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Verbal Abuse As Damaging As Physical Abuse To Children's Mental Health
FRIDAY, Aug. 8, 2025 — “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” This old saying is just plain wrong, a new study argues. Verbal abuse inflicted in childhood can harm a per...
People With Disabilities Have High Rates of Loneliness
FRIDAY, Aug. 8, 2025 – Loneliness among people with disabilities (PWD) is high, according to a study published online Aug. 5 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Maggie Salinger, M.D., and Melissa A. ...
Chaotic Homes Can Lead To Mental, Physical Health Problems Among Kids
THURSDAY, Aug. 7, 2025 — Children raised in unstable, unpredictable environments are more likely to exhibit mental and physical health problems as teenagers and young adults, a new study says. Kids a...
Similar Impact on Mental Health Seen for Exposure to Physical, Verbal Abuse in Childhood
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 6, 2025 – Exposure to childhood physical or verbal abuse is similarly associated with lower mental well-being during adulthood, according to a study published online Aug. 5 in BMJ...
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...
Teen Tobacco Product Use Tied to Worse Mental Health
WEDNESDAY, July 30, 2025 – Adolescents who use tobacco products are significantly more likely to report symptoms of depression and anxiety than teens who do not use tobacco products, according to a...
Surrogate Moms More Apt To Suffer Mental Illness
TUESDAY, July 29, 2025 — Women who carry a baby for someone else — also known as gestational carriers or “surrogate moms” — may be at higher risk for mental illness during and after the pregnancy, new...
Green Spaces Promote Better Brain Development Among Children, Study Says
MONDAY, July 28, 2025 — Living near lush green spaces appears to reduce a child’s risk of ADHD and autism, even before they are born, a new study says. Children had lower odds of developing brain dev...
Mental Health Care Use, Mortality Rates Increased With Prolonged Grief
FRIDAY, July 25, 2025 – Relatives bereaved by natural death with high and sustained grief symptoms have increased mental health care use and mortality for up to 10 years after the loss, according to...
African Psychedelic, Ibogaine, Might Help Combat Vets Recover From Traumatic Brain Injury
FRIDAY, July 25, 2025 — Veterans who receive traumatic brain injuries in combat often experience crippling post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression, leaving them hopeless and p...
Heavy Grief Nearly Doubles Bereaved's Risk Of Early Death
FRIDAY, July 25, 2025 — People intensely grieving a loved one are nearly twice as likely to die within a decade of their loss, a new study says. Those whose grief remained persistently high in the f...
African Psychedelic, Ibogaine, Might Help Combat Vets Recover From Traumatic Brain Injury
FRIDAY, July 25, 2025 — Veterans who receive traumatic brain injuries in combat often experience crippling post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression, leaving them hopeless and p...
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