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A psychedelic drug plus psychotherapy could help improve PTSD symptoms

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affects millions of people each year, mostly survivors and witnesses of terrifying or shocking events, such as warfare, assaults or disasters. Because existing treatments don't work for everyone, new therapies are urgently needed.

22 Mar 2022

More than a quarter of parents say their adolescent has seen a mental health specialist

Amid growing concerns for children's mental health during the pandemic era, more than a quarter of parents say their adolescent-aged child has seen a mental health specialist – with nearly 60 % of those reporting a visit within the past year – a new national poll suggests.

22 Mar 2022

Flo; Much more than a period tracker

In this interview, we speak to Sonia Ponzo, the Director of Science at Flo Health, about their app and how it's revolutionizing the field of women's health.

From Flo Health 22 Mar 2022

Study investigates risk exposure models for negative COVID-19 impact in youths

Researchers performed a cross-sectional study to investigate the effect of risk exposure on the negative COVID-19 impact and its consequent association with youth well-being, life satisfaction, and internalizing symptoms.

22 Mar 2022

Characteristics of vaccine hesitancy in England at the community level

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers evaluated the characteristics of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine uptake in England at a community level.

22 Mar 2022

Children with complex medical conditions often need out-of-network care, study finds

Children with complex medical conditions, especially those who require behavioral health treatment, often have to go outside of their insurance plans' provider networks for care, a new study has found.

21 Mar 2022

Housing officers need to be better equipped to deal with hoarders, research says

Housing officers need better training or even specialist anti-hoarding teams to deal with hoarders – according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

21 Mar 2022

Expert reveals why brain science should be embraced in Sub-Saharan Africa

Medical conditions that affect the brain and the nerves in the human body — called neurological disorders — contribute greatly to the global burden of diseases, but even more so in low- and middle-income countries.

19 Mar 2022

Study provides new understanding of how memory works when the brain sees a familiar face

In a study led by Cedars-Sinai, researchers have uncovered new information about how the area of the brain responsible for memory is triggered when the eyes come to rest on a face versus another object or image.

18 Mar 2022

Researchers find ketamine to have significant anti-depressant and anti-suicidal effects

First manufactured more than 50 years ago, ketamine is a fast-acting dissociative anesthetic often used in veterinary and emergency medicine. Ketamine also has a history of being an illicit party drug.

18 Mar 2022

World Sleep Day: Diagnosing chronic respiratory diseases from within the bedroom

For World Sleep Day 2022, News-Medical speaks to Max Sieghold, Co-Founder and CFO of Sleepiz, about their technology and its ability to diagnose sleep apnea/

18 Mar 2022

Research uncovers how memories and fear-responses can be transmitted through social interactions

Has a song ever reminded you of the past, and unexpectedly surfaced emotions associated with that specific experience or person from your memory? Does walking into Staples remind you of back-to-school shopping, even years after graduating?

17 Mar 2022

Study finds extensive harassment of public health officials during first 11 months of the pandemic

A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health identified 1,499 unique reports of harassment across local health departments in the U.S. during the first 11 months of the pandemic, from March 2020 to January 2021.

17 Mar 2022

Mental Health News and Research

Latest Mental Health News and Research

A psychedelic drug plus psychotherapy could help improve PTSD symptoms

More than a quarter of parents say their adolescent has seen a mental health specialist

Flo; Much more than a period tracker

Study investigates risk exposure models for negative COVID-19 impact in youths

Characteristics of vaccine hesitancy in England at the community level

Children with complex medical conditions often need out-of-network care, study finds

Housing officers need to be better equipped to deal with hoarders, research says

Expert reveals why brain science should be embraced in Sub-Saharan Africa

Study provides new understanding of how memory works when the brain sees a familiar face

Researchers find ketamine to have significant anti-depressant and anti-suicidal effects

World Sleep Day: Diagnosing chronic respiratory diseases from within the bedroom

Research uncovers how memories and fear-responses can be transmitted through social interactions

Study finds extensive harassment of public health officials during first 11 months of the pandemic

Lithium use linked to reduced risk of developing dementia

Brain-wide association studies need thousands of people to achieve higher reproducibility

Study delineates how drug-induced changes of conscious awareness are rooted in neurotransmitter receptors

Serum folate deficiency in older people may be associated with heightened dementia and death risks

Discovery of key brain pathway offers potential new drug target for treating anxiety

Serious COVID-19 linked to higher risk of long-term adverse mental health effects

Brain scans show differences in gray matter density in young children with binge eating disorder

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