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To improve students’ mental health, study finds, teach them to breathe
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To improve students’ mental health, study finds, teach them to breathe

by Belli, Yale University When college students learn specific techniques for managing stress and anxiety, their well-being improves across a range of measures and leads to better mental health, a new Yale study finds. The research team evaluated three classroom-based wellness training programs that incorporate breathing and emotional intelligence strategies, finding that two led to...

Insufficient sleep harms children’s mental health
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Insufficient sleep harms children’s mental health

University of Houston study: Poor sleep at night ‘spills over’ into children’s emotional lives UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON POOR SLEEP HARMS CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH AND EMOTIONAL STABILITY ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY PUBLISHED BY UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY AND DIRECTOR OF THE SLEEP AND ANXIETY CENTER… CREDIT: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON In a new study...

Women ‘camouflaging’ autistic traits suffer severe mental health challenges, study finds
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Women ‘camouflaging’ autistic traits suffer severe mental health challenges, study finds

by Christie Allen, Brigham Young University In the United States, girls represent only about 20% of autism diagnoses. While boys may simply be more likely to have autism than girls, mental health professionals suspect that girls are also more adroit at suppressing autistic traits, which could prevent their autism from being diagnosed, if it is...

What to say to someone with depression
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What to say to someone with depression

It can be difficult to know what to say to someone who is experiencing depression. Statistics show that about 17.3 million adults (7.1% of the population) and 1.9 million children aged 3–17 experience depression each year in the United States. For some people, the symptoms are mild. For others, they are so debilitating that they...

What happens when you mix cocaine and alcohol?
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What happens when you mix cocaine and alcohol?

Cocaine and alcohol can produce dangerous side effects when people combine them. In some cases, the effects of cocaine and alcohol can cause life threatening complications. In this article, we look at the effects of combining cocaine and alcohol. We also explain what precautions to take and the treatment options. What is cocaine? Consuming cocaine...

Primary care experts produce guidance for limiting the psychological impacts of coronavirus
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Primary care experts produce guidance for limiting the psychological impacts of coronavirus

by St. George’s University of London New guidance published in the BMJ today during Mental Health Awareness Week has outlined guidance for primary care workers on the best-evidenced methods to mitigate the psychological effects of social distancing. Recommended interventions include remote consultations and social prescribing, such as online exercise and dance classes. The new guidance,...

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Most young people with increased suicide risk only display ‘mild to moderate’ mental distress — study

The vast majority of young people who self-harm or experience suicidal thoughts appear to have only mild or moderate mental distress, instead of more obvious symptoms associated with a diagnosable disorder, according to a new study. As such, measures to reduce suicide risk in young people should focus on the whole population, not just those...

Study among first to explore link between antidepressants during pregnancy and child development in kindergarten
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Study among first to explore link between antidepressants during pregnancy and child development in kindergarten

by University of Manitoba Children whose mothers had depression and took serotonergic antidepressants during pregnancy have an increased risk of deficits in language and cognition, compared to children of mothers who had depression during pregnancy and did not take antidepressants, according to findings in a new University of Manitoba study published today in Pediatrics, the...