Protecting our Children’s Mental Health During COVID-19
The global COVID-19 pandemic has caused extensive mental distress on individuals worldwide, including a devastating affect on young people. Social isolation, illness, fear of illness, loss of a loved one, and disruption of routine are all known risk factors for anxiety and depression – all of which are taking a toll on children’s mental health…
Treating Depression: Researchers Identify Symptom Specific Targets
As reported in the American Journal of Psychiatry, researchers have just uncovered two clusters of depressive symptoms which can respond to a specific treatment protocol. These comprise giving two different types of treatment, while patients receive TMS (transcranial magnetic brain stimulation). These findings have empowered scientists to discover more about the aspects of our brain’s circuitry…
Could Magnet Wave Stimulation Relieve Depression?
Stanford University School of Medicine has recently carried out a small study which showed that, “a new form of magnetic brain stimulation [called SAINT], rapidly relieved symptoms of severe depression in 90% of participants.” A Great Potential Treatment Anticipating the potential of this new SAINT (Stanford Accelerated Intelligent Neuromodulation Therapy) treatment that could help millions…
WHO: Lockdown Mental Health Warning
“Online consultations, especially via video chat, can provide a feasible alternative to deliver psychological care & therapy during the pandemic” The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a warning about the Covid-19 crisis, linking the extremely negative impact on people’s mental health and well-being, with the severe restrictive measures that many countries have had to…
CORONAVIRUS: WHO Gives Advice For Handling the Mental Health Toll
The World Health Organization has issued some important advice for dealing with the mental health toll from Covid-19 (Coronavirus). Acknowledging the fact that this terrible phenomenon is causing untold stress across the world, it has published guidelines: “designed to support the general population, health care workers, health care facility managers or team leaders, caretakers of…
Schizophrenia: Children More at Risk Due to Pollution
The adverse effects of environmental pollution on our physical health, are fairly well known, yet even though there is a strong link between our physical and mental well-being, to date, very little has been researched on what pollution actually does to our psychological health. But now, an innovative new study entitled “Association of Childhood Exposure…
Could Dogs Reduce the Risk of Developing Schizophrenia?
Well, the answer to this is: yes, they might. This will probably not come as a shock to many of us dog lovers, who have already experienced different benefits, and know about other positive research which shows the connection between having a dog, and health and well-being. So now: “a study from Johns Hopkins Medicine…
How WiFi, EMFs and Other Negative Factors Degrade Our Mental Health
If we continue to develop our technology without wisdom or prudence, our servant may prove to be our executioner Psychiatric and neurodegenerative illnesses are becoming more and more prevalent as we march into the 2020s. We don’t have to spend much time pondering as to why this phenomenon has come to the fore, when we…
Loneliness and Social Isolation Shown to Greatly Affect Mental Health
A very interesting, newly released report from RAM Technologies Inc., is about a program entitled: SKIHA (Sharing Knowledge to Improve Healthcare Administration). This renowned tech company leads in the development of enterprise software for Special Needs health plans and Medicare Advantage, so let us take a closer look at what the company does, and how…
Famous People With Asperger’s Serve as an Inspiration to Others
Getting a diagnosis for Asperger’s Syndrome (AS), is often a shock to the sufferer and their family and loved ones. Asperger’s, which is known as high functioning autism, is very well understood and researched in America, but not many people are aware that: “some of the world’s biggest and most well-known geniuses were autistic or…
Can Virtual Reality be Used to Treat Phobias and Delusions?
“The ever-expanding field of virtual reality (VR) has been used in health care settings like physical rehabilitation, and has made its way into therapy settings to reduce phobias and delusions”, so could this new trend become a cutting-edge therapy for certain mental health disorders? Let’s take a look at research just published in the Journal…
Professional Esports Gamers Subject to Massive Psychological Pressure
“ESPORTS players competing in top-flight tournaments face the equivalent pressure and stress as professional athletes” Taking on a unique, first of its kind, research project, a team at the University of Chichester in England, analyzed the psychological hurdles which elite esports professionals encounter when they enter major contests. The results which were published in the…
Famous People in the US Who Suffered Dementia
Celebrities are known for “carrying on with the show,” no matter what. – But behind their public display, and in the case of actors and singers, behind the facade of glitz and glamour, they suffer just like everyone else. Yet, when it comes to a profound affliction such as dementia, some feel they have to…
National Society of Collegiate Scholars & Active MindsReport: Mental Health Does Not Discriminate By GPA
“Depression, anxiety, & suicidal thoughts are on the rise among college students” An important survey of over 9,000 high-achieving college and university students across the US, was recently undertaken by NSCS (The National Society of Collegiate Scholars) and Active Minds. This involved highlighting these students’ unique needs, as well as what their educational institutes can…