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Newswise: Employment Key to Veteran Wellbeing, UTEP Study Finds
Released: 9-Jul-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Employment Key to Veteran Wellbeing, UTEP Study Finds
University of Texas at El Paso

For veterans with mental illness, employment is key to emotional wellbeing, a new study shows. The study was published in the June issue of the journal Stress and Health and led by two researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso’s College of Health Sciences.

Newswise: From ‘trial and error’ to targeted precision: $17.9M grant accelerates mental health research
Released: 9-Jul-2024 5:05 AM EDT
From ‘trial and error’ to targeted precision: $17.9M grant accelerates mental health research
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

A major new grant will fund a study enrolling thousands of people from the time they schedule a mental health appointment, and gather data that could form the basis for precisely targeted treatment in future.

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Released: 5-Jul-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Researchers find biological clues to mental health impacts of prenatal cannabis exposure
Washington University in St. Louis

In research published in Nature Mental Health this month, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis outline the intermediate biological steps that could play into how prenatal cannabis exposure leads to behavioral issues down the line.

Released: 4-Jul-2024 6:05 AM EDT
A mistake in the diagnosis of mania can be fatal
Scientific Project Lomonosov

Psychiatrists have revealed acute delirious mania. The condition is a severe psychiatric syndrome, the clinical signs of which develop rapidly and force the patient to require emergency care.

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Newswise: Christine Suniti Bhat Begins Term as President of American Counseling Association
Released: 27-Jun-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Christine Suniti Bhat Begins Term as President of American Counseling Association
American Counseling Association

An Ohio University professor and an expert on cyberbullying prevention begins her term as President of the world's largest association representing professional counselors.

Newswise: Tai Chi reduces risk of inflammatory disease, treats insomnia among breast cancer survivors
Released: 26-Jun-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Tai Chi reduces risk of inflammatory disease, treats insomnia among breast cancer survivors
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

New research led by UCLA Health confirms that both Tai Chi and cognitive behavioral therapy can reduce insomnia in breast cancer survivors but also may provide additional health benefits by reducing inflammation and bolstering anti-viral defenses.

Newswise: Electroconvulsive therapy or ketamine? Clinical factors affect outcomes
Released: 25-Jun-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Electroconvulsive therapy or ketamine? Clinical factors affect outcomes
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Patients with moderate to severe treatment-resistant depression (TRD) might have better symptom relief from ketamine infusions than from electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), but those with severe TRD could benefit more from ECT early in treatment, an analysis led by a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher shows. The findings, published in JAMA Network Open, are the first to identify characteristics that distinguish which treatments might benefit TRD patients more.

21-Jun-2024 6:05 AM EDT
Certain Early Drinking Experiences in Teens and Young Adults May Predict More Rapid Development of Alcohol Use Disorder
Research Society on Alcoholism

Teens and young adults who experience social problems related to alcohol may be at risk of relatively rapid development of alcohol use disorder (AUD), a new study suggests. Other behaviors that meet certain diagnostic criteria may also warn of the potential for an accelerated transition from a first drink to the disorder.

     
Newswise: Facial recognition linked to close social bonds, not social butterflies
Released: 23-Jun-2024 7:05 PM EDT
Facial recognition linked to close social bonds, not social butterflies
University of South Australia

Do you have trouble recognising faces, or do you never forget a face? The better you are at facial recognition, the more supportive relationships you are likely to have, regardless of your personality type.

Released: 17-Jun-2024 11:15 AM EDT
AI Recognizes Athletes’ Emotions
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Using computer-assisted neural networks, Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the University of Duisburg-Essen have been able to accurately identify affective states from the body language of tennis players during games. For the first time, they trained a model based on artificial intelligence (AI) with data from actual games.

Released: 14-Jun-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Virtual Reality Supports Pregnant Patients in the Delivery Room
Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO)

The pain of labor and childbirth may be reduced through the use of a Virtual Reality (VR) relaxation program timed with contractions.

Newswise:Video Embedded firearms-and-mental-health-8-top-facts-to-know
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Released: 14-Jun-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Firearms and mental health: 8 top facts to know
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

A video and story with insights from three mental health professionals with expertise in firearm injury prevention

Newswise: Confronting trauma alleviates chronic pain among older veterans
11-Jun-2024 11:00 AM EDT
Confronting trauma alleviates chronic pain among older veterans
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

A new study led by UCLA Health and the U.S. Veterans Affairs Office found chronic pain among older adults could be significantly reduced through a newly developed psychotherapy that works by confronting past trauma and stress-related emotions that can exacerbate pain symptoms.



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