Inflammation could provide early warning sign for disease later in life
Children with behavioral problems may be at risk of many chronic diseases in adulthood including heart disease, obesity, diabetes, as well as inflammatory illnesses (conditions which are caused by cell damage).
Date Posted: September 6, 2013
Categories: Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Child Development, Health / Illness / ...
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50.9 percent of Hong Kong’s high school students display symptoms of depression, according to a report by Hong Kong based newspaper Mingbao.
The recent survey, conducted from October 2012 to June 2013, accessed the mental status of more than ...
Sep 6
Categories: Mental Health in Asia
GOSingapore - Mental illness can be cured and thinking otherwise would be one of the major misconceptions that the Singapore Association for Mental Health (SAMH) wants to eradicate. It joins other skewed perceptions such as, mental illness is ...
Sep 5
Categories: Mental Health in Asia
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The first systematic review of related research confirms a positive impact on cognitive function, but an inconsistent effect on mild cognitive impairment.
Over recent years many pieces of research have identified a link between adherence to a ...
Sep 5
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Whether it is supermarkets or traffic, there are two possible explanations for why you feel the world is against you, explains Tom Stafford.
Sometimes I feel like the whole world is against me. The other lanes of traffic always move faster than ...
Sep 5
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Pasung is the Indonesian term for restraints or restrained. It is used to refer to shackles, but can also refer to being locked in a room or confined in a shed or animal pen.
From January 2011 through the end of 2012, I spent time photographing ...
Sep 4
Categories: Mental Health in Asia
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Does the sight of soap bubbles, aerated chocolate or a lotus flower seed pod bring you out in a cold sweat and make you feel panicky? If so, you could be a sufferer of one of the most common phobias you have never heard of – trypophobia, or the ...
Sep 4
Categories: Phobias
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The rich really are different — and, apparently more self-absorbed, according to the latest research.
That goes against the conventional wisdom that the more people have, the more they appreciate their obligations to give back to others. Recent ...
Sep 4
GOBrendan Cowell is haunted by shadows. His best mate. Friends. Their fathers. All lost to suicide. "They were friends and then suddenly it was like they were never there," he says of his teenage years growing up in Cronulla. "There was usually two ...
Sep 4
Categories: Suicide Prevention
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Children who spent an increased number of days in daycare may benefit from a greater exposure to social and communicative situations, a recent study suggests. Children in this group have a heightened ability to adjust their non-verbal communication ...
Sep 3
Categories: Child Development
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Imagine this scenario. You've purchased tickets for an outdoor music festival, featuring several of your favorite bands. The tickets are pricey -- $400 -- but it will be an experience to remember. Then, on the morning of the festival, a major storm ...
Sep 3
Categories: Mindfulness Meditation
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A new study finds that sleep deprivation affects facial features such as the eyes, mouth and skin, and these features function as cues of sleep loss to other people.
Results show that the faces of sleep-deprived individuals were perceived as having ...
Sep 3
Categories: Sleep Disorders
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Jakarta - Viviana Sari, an Indonesian high school student, was at a loss for words when psychiatrist Tiur Sihombing asked her to define the word “depression”.
“Stressed?” the 17-year-old said hesitantly.
Viviana was among more than two ...
Sep 3
Categories: Mental Health in Asia
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Schizophrenia is one of the most devastating neurological conditions, with only 30 percent of sufferers ever experiencing full recovery. While current medications can control most psychotic symptoms, their side effects can leave individuals so ...
Sep 2
Categories: Schizophrenia
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With so many other competing voices, having a conversation on a bustling subway or at a crowded cocktail party takes a great deal of concentration. New research suggests that the familiar voice of a spouse stands out against other voices, helping to ...
Sep 2
Categories: Relationships & Marriage
GOMENTAL and substance use disorders are the leading cause of disability worldwide, a study led by Queensland researchers has found. Psychiatrist Harvey Whiteford, of the University of Queensland, said conditions such as depression, anxiety, ...
Sep 2
Categories: Addictions
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