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COVID-19 deaths tend to be more unexpected and traumatic than other types of deaths. A sociologist explains the mental health burdens facing the millions who’ve lost a relative to the coronavirus.
Tackling mental health problems early can help prevent them from getting worse.
Existing brain connections may influence the effectiveness of neurostimulation. Tailoring treatments to each individual brain could expand the number of conditions brain stimulation can treat.
Heteropessimism is an attitude of disappointment, embarrassment or despair at the state of heterosexual relations – specifically about being in one.
Maternal mental health conditions are a reflection of harmful social and economic factors that plague women in general.
With online use ever-increasing, so is the rise of ghosting – when friends decide to disappear into the social ether.
The brain’s somatosensory cortex may help enrich our emotional experiences and improve our mental health. Mindfulness and dance movement therapy may be effective ways to activate it.
In families that are facing economic insecurity, fathers are more likely to experience depressive symptoms that can lead to conflict.
Nursing has long been seen as a vocation, not a skill. This impacts nursing staff and patients both.
The hormones in the pill can cause or exacerbate depression, and the type you use is an important factor.
How do mental health apps compare to in-person therapy? A social worker and expert on technology and human services explains.
People who are directly affected by mass shootings may develop PTSD and depression. But those who are indirectly exposed to these tragedies can also experience profound and long-lasting grief.
Psychotherapy is not one size fits all. From behavioral to gestalt therapies, which approach will work best for you depends on your needs and goals.
The active compound in magic mushrooms seems to increase connections between different brain networks.
Up to 20% of US children have an anxiety disorder, and many suffer in silence.
Our study shows that people who believe they can do things to improve their mental health have higher wellbeing.
New research shows that many young people report a sense of temporary relief following episodes of self-harm. But there are clear ways to help teens replace injurious behaviors with healthy ones.
Mental health services aren’t meeting young people’s needs, particularly during the global pandemic. But research shows parents can learn how to reduce anxiety and depression in early teens.
The loss of income, economic and food insecurity, fear of infection, and death of family members resulted in feelings of frustration, anxiety and depression.
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Professor of Psychiatry, Monash University
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Professor and Personal Chair, Swansea University
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Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University
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Professor of Psychology, San Diego State University
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Scientia Professor, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Cambridge
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Professor of Critical and Social Psychiatry, UCL
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Head of the Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University
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Director School of Medicine and Psychology, Australian National University
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Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
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Clinical Psychologist and Professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Dalhousie University
