Mental Health

Psychologists using exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP) to treat patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) may need to adapt therapy to address contamination fears during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and do so in a way that does not jeopardize patient...

During the recent pandemic, the importance of human connection became even more clear to the world, and was the catalyst for Kim’s drive to support the deaf community Over the years, I’ve had many ups and downs, and have struggled...

A new study reveals that the consequences of climate change stretch beyond the environment and our physical health Over the past few years, climate change has, rightly so, been brought closer to the spotlight. As environments and habitats around the...

Results from a neuroimaging study published in PLoS One provide an outline of the neural response to criticism. The source of criticism was found to significantly regulate prefrontal cortex activity in a cohort of participants randomized to witness criticism as...

Application of complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine (CAIM) may allow psychiatric mental health nurses (PMHNs) to help improve patients’ stress resiliency and enhance their mood regulation, according to research presented at the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) 34th Annual Conference,...

The pandemic has had a profound physical and psychological health affect on individuals all over the world. There are various stories of elevated levels of stress, anxiousness, melancholy, and even suicidal ideation. Whereas a number of analysis has targeted on...

As much as my physical health sucks right now, (i.e. I’m getting an infusion of iron tomorrow for my anemia since my red blood count has dropped so low), I remain extraordinarily grateful for my stable emotional health. Source: © Astafjeva...

HealthDay News — For nonelderly patients with depression, augmentation with newer antipsychotics is associated with an increased mortality risk, according to a study published online Sept. 30 in PLOS ONE. Tobias Gerhard, Ph.D., from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New...

Data has consistently shown that Black Americans die at higher rates than White Americans, especially when related to specific health problems. For example, data shows that Black mothers die over twice as frequently as White mothers related to childbirth.1 Data...

I’m living in a space where my physical and mental health feel tentative every day. I had a second stroke at the end of August, and two weeks after that, I had a TIA (transient ischemic attack). My incredibly cool neurologist,...