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Research out of the United Kingdom finds workers often feel overwhelmed by digital technology and the need to always be connected online.

It's a worldwide issue, the study authors believe.

"What we have found in our research is that there is a potential dark side to digital working, where employees can feel fatigue and

  • Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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  • December 17, 2024
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  • Can you literally step away from depression?

    A new global review of data found that "increasing the number of daily steps, even at modest levels, was associated with a reduction in depressive symptoms."

    The Spanish study found that up to a level of about 10,000 steps per day, the odds for depression decline as daily step levels rise.

    The findings were published Dec. 16 in th...

    If you are middle-aged or older, you may often feel lonely and isolated as you deal with the strains of daily life.

    Now, a new survey suggests you are far from alone: More than one-third of middle-aged and senior Americans feel that way.

    The good news? That means that loneliness and isolation has mostly returned to pre-pandemic rates among older Americans, the researchers noted.

    Access to psychotherapy has increased substantially among Americans, particularly young adults, a new study has found.

    About 12% of young adults received psychotherapy in 2021, followed by 8% of the middle-aged and 5% of seniors, researchers found.

    Overall, the percentage of U.S. adults receiving psychotherapy rose from about 7% in 2018 to 9% in 2021, and telemedicine may be the rea...

    A cancer diagnosis can bring overwhelming stress and depression to women, but new research suggests yoga can help ease that emotional toll.

    “A wellness intervention that integrates yoga and psychological tools may strengthen the connections among the mind, body and spirit, leading to a better and more meaningful quality of life,” said study senior author

  • Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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  • November 25, 2024
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  • When people whose parents died by suicide reach that same age, their own risk often spikes, Danish researchers warn.

    Reporting in the journal Suicide and Life-Threatening Behaviors, the researchers looked at data on more than 470,000 Danes whose parents died between 1980 and 2016. Of those, 17,806...

    For many, the holidays are a time when you connect with others and share time with loved ones. But for some, the holidays are a painful exercise in loneliness.

    While a Northwestern Medicine

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  • Having achy, painful joints isn't just a physical woe: Coupled with depression, it could also degrade an older person's brain function over time.

    That's the conclusion of a study of almost 5,000 older Britons tracked for 12 years. People who had both chronic joint pain and depression tended to perform worse on cognitive tests, especially tests focused on memory skills.

    “Both p...

    Rates of postpartum depression have more than doubled in little over a decade among American women, a new analysis shows.

    While about 1 in every 10 new moms (9.4%) suffered postpartum depression in 2010, that number rose to almost 1 in every 5 (19%) by 2021, report a team from Kaiser Permanente Southern California.

    Why the steep rise? Better detection and reporting could be playing...

    A dose of green may be just what school kids with anxiety, depression and other mental health issues need, new research shows.

    Canadian investigators found that a school program that let 10- to 12-year-olds spend a little time each week in nature paid dividends in improving kids' mental well-being.

    "Nature-based programs may offer targeted benefits for children with higher levels of...

    Therapy provided via telehealth can reduce a person’s risk of suicide, a new study reports.

    Cognitive behavior therapy reduces suicide attempts and suicidal thoughts even if delivered for a short time via telehealth, according to results published Nov. 12 in the jouirnal JAMA Network Open.

    Beta blockers are go-to meds for many people who've survived a heart attack.

    However, new Swedish research has found that they might not be needed for heart attack survivors whose hearts have retained a normal pumping ability. 

    Using them in this group ...

    Many Americans experience a “winter funk” as the days grow shorter and temperatures turn colder, a new American Psychiatric Association poll reports.

    Two-fifths of Americans (41%) said their mood declines during the winter months, according to the APA's Healthy Minds Poll.

    Mi...

    Women who’ve had concussions are more likely to suffer severe mental health problems following childbirth, a new study shows.

    A history of concussion increased a new mother’s risk of severe mental illness by 25%, after adjusting for...

    Half of young Americans between the ages of 12 and 17 spend at least four hours each day on their smartphones, computers or televisions, a new survey shows.

    "As technology has become more integrated into teenagers’ lives, the time spent in front of screens has continued to rise in the United States," noted a team of researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preventio...

    At-home brain stimulation therapy can safely and effectively treat severe to moderate depression, a new clinical trial shows.

    Rates of treatment response and depression remission were three times higher in people receiving the noninvasive brain stimulation, researchers said.

