Although physical health is significantly improved by weight loss, the effects of losing weight on mental health are less clear, according to a new study by University College London researchers in the UK.
Date Posted: August 11, 2014
Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Depression, Happiness
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eople who develop depression and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) after age 65 are more likely to have biological and brain imaging markers that reflect a greater vulnerability for accelerated brain aging, according to a study conducted by ...
Aug 11
Categories: Depression, Post Partum Depression
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Much of our daily lives are taken up by habits that we've formed over our lifetime. An important characteristic of a habit is that it's automatic - we don't always recognize habits in our own behavior. Studies show that about 40 percent of people's ...
Aug 11
Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Identity Problems, Life ...
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What if taking vacation not only made you healthier and happier, as a number of studies have shown, but everyone around you? And what if everybody took vacation at the same time? Would life be better, not just for you, but for the entire society?
Aug 9
Categories: Happiness, Stress Management
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If you suspect someone in your life is a narcissist, there may be an incredibly straightforward way to confirm your suspicions: Just ask them. New research published in PLOS ONE suggests that simply asking narcissists to out themselves can be ...
Aug 9
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Despite all the hype and hand-wringing done over Obamacare — aka the Affordable Care Act — there's a lot of good coming already from its implementation. And if some politicians want to undo this good, they may find themselves up against an ...
Aug 8
Categories: Adult psychological development, Mental Health in Asia, Mental Health ...
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Anyone who's had a pimple form right before an important event may wonder if stress caused the break out. While commonly linked anecdotally, proving the relationship between stress and inflammatory skin conditions, such as acne, psoriasis and ...
Aug 8
Categories: Caregiver Issues / Stress, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / ...
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Adolescents who behave aggressively are more likely to drink alcohol and in larger quantities than their peers, according to a recent study completed in Finland.
Aug 8
Categories: Addictions, Aggression & Violence, Depression, Post Partum ...
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A new study led by Professor Panos Vostanis has examined adolescent victims of conflict in the Gaza strip and has found that exposure to war-torn environments has a lasting and damaging effect on their psychological wellbeing.
Aug 7
Categories: Anxiety, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / Complex ...
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Oxford researchers say figures should galvanise governments to make mental health more of a priority
Aug 7
Categories: Addictions, Depression, Mental Health in Asia, Schizophrenia, Smoking ...
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The first UK study of the use of ketamine intravenous infusions in people with treatment-resistant depression has been carried out in an NHS clinic by researchers at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Oxford.
Aug 7
Categories: Depression, Post Partum Depression
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A new study suggests video game-playing for less than an hour a day is linked with better-adjusted children and teenagers. The research, carried out by Oxford University, found that young people who indulged in a little video game-playing were ...
Aug 6
Categories: Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Child Development
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A Japanese research group led by Prof Norihiro Sadato, a professor of the National Institute for Physiological Sciences (NIPS), National Institutes of Natural Sciences (NINS), has found that people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have decreased ...
Aug 6
Categories: Autism spectrum disorders
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Scientists studying depression in teens have discovered that subtle changes in a gene can predict how the brain reacts to stress, which can cause such health issues as depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and obesity.
Aug 6
Categories: Caregiver Issues / Stress, Depression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ...
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Research led by the University of Adelaide has resulted in new insights into clinical depression that demonstrate there cannot be a "one-size-fits-all" approach to treating the disease.
Aug 5
Categories: Depression, Post Partum Depression
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In treating social anxiety - discomfort or fear in social situations, often of being judged - both relaxation techniques and exercise have been found beneficial.
Aug 5
Categories: Anxiety, Relaxation techniques, Social Anxiety / Phobia
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