Tag: mental health

Study suggests coronavirus infections may lead to delirium and potentially PTSD

From the University College London press release: People taken ill by coronavirus infections may experience psychiatric problems while hospitalised and potentially after they recover, suggests an analysis of past research… Read more »

Study links chronic illness in childhood to higher rates of mental illness

From the Queen Mary University of London press release: Children with long-term health conditions may be more likely to experience mental illness in early adolescence than healthy children, according to… Read more »

Study suggests a child’s home environment can impact the risk of developing depression

From the American Psychiatric Association press release: New research, published online today in theĀ American Journal of Psychiatry, finds that children’s rearing environment has a meaningful impact on their risk for… Read more »

Study suggests persistent and worsening insomnia may predict persistent depression in older adults

From the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health press release: Older adults with depression may be at much higher risk of remaining depressed if they are experiencing persistent or… Read more »

Study suggests infant temperament predicts personality over 20 years later

From the NIH/National Institute of Mental Health press release: Researchers investigating how temperament shapes adult life-course outcomes have found that behavioral inhibition in infancy predicts a reserved, introverted personality at… Read more »

Study suggests genetic links to childhood emotional, social and psychiatric problems

From the University of Queensland press release: Emotional, social and psychiatric problems in children and adolescents have been linked to higher levels of genetic vulnerability for adult depression. University of… Read more »

Study suggests natural mood regulation is low or even absent in people with depression

From the University of Oxford press release: Periods of lockdown during the COVID-19 situation likely to exacerbate problems with mood regulation, say experts at the University of Oxford. Mood varies… Read more »

Study links persistent sleep difficulties in infancy to heightened risk of childhood anxieties

From the BMJ press release: Persistent sleep difficulties during the first 12 months of life are linked to a heightened risk of developing childhood anxieties and emotional disorders, indicates research… Read more »