by Samuel Jeremic, Curtin University Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new Curtin University study has challenged the perception that heavy social media use has a significant impact on mental health, finding little to no relationship between the two. The study, titled “Investigating the links between objective social media use, attentional control, and psychological distress,” is published in Social Science & Medicine....
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Most Americans want primary care providers to address mental health, survey finds
by Sarah Fioroni and Dan Witters, West Health Institute More than half of U.S. adults want doctors to address mental health directly. West Health-Gallup Survey on Mental Health in America, Oct. 1-13, 2024. Credit: West Health-Gallup Survey on Mental Health in America, Oct. 1-13, 2024. A majority of Americans (70%) say they would prefer to...
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Emotional contagion’ found to be a factor in seniors’ mental health
by University of Montreal Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Madeleine and Paul are sitting on a park bench. As she tells Paul about her financial worries and how she’s been struggling for months to make ends meet, Madeleine’s eyes well with tears. Paul is moved by her distress; her woes resonate with him and heighten his own...
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HOW DOES LEGAL WEED AFFECT MENTAL HEALTH PRESCRIPTIONS?
Legal cannabis access has a complex effect on prescription fill rates for mental health medications, new research shows. Researchers have long known about the relationship between cannabis use and mental health. But how that practice has affected prescriptions for drugs to treat mental health disorders has been less clear, until now. A new study from...
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All you need to know about agitated depression
Depression tends to involve feelings of hopelessness, sadness, or helplessness. However, some people also experience agitation, including symptoms of anxiety and restlessness. Agitated depression is not a medical term, but some people use it to describe the combination of anxiety and depression. Agitation can occur with major depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. In this article,...
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Conversion practice linked to greater risk of mental health symptoms, US surveys of LGBTQ+ people suggest
September 30, 2024 by Lancet People identifying as LGBTQ+ who have undergone conversion practice—commonly known as conversion therapy—are more likely to experience poor mental health, according to a study published in The Lancet Psychiatry journal. The findings—based on surveys of 4,426 LGBTQ+ adults in the U.S.—suggest people subjected to controversial practices targeting their gender identity...
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Nationwide analysis finds mental health concerns are a huge part of primary care practice
September 19, 2024 by Karl Leif Bates, Duke University Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn examination of millions of patient visits to primary care physicians shows that mental health concerns are second only to musculoskeletal complaints in everyday care. One in nine patients was seeking care primarily because of a mental health concern. “These primary care physicians...
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New mental health parity rules issued
September 18, 2024 by New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLast week, President Joe Biden and the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and the Treasury issued new rules meant to ensure that insurance coverage for mental health conditions and substance abuse disorder has parity with the...
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Biden administration issues rules making mental health care more accessible
September 9, 2024 by Ernie Mundell Beginning Jan. 1, Americans with private health insurance coverage should gain better access to mental health care, as well as care to help ease substance abuse, federal officials announced Monday. “Like medical care, mental health care is vital to the well-being of America’s workers,” U.S. Acting Secretary of Labor...
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Managing mental health is an important part of sickle cell disease treatment
September 9, 2024 by Tanesha R. Johnson, University of Kentucky Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChildren who were diagnosed with a chronic condition at an early age face challenges that go beyond their physical health. Diseases like sickle cell have an especially stressful impact on not just the patient, but their families and caregivers as well. Sickle...