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    Depression can make it tougher for athletes to recover from a concussion, and vice versa, a new study finds.

    Student athletes who have both concussion and depression have significantly worse symptoms for both conditions, researchers reported re...

    A young Israeli researcher who lost a sibling in the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israeli civilians said the tragedy has spurred her to study the unique aspects of grief at the sudden loss of a brother or sister.

    The research by Master of Arts student Masada Buchris, of Hebrew University in Jerusalem, hasn't yet been published in a peer-reviewed journal and will become part of her thesis....

    A study tracking almost 10,000 9- and 10-year olds for two years finds a link between time spent watching TV and other screens with a higher odds for ADHD and depression.

    “Screen use may replace time spent engaging in physical activity, sleep, socializing in-person and other behaviors that reduce depression and anxiety,” reasoned study lead author

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  • October 9, 2024
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  • "Black Box” warnings added to antidepressants might have contributed to an increase in suicide attempts and deaths among young people, a new evidence review claims.

    The warnings say that antidepressants might be associated with suicidal thoughts and...

    Light therapy: It's long been a go-to therapy for seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a kind of depression that can beset some people when winter looms and days shorten.

    But new research is suggesting that time spent in front of light box might ease other forms of depression as w...

    Whether abusive parents, drug addiction or gun violence are to blame, the fallout from childhood traumas can reverberate until a person's final days of life, new research shows.

    "We found that early-life trauma in particular, especially physical abuse by parents, was strongly related to end-of-life pain, loneliness and

  • Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
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  • October 4, 2024
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  • In a finding that illustrates the damage that laws targeting transgender people can cause, new research shows that trans and nonbinary youth in states with such laws are more likely to attempt suicide.

    How much more likely? The study authors found the laws triggered up to a 72% increase in suicide attempts in the past year.

    “This groundbreaking study offers robust and indisput...

    More and more, primary care doctors routinely ask patients a question that may come as a surprise: Do you ever have suicidal thoughts?

    Now, new research shows it's a simple intervention that can save lives.

    When suicide care was made a routine part of primary care visits at Kaiser Permanente clinics in Washington state, suicide attempts dropped 25% in the next 90 days, the study fou...

    U.S. suicide rates are ticking back upward again after a dip during the pandemic, new statistics show.

    Suicide deaths per 100,000 people had fallen from 14.2 recorded in the pre-pandemic year of 2018 to 13.5 in 2020.

    However, by 2022, the latest year for which statistics are available, the rate had climbed once more to 14.2 deaths per every 100,000 Americans, report researchers fro...

    Brain damage that veterans suffered from flying shrapnel has provided a major clue that could lead to better treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a new study says.

    Veterans who suffered shrapnel damage connected to their amygdala, the fear center of the brain, were less likely to develop PTSD, researchers reported Sept. 24 in the journal

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  • September 26, 2024
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  • In a move that could mean more Americans in crisis get help and get it quickly, federal officials announced Tuesday that major cellphone carriers now have the technology to direct 988 callers to local mental health services based on their location instead of their area code.

    “The goal of 988 is to help people in a mental health or substance use crisis get 24/7 access to compassionat...

    One in three former NFL players believe they have football-related brain damage that’s doing untold harm to their lives, a new study finds.

    Unfortunately, their fears might be harming their mental health on top of whatever risks they face from

  • Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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  • September 23, 2024
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  • Psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, appears to ease depression symptoms at least as well as one of the most commonly used antidepressants, a new clinical trial shows.

    Patients showed significant improvement in their depressive symptoms after taking either a single do...

    Having a husband or boyfriend with adult ADHD can harm a woman's mental stability, a new study suggests.

    About 3 in 5 women (59%) with male partners with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) had symptoms of depression, a rate on par with caregi...

    Antidepressants have the potential to improve memory and thinking skills, a new study suggests.

    Some patients experienced a boost on brain tests after taking the SSRI antidepressant escitalopram (Lexapro), researchers report.

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    Therapy dogs can help boost the spirits of health care workers in the same way they brighten the moods of hospital patients, a new study shows.

     The furry, four-legged friends reduced emotional exhaustion and job stress among a small group of workers at two surgical and two i...

    Deprivation, neglect and abuse during childhood can increase a person’s long-term risk of health problems, a new study warns.

