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Drowning In Chaos? A New Mindset Can Protect Against Depression, Stress

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 27, 2025 — Struggling to cope with today’s catastrophe-filled world? Changing your mindset can help protect you from the stress caused by disease outbreaks, wildfires, earthquakes, pol...

Brief Mindset Intervention Can Reduce Depression, Inflammation

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 27, 2025 – A brief mindset intervention can reduce inflammation and depressive symptom levels, according to a study published online Aug. 26 in Brain, Behavior and Immunity. Jesse A....

Firearm-Related Suicides Increasing Among Senior Women

TUESDAY, Aug. 26, 2025 — Senior women are becoming more likely to use a gun to end their lives, a new study says. Firearms are the leading method of suicide among seniors 65 and older, especially m...

Less Than Half of Teens With Major Depression Receive Treatment

TUESDAY, Aug. 26, 2025 – Few teens with depression receive treatment, with disparities seen based on residence, gender, and race, according to a study published online Aug. 20 in PLOS Mental Health. ...

Annual Mental Health Screenings Recommended For U.S. Youth

MONDAY, Aug. 25, 2025 — Pediatricians should screen children annually for mental or developmental issues, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends in a new clinical report. The r...

Green Spaces Provided Pandemic Protection Against Depression, Study Says

FRIDAY, Aug. 22, 2025 — Local parks and neighborhood greenery protected people’s mental health from the stresses of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study says. Overall, depression increased nearly two...

Poor Sleep Tied To Self-Harm Among Teens

FRIDAY, Aug. 22, 2025 — Teenagers who get poor sleep are more likely to harm themselves on purpose, a new study says. Shorter sleep, going to sleep later and frequent waking during the night all were ...

Children in Crisis Languishing in ERs For Days

MONDAY, Aug. 18, 2025 — Thousands of children at risk for suicide or in the throes of depression spend days languishing in hospital ERs, awaiting treatment, a new study says. More than 1 in 10 c...

College Students With Autism Have Much Greater Rates Of Anxiety, Depression

MONDAY, Aug. 18, 2025 — College students with autism have dramatically higher rates of anxiety and depression compared to their peers, a new study says. Nearly two-thirds (65%) of college students w...

Suicide-Specific Therapy App Effectively Cuts Suicidal Behavior in High-Risk Inpatients

THURSDAY, Aug. 14, 2025 – A mobile phone app designed to deliver suicide-specific therapy reduces suicidal behavior among high-risk psychiatric inpatients, according to a study published online Aug....

Phone App, OTX-202, Reduces Suicide Among High-Risk Patients

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13, 2025 — A mobile smartphone app can help reduce the risk of death among people at high risk for suicide, a new study says. The app, called OTX-202, reduced suicide attempts by 58% a...

MS May Begin Years Earlier Than Thought

MONDAY, Aug. 4, 2025 — People with multiple sclerosis (MS) begin experiencing new health issues up to 15 years before the classic signs of the illness appear, Canadian research shows. “MS can be dif...

Increases in Local Violence Tied to Higher Subsequent Suicide Rates

FRIDAY, Aug. 1, 2025 – At the county level, increases in homicide rates are linked to higher suicide rates the following year, according to a study published online July 29 in Social Science & M...

People With Eating Disorders Report Success Self-Medicating With Non-Rx Drugs

FRIDAY, Aug. 1, 2025 – People with eating disorders report success with self-medicating with nonprescribed drugs instead of prescription antidepressants, according to a study published online July...

When Local Homicide Rates Rise, Suicides Rise Soon After

FRIDAY, August 1, 2025 — There may be a connection between a community’s homicide and suicide rates: When murder rates rise, there’s typically a local uptick in suicides a year later, new U.S. resea...

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