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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...
College Students With Autism Report Higher Rates of Anxiety, Depression
TUESDAY, Aug. 19, 2025 – College students with autism face higher rates of anxiety and depression than students without autism, according to a study recently published online in the Journal of ...
Sensitive People More Vulnerable To Mood Disorders
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 20, 2025 — Sensitive people tend to have a higher risk of developing a mood disorder, a new evidence review says. In particular, highly sensitive souls are more likely to develop d...
One in 10 Mental Health-Related ED Visits Among Youths Involve Boarding
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 20, 2025 – Boarding is a considerable issue for Medicaid-enrolled youths seeking mental health care in emergency departments (EDs), according to a research letter published online...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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