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Single Psychedelic Dose Reduces Symptoms of Generalized Anxiety Disorder
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 10, 2025 – A single dose of a pharmaceutical formulation of LSD provides significant relief for patients with moderate-to-severe generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), according to a...
Self-Medication With Cannabis Linked to Anxiety, Depression, Paranoia
THURSDAY, Sept. 4, 2025 – Initiating cannabis use for self-medication is associated with higher weekly use and increased anxiety, depression, and paranoia, according to a study published online Aug....
LSD May Ease Anxiety Symptoms for Months, Study Finds
FRIDAY, Sept. 5, 2025 — A single dose of LSD eased anxiety symptoms for many folks and the benefits lasted up to three months, a new study reports. The findings were published Sept. 4 in the Journal o...
Labor Day Mission: Build Social Ties Through Live Events
SATURDAY, Aug. 30, 2025 — If your social life has been lived out in Zoom calls since the height of the pandemic, Labor Day weekend is prime time for a reboot. Attending live events builds social c...
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...
Hearing Aids Are a Boon To Social Life, Study Finds
THURSDAY, July 3, 2025 — Some folks won’t use hearing aids because they’re worried the devices will make them look old or get in the way of their social life. Nothing could be farther from the truth, ...
Former Surgeon General Warns Social Media Is Harming Children's Health
TUESDAY, May 27, 2025 — Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy is urging lawmakers to take stronger steps to protect children from the potential dangers of social media. In a recent interview o...
9 In 10 U.S. Teens Have Been Cyberbullied
WEDNESDAY, May 21, 2025 – Cyberbullying is widespread among U.S. teens and is linked to post-traumatic stress symptoms in middle- and high-school students, a new study says. Nearly 9 of 10 teenagers...
Hearing Aids Effective In Combating Loneliness Among Seniors
TUESDAY, May 13, 2025 — Could loneliness occur for some older folks because they can’t hear well enough to maintain essential social connections? Hearing aids appear to be an effective method of cou...
Retiring Abroad May Lead to More Loneliness, Study Finds
SATURDAY, March 22, 2025 – There’s nothing like the feeling of years of hard work paying off – when you can finally transition to a life of non-work activities, whether it’s traveling, diving into p...
Recent Decades Saw Rise in Sedative, Hypnotic, Anxiolytic Use Disorders
FRIDAY, Jan. 24, 2025 – Diagnoses of sedative, hypnotic, or anxiolytic use disorders (SHA-UD) increased threefold to fivefold between 2001 and 2019 for adolescent and young adult U.S. Medicaid...
Neglect Can Be as Damaging to Child Development as Abuse, in Some Ways
MONDAY, Jan. 13, 2025 – Simple neglect can be as damaging to a child’s social development as physical, sexual or emotional abuse. Children whose basic needs aren’t met can have lifelong damage done t...
Proteins Associated With Social Isolation, Loneliness Identified
MONDAY, Jan. 6, 2025 – Proteins associated with social isolation and loneliness are implicated in inflammation, antiviral responses, and complement systems, according to a study published online...
Social Risk Screening Has Increased at Physician Practices
FRIDAY, Jan. 3, 2025 – From 2017 to 2022, there was an increase in social risk screening among U.S. physician practices, but only 27 percent of practices screened for all five social risks in 2022,...
Feeling Self-Conscious Is Linked to Teen Binge Drinking
FRIDAY, Jan. 3, 2025 – Socially awkward young adults are more prone to regularly binge drink, but they back off their boozing bouts as they become older and more secure. A new study published...
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