Tag: mental health

Study points to brain differences in interpreting physical signals in mental health disorders

From the University of Cambridge press release: Researchers have shown why people with mental health disorders, including anorexia and panic disorders, experience physical signals differently. The researchers, from the University… Read more »

Study suggests stressful workplace can affect workers’ mental health

From the University of South Australia press release: A year-long Australian population study has found that full time workers employed by organisations that fail to prioritise their employees’ mental health… Read more »

Study suggests history of drug dependence is associated with negative mental health outcomes

From the University of Toronto press release: New research published online in the International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction found that Canadians with a history of drug dependence are… Read more »

Study links obsessive compulsive disorder to increased ischemic stroke risk later in life

From the American Heart Association press release: Adults who have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) were more than three times as likely to have an ischemic stroke later in life compared to… Read more »

Study suggests mental health may play big role in recovery after a heart attack

From the American College of Cardiology press release: Young and middle-aged adults who reported severe psychological distress — such as depression or anxiety — after suffering a heart attack were… Read more »

Study suggests training in compassion improves the well-being of relatives to people with mental illness

From the Aarhus University press release: If relatives of people with mental illness become better at accepting the difficult emotions and life events they experience – which is what training… Read more »

Study suggests focusing on diversion yields positive results for kids with behavioral issues

From the Case Western Reserve University press release: Of the 5,300 children enrolled in the Ohio Behavioral Health Juvenile Justice Initiative since 2006, 21% reported that someone close to them… Read more »

Study suggests poor sleep can lead to depression in adolescents

From the University of Ottawa press release: Chronic sleep disruption during adolescence can lead to depression in both males and females and alters stress reactivity in females, according to a… Read more »