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YouTube as peer support for severe mental illness

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From the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice media release: People with severe mental illness such as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder or bipolar disorder use a popular social media website like YouTube to provide… 

Everyday discrimination impacts mental health

From the University of Texas at Austin media release: Researchers have determined that African Americans and Caribbean blacks who experience discrimination of multiple types are at substantially greater risk for a variety of mental disorders… 

Omega-3 fatty acids may prevent some forms of depression

From the Elsevier media release: Patients with increased inflammation, including those receiving cytokines for medical treatment, have a greatly increased risk of depression. For example, a 6-month treatment course of interferon-alpha therapy for chronic hepatitis… 

Eating five a day may keep the blues away

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From the University of Warwick media release: The research, conducted by the University of Warwick’s Medical School using data from the Health Survey for England, and published by BMJ Open focused on mental wellbeing and… 

PTSD symptoms associated with increased food addiction

From the The JAMA Network Journals media release: Background: PTSD is a potentially severe psychiatric condition. A growing body of evidence suggests that PTSD is a risk factor for obesity and obesity-related diseases. Food addiction… 

EEG Study Findings Reveal How Fear is Processed in the Brain

From the The Center for BrainHealth media release: An estimated 8% of Americans will suffer from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at some point during their lifetime. Brought on by an overwhelming or stressful event or events, PTSD… 

Do children make you happier?

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From the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology media release: Women who have difficulty accepting the fact that they can’t have children following unsuccessful fertility treatment have worse long-term mental health than women who…