5 ways to navigate family dynamics during the holidays
Some families are chaotic, fun and full of laughter, while others are stoic and boring. Some families are messy, angry and hard to communicate with, and still other families are…
WHO declares loneliness a ‘global public health concern’
The World Health Organization has launched an international commission on loneliness, which can be as bad for people’s health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day The World Health Organization (WHO) has…
Movement Emerges to Include Green Space as a Social Determinant of Mental Health
A rich and growing literature shows that immersion in nature and exposure to green space has a measurable impact on health and mental health. This is the first in a…
Is anxiety a gateway to other mental health problems? Comorbidities with depression and other anxiety disorders
Emotional disorders like anxiety and depression are common mental health conditions that cause significant distress across the lifespan. More often than not, these conditions tend to co-occur, with reports that…
Seasonal affective disorder: More than the winter blues
Seasonal affective disorder is a type of depression that lasts for a season, typically the winter months, and goes away during the rest of the year. When daylight hours start…
How Cats Can Help With Depression, Stress, Anxiety, and Mental Health
Feeling the ups and downs of life is a normal occurrence, but clinical depression is a medical illness that causes a persistent feeling of intense sadness and loss of interest in daily…
Sleep Apnea in Psychiatry
Barry Krakow, MD. Board-certified sleep medicine specialist practicing in Savannah, Georgia, following a 30-year clinical and research career, spearheading the movement to address sleep disorders in psychiatric patients. He is…
Could AI help diagnose schizophrenia?
Madeleine Finlay meets neuroscientist and psychiatrist Matthew Nour, whose research looks at how artificial intelligence could help doctors and scientists bring precision to diagnosis of psychiatric conditions. He describes his…
Gut microbiome disruptions in depression: shifting the focus to metabolic signatures in blood
It is estimated that each year, 6% of the adult population worldwide experience the debilitating mental health disorder that is major depression (MDD) (Otte et al. 2016). Considerable uncertainty remains…
Q&A: The impact of childhood bullying on adult mental health
During National Bullying Prevention Month, it must be acknowledged that the impact of bullying extends well beyond childhood. Adults who were bullied as children may be at greater risk for…
