While many of us may not be thrilled at the idea of doing a ‘number two’ in a public toilet, some people face more serious anxiety. This is called parcopresis, or shy bowel.
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The best way to learn about neurodivergence is by listening to neurodivergent people themselves.
Long before the pandemic, health care workers were experiencing high levels of stress, burnout and compassion fatigue, all of which contribute to reduced quality of care for patients.
New research shows that Americans have positive feelings toward nature but also detects strong undertones of longing, guilt and worry.
Cricket is physically and mentally demanding and draining – and it has a suicide problem. Here’s why.
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy, or EMDR, can help patients process painful memories and reduce anxiety and depression stemming from those events.
The human tendency to form group affiliations and vilify outsiders can help ramp up your anxiety during a contentious election cycle. But you can push back on those fears.
Pharmaceutical giants like Johnson & Johnson as well as smaller startups are investing in psychedelic drug development, and both are pursuing FDA approval for their patented psilocybin formulations.
Engaging diet and exercise specialists for depression may help address long waitlists for psychologists amid a worsening shortage.
Research shows smartwatches can provide useful information for people with heart conditions – but they can also cause anxiety.
New laws will soon give employees a legal right to ignore work-related communication outside their standard working hours.
People with mental health concerns are more likely to start vaping, have worse symptoms while vaping and find it harder to quit.
Audiobooks can develop children’s listening skills, expand their vocabulary and encourage independent learning.
Talking about mental health can be difficult for anyone. It’s even harder for athletes, who are expected to exhibit mental toughness.
People who have a lower threshold for defining distress as a disorder are more likely to identify themselves as having a mental illness.
Both involve feeling uncomfortable in social situations. But one can be debilitating.
Having long been considered to have ‘no accepted medical use’, psychedelics are finally being recognised as being beneficial for treating a range of mental health disorders.
Corruption imposes mental health costs on individuals.
The way jobs are structured affects employee mental health, an analysis of more than 18,000 workers shows.
A stressed out and tired brain will be more likely to overthink. Deep thinkers, people who are prone to anxiety or low mood, and those who are feel emotions deeply are also more likely to overthink.
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Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University
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Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University
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