household type, COVID-19 and mental health

Tobacco use increased in smokers trying to quit during COVID-19, study finds

New research provides a scientific framework to allow the use of psilocybin for therapeutic reasons

Magic mushroom compound helps to 'open up' depressed people's brains after use

Pre-infection stress may increase the risk of long COVID and specific long COVID symptoms

It’s your choice: You can change your views of aging and improve your life

Profit strategy: Psychiatric facilities prioritize out-of-state kids

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 sublineage outbreak aggravated by low population immunity in Hong Kong

B-cells have significant differences in women with postpartum depression, finds study

Study finds no difference in life satisfaction between private and state school pupils

Study on the viral dynamics of Omicron and Delta infected individuals

Machine learning model can identify people with PTSD by analyzing text data

Insomnia common in heart disease patients and linked with subsequent cardiovascular events

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