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Psychologists Face Challenges of Increased Demand, Patient Severity

FRIDAY, Jan. 5, 2024 – The ongoing mental health crisis is causing significant challenges for many psychologists as they grapple with both heightened demand and patients presenting with increasingly...

Better Mental Health in '24? Try Mindfulness + Exercise

FRIDAY, Jan. 5, 2024 – Combining mindfulness with exercise could be the key to managing stress during a potentially turbulent 2024, a new review argues. People who exercise and practice mindfulness...

Problem-Solving Skills Training Can Improve Parental Psychosocial Outcomes

TUESDAY, Jan. 2, 2024 – For parents of children with chronic health conditions (CHCs), problem-solving skills training (PSST) is associated with improvement in parental, pediatric, and family...

For Black Teens, Online Racial Discrimination Tied to PTSD Symptoms

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 3, 2024 – For Black adolescents, individual online racial discrimination is associated with posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, and these symptoms are associated with suicidal...

Vietnam War Veterans at No Higher Risk for Suicide: Study

FRIDAY, Dec. 29, 2023 – The Vietnam war was a traumatic event in American history, most especially for those who served. However, there’s a glimmer of good news from recent research: Suicide rates f...

Post-Trauma Support Can Prevent Repeat Hospitalizations

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 27, 2023 – When hospitals support trauma survivors' mental health during and after treatment, patients are less likely to return in crisis, researchers report. There's no uniform...

Marijuana Use Increasingly Linked to Addiction, Psychosis

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 27, 2023 (HealthDay news) – A rising tide of cannabis-related mental health problems is resulting from the widespread legalization of recreational weed in the United States, warns a...

Many Americans Are Resolving to Boost Their Mental Health in 2024

 TUESDAY, Dec. 26, 2023 – Three-quarters of Americans plan to start the New Year with a resolution to be more healthy, including 28% who want to focus on improving their mental health, a new survey ...

Exposure to Any Adverse Childhood Experience Tied to Later Pain Disorders

FRIDAY, Dec. 22, 2023 – The risk for reporting chronic painful disorders rises with increasing numbers of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), according to a review published online Dec. 18 in...

Company Seeks FDA Approval for MDMA as Treatment for PTSD

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 13, 2023 – A California company is asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to consider approving MDMA (midomafetamine capsules) as a treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder...

FDA Asked to Consider Party Drug MDMA as Treatment for PTSD

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 13, 2023 – A California company has asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve MDMA, the active ingredient in party drugs like molly and ecstasy, as a treatment for...

Cannabis Use Disorder Increasing Among Vets With Psychiatric Disorders

TUESDAY, Dec. 5, 2023 – There is an increasing risk for cannabis use disorder among veterans with common psychiatric disorders, according to a study published online Nov. 29 in The American Journal...

Deployment History Has Differential Impact on Epilepsy in Veterans With TBI

THURSDAY, Nov. 30, 2023 – For veterans with traumatic brain injury (TBI), deployment history has a significant differential impact on epilepsy predictors, according to a study published online Nov....

Gun Violence Takes Huge Mental, Financial Toll on Kids & Their Families

TUESDAY, Nov. 7, 2023 – Gun violence causes a ripple effect that creates a lasting impact on young people lucky enough to survive being shot, as well as their families, a comprehensive new study...

PTSD Symptoms Linked to Higher Carotid Atherosclerosis in Women

FRIDAY, Nov. 3, 2023 – For midlife women, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms are associated with higher carotid atherosclerosis and with greater brain small vessel disease and poorer...

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