    “Stress is implicated in nine of the 10 leading causes of death in the United States today,” said senior researcher Dr. George Slavich, director of the UCLA Laboratory for S...

    Over 5 million Americans could benefit if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves the "magic mushroom" psychedelic psilocybin as a treatment for depression, researchers estimate.

    “While our analysis is a crucial first step, we've only scratched the surface in understanding the true public health impact psilocybin therapy may have,” said study co-author

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  • September 13, 2024
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  • An analysis of where suicides are occurring in the United States shows that, tragically, location matters.

    People living in poorer areas with fewer resources are significantly more likely to fall victim to suicide versus those living in more affluent areas, new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows.

    “Improving the conditions where people are born,...

    New research uncovers a possible reason why teenaged girls struggled so mightily with their mental health during the pandemic: Scans showed their brains aged far faster than expected during that stressful time, even faster than the brains of their male peers.

    In the study, published Monday in the

  • Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
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  • September 10, 2024
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  • A distinct brain pattern appears to make some people more likely to develop depression, a new study indicates.

    “Deep” functional MRI brain scans revealed that a brain feature called the salience network is nearly twice as large in people with depression than in those without the condi...

    Ketamine is becoming a popular depression drug, but doctors aren’t keeping in mind the danger it can pose to a pregnancy, a new study warns.

    Ketamine can be very harmful to a developing fetus and should not be used during pregnancy, researchers said.

    But only 20% of keta...

    The booming popularity of the weight-loss drug semaglutide has prompted increasing concerns about potential side effects from taking Ozempic or Wegovy.

    But a new study rules out one possible problem -- using semaglutide does not increase a person&rsq...

    A survey of Australian adolescents finds those who are experiencing depressive symptoms have double the risk of taking up vaping.

    “In the short term, nicotine may reduce feelings of anxiety and stress, and young people may be reaching for vapes as a coping mechanism," said study co-author

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  • September 3, 2024
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  • In some people, new-onset depression may stem from the same buildup of toxic plaques in the brain that have long been linked to Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study.

    "Our findings provide additional support for depressive symptoms as an early feature of preclinical Alzheimer's disease," wrote a team led by

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  • August 30, 2024
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  • THURSDAY, Aug. 22, 2024 (HeathDay News) -- There's a strong association between a state's policies and laws around the rights of transgender people and the mental health of transgender residents, a new study shows.

    "Trans individuals who were worried about having their rights taken away had significantly higher odds of experiencing depression and anxiety symptoms," the study authors repor...

    People stricken with a severe case of COVID-19 have a higher risk of mental illness in the year following their infection, a new study warns.

    However, vaccination appears to ward off these effects on mental health, researchers reported Aug. 21 in the journal

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  • Suicide rates among female doctors are significantly higher than those of the general population, a new study finds.

    Female doctors have a 76% higher suicide risk than average folks, researchers found.

    Male doctors had about the same suicide risk as...

    Kids considering suicide after receiving mental health care at a hospital can be helped by automated text messages that help them feel hopeful and supported, a new study finds.

    Children receiving the texts as part of a program called Caring Contacts said they felt more positive after receiving the messages.

    “Prior research has shown that patients are around 300 times more at r...

    Black employees in a toxic workplace are more susceptible to depression and sleep loss than whites are, according to new research.

    Black workers being mistreated by employers got an estimated 100 fewer minutes of sleep per night than white workers or Black people not enduring mistreatmen...

    Pregnant women and new moms have better access to treatment for mood disorders, thanks to Obamacare, a new study finds.

    More women received treatment for their pregnancy-related depression or anxiety after the Affordable Care Act (ACA) went into effect in 2014, research...

    As Americans sweat through another scorching summer, one expert warns that while extreme heat can cause physical harm it can also wreak havoc with your mental health.

    Sizzling temperatures can make anyone irritable, but it can be far worse for some, especially those with mental health conditions, said Dr. Asim Shah, executive v...

    There's a hint of good news for parents concerned about teen mental health: After 57% of U.S. teen girls surveyed in 2021 said they felt "persistent sadness," that number declined somewhat by 2023, to 53%, new government data shows.

    In the latest biennial poll of over 20,000 high school students nationwide, called the

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  • Three out of four police officers have experienced at least one concussion, increasing their risk of mental health issues, a new study suggests.

    About 74% of Ohio law enforcement officers had suffered one or more head injuries during their life...

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