Top tips for looking after your mental health at Christmas
The festive season can be a time of joy and spending time with loved ones but it can also be a stressful and lonely period. During this time it is important to…
Simone Biles and Others’ Mental Trauma Persuades Paris Olympics 2024 Committee To Bring Groundbreaking AI Shield for Athletes’ Health
April 2024: “I could vomit,” Simone Biles wrote just a few days back as she prepared to open her Olympic season in the USA Core Hydration Classic.November 2023: “I almost question, is it…
Brain-body health please: new research supports integrated physical and mental health care
The French philosopher René Descartes is often credited with discovering the mind-body problem; a dogma with long-standing implications on psychiatry. Descartes introduced notions that the mind and body are separate…
7 tips to boost your mood when feeling depressed
Lift your spirits and start to feel better with these expert tips for improving your mindset. When you're feeling down or overwhelmingly sad, it can be difficult to find the…
Depression in Father and Child Are Linked Regardless of Genetic Relation
The classic nature vs. nurture debate in psychology centers on whether certain behavioral traits and psychopathologies are genetic (nature) or learned (nurture). Do we inherit our personalities and preferences biologically or do we adopt them based…
Loneliness, Food Cravings, and the Brain
Summary: A new study reveals the link between loneliness, cravings for high-calorie foods, and unhealthy eating behaviors in women, highlighting a significant brain activity pattern associated with social isolation. The research…
50 self-care ideas for when you need a mood boost
Therapists share activities to help you reduce stress and unwind at home. By Shelby Deering and Perri Ormont Blumberg Feeling anxious? Overwhelmed? Tired? Wired? You’re not alone. In fact, Federal data analyzed by the…
The loneliest generation: Inside the Gen Z mental health crisis
Generation Z is America’s most diverse cohort yet — but they’re united by deep anxieties about the world around them. Why it matters: A collision of political, economic and social trends has minted a generation in…
Minnesota mental health professionals say climate concerns driving patients to depression
More than half of Minnesota’s mental health professionals report seeing anxiety, depression and chronic psychological distress related to climate concerns among their patients, according to a study by researchers at the…
Don’t strive for perfection – find happiness in the everyday
Life is not a performance, subject to the judgment of others, so put satisfaction over self-improvement, writes Yvonne Williams Could we aim for what gives us satisfaction, happiness, contentment and fulfilment?…
