by Lund University The severity of violence as evaluated by the raters as a function of the evaluation of the narrators for all participants (men and women) in Phase 2. The data are divided into physical (red) and psychological (blue) violence. Each dot (N = 340) represents one narration. The straight dotted lines are fitted linear...
by Steven Reinberg Lyme disease can exact a significant mental toll as well as a physical one on its sufferers, a new study confirms. Patients hospitalized for Lyme disease had a 28% higher incidence of mental disorders and were twice as likely to attempt suicide than people without Lyme, researchers report. “These findings highlight the...
by Wiley Credit: Pixabay A common belief that insomnia is a secondary symptom of depression when they co-occur is not supported by scientific evidence, and doctors should direct targeted diagnostic and treatment attention to both disorders, according to a narrative review published by the Medical Journal of Australia. Up to 90% of patients with mood disorders also report difficulties...
The findings held even when researchers accounted for factors like gender, race and ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. For the study, published in Educational Researcher, researchers looked at data from more than 6,500 students in grades 9 through 12, some of whom attended virtual school full-time and others who attended in person, to better understand how last year’s...
by University of Gothenburg Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Internet-based cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for depression is often just as effective as traditional CBT. This is clear from an international study involving scientists at the University of Gothenburg. However, some online treatments have components that can be harmful. Internet CBT (iCBT) as a method of delivering treatment is...
by Melissa Rohman, Northwestern University Graphical abstract. Credit: DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2021.06.023 Measuring levels of hypervigilance and symptom-specific anxiety may improve healthcare providers’ understanding of patient outcomes for severe esophageal diseases and treatment strategies, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in the journal Gastroenterology. “If we identify people who have a lot of symptom anxiety and hypervigilance, we...
by Jake Ellison, University of Washington In a new study, researchers found that effective therapy for insomnia for people over 60 who also have joint pain can be delivered in a few sessions over the phone. Credit: Joshua Hoehne/Unsplash Insomnia—trouble falling asleep, staying asleep or waking up too early—is a common condition in older adults. Sleeplessness can be...
by University of Cambridge Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers have mapped an underlying “psychological signature” for people who are predisposed to holding extreme social, political or religious attitudes, and support violence in the name of ideology. A new study suggests that a particular mix of personality traits and unconscious cognition—the ways our brains take in basic information—is...
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER Doctors can better help patients with mental health concerns by adopting a different questioning style around self-harm and suicide, experts have said. New research warns patients may find it difficult to disclose thoughts of self-harm because of the way in which GPs ask about them. Academics who examined consultations found that GPs...
by The Scripps Research Institute Through intricate experiments designed to account for sex-specific differences, scientists at Scripps Research have collaborated to zero in on certain changes in the brain that may be responsible for driving alcohol abuse among people with post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. In studies with rodents, researchers found that males and females exhibit their own distinct symptoms and brain...
