What’s the difference between stress and anxiety?
Knowing the difference can ensure you get the help you need. There’s a fine line between stress and anxiety. Both are emotional responses, but stress is typically caused by an…
Study: Mental health-related ER visits among young people nearly doubled in a decade
Emergency room visits for young people in mental distress rose sharply over the last decade, per a report published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association. What they found: Between 2011…
How ADHD Warps Time Perception: Strategies to Stop Wasting and Start Managing Time
No one knows this better than someone with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), who may lose, mismanage, underestimate, squander, and search for time daily. After all, warped time perception is…
Women with poor mental health ‘have 50% higher risk of preterm birth’
Study of more than 2m pregnancies in England found link between severity of mental health difficulties and adverse outcomes at birth Matthew Weaver Mon 14 Aug 2023 18.30 EDT Women…
Mental Health at University
Moving away from loved ones and your home to a new place for university can be an exciting but challenging time for students. There is a striking correlation between university…
Negative thoughts about aging can be harmful. Here’s how to reduce them.
Age bias doesn’t show up only as discrimination or snarky birthday cards. One potent source of ageism comes from older people themselves. Louise Pendry was teaching a psychology course in…
Postpartum depression is a reality for many dads. ‘I didn’t recognize the signs’
After the arrival of his third child, Drew Soleyn, a father from Kingston, Ont., found himself grappling with a cascade of emotions: frustration, isolation, waning motivation and self-doubt about his…
Could New Weight-Loss Drugs like Ozempic Treat Addiction?
Ozempic and similar medications may target brain circuitry involved in addiction as well as appetite control Some users of Ozempic, the popular diabetes drug that can help people eat less…
What we’re all getting wrong about ADHD
Description We’ve all heard of ADHD, or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. But there’s actually a lot scientists don’t for sure know about the condition. From its causes, to what actually…
Coping After Disaster
Following a disaster, most people will ultimately do well and return to their previous level of functioning. However, many people will initially experience distressing thoughts, feelings, and physical symptoms and…
