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Childhood is often considered as a time of carefree innocence and happiness, however, for many individuals, it can also be marked by distressing experiences and hardships. Childhood trauma can take on different forms such as physical, emotional, or sexual abuse,…

An important component of total wellbeing is mental health. It influences our thoughts, emotions, and behaviours and can have a big impact on how we live our daily lives. It is unfortunately still stigmatised and frequently taboo to address mental…

As a psychiatrist, I've witnessed directly how diet may have a significant influence on mental health. Nevertheless, diet is frequently disregarded as an important component of mental health treatment. A well-balanced, nutrient-dense diet has been demonstrated in studies to help…

Mindful Meditation Secrets Revealed: A Road to Inner Peace and Health In today's fast-paced world, do you feel overwhelmed, pressured, or anxious? Do you want to learn how to meditate and build inner peace? If this describes you, you are…

Depression, anxiety, worry, perceived stress, and loneliness measured early in the pandemic, before infection with COVID-19, were associated with up to 45% increased risk of developing long COVID. Distress was more strongly associated with developing long COVID than physical health risk factors such as obesity, asthma, and hypertension. The increased risk associated with distress was not explained by health behaviors, such as smoking, or by physical health conditions, like asthma.

After a 60-minute walk in nature, activity in brain regions involved in stress processing decreases.

Scientists hypothesize that circadian rhythm disruption is a psychopathology factor shared by a broad range of mental illnesses and that research into its molecular foundation could be key to unlocking better therapies and treatments.

Robots can be better at detecting mental wellbeing issues in children than parent-reported or self-reported testing, a new study suggests.

Researchers have shown that mice respond more to the antidepressant effects of the drug ketamine when administered by men and not by women. The group demonstrated that a stress response in a specific region of the mouse brain from handling by a man is essential for ketamine to work.

About 50% of all mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) had elevated levels of depressive symptoms over 18 months, while rates were much lower (6% to 13.6%) for mothers with neurotypical children in the same period, researchers report.