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Cooking & Mental Health
As well as the content of our diet though, the conventions in how we prepare it are now in focus for the potential benefits this might have for our mental health. There are benefits to good culinary skills that extend beyond the nutritional.
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Sleep & Depression (Teens)
Teens who sleep in on weekends may be giving their mental health a boost. A new study found that young people who made up for lost weekday sleep had a significantly lower risk of depression. While consistent sleep is still best, weekend catch-up sleep appears to offer meaningful protection.
Video Games & Mental Health
The FDA has approved the first video game therapeutic as a treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, based on research by UCSF’s Adam Gazzaley, MD, PhD.
Depression Treatment (SPRAVATO)
Following U.S. FDA Priority Review, approval is based on data demonstrating SPRAVATO® alone met its primary endpoint at 4 weeks and led to rapid and superior improvement in depressive symptoms compared to placebo as early as 24 hours1
Brain Activity / Sleep / Ketamine Research
Cognitive processes are carried out during wakefulness by means of extensive interactions between cortical and subcortical areas. In psychiatric conditions, such as psychosis, these processes are altered. Interestingly, REM sleep where most dreams occurs, shares electrophysiological, pharmacological …
The Healing Power of Reading
The use of books selected on the basis of content in a planned reading program designed to facilitate the recovery of patients suffering from mental illness or emotional disturbance. The duality of a guided therapy by a medical or psychiatric professional vs. directing the reader to a selection of books on an issue continues.
School of Medicine and Public Health
A five-year grant from the Wisconsin Partnership Program (WPP), a grantmaking program in the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, provided suicide prevention training to farmers and people close to them. The result is the de-stigmatization of a once-taboo subject and a better understanding of how to find help.
988 LIFELINE & MENTAL HEALTH
Time-series models estimated 35,529 suicides vs 39,901 expected among ages 15-34 after 988 implementation, indicating an 11.0% reduction and approximately 4,372 fewer deaths than projected.
Art Therapy for Children & Adolescents
Art therapy offers a predominantly non-verbal form of creative self-expression for people experiencing mental health issues.
Brothers Fighting Addiction
A tragic death galvanized them to help people grappling with drug use and mental illness. Now they’re proposing legislative change.
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