Stress Before COVID Infection Could Raise Odds for Long COVID
THURSDAY, Sept. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As scientists around the world investigate why long COVID strikes some and not others, a new study finds that suffering psychological distress prior to COVID-19 infection may increase the chances of getting…
Learn MoreNurse Practitioners Are Filling the Gap in U.S. Psychiatric Care
THURSDAY, Sept. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While mental health care has become a full-blown crisis in the United States, a new study finds that psychiatric nurse practitioners are helping to fill the gap. The researchers discovered that the mental he…
Learn MoreNearly 1 in 4 Young U.S. Adults Sought Mental Health Care During Pandemic
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The stresses of the COVID-19 pandemic may have led to a significant jump in the number of young American adults seeking help for mental health woes, new data shows.Between 2019 and 2021, the percentage of A…
Learn MoreLa ‘autolesión digital’: cuando un adolescente se hace ciberacoso a sí mismo
VIERNES, 2 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Hasta un 9 por ciento de los adolescentes estadounidenses afirman que han participado en lo que se conoce como “autolesión digital”, es decir, publicar comentarios anónimos sobre ellos mismos en las…
Learn MoreWith ‘Chemical Imbalance’ Theory in Doubt, What’s Next for Depression Care?
TUESDAY, Sept. 6, 2022 (HealthDay Now) — For Mary Christ, the idea that depression is a chemical imbalance in the brain has always felt true to her personal experience.A former educator, Christ, 57, has taken antidepressants for much of her adult li…
Learn MoreLa mitad de las madres de niños con autismo tienen depresión
JUEVES, 1 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Aunque la mitad de las madres de niños con autismo sufren síntomas de depresión, un nuevo estudio ha descubierto que esto no aumentó el riesgo de problemas conductuales en sus hijos.Fue un hallazgo t…
Learn MoreLa mitad de las madres de niños con autismo tienen depresión
JUEVES, 1 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Aunque la mitad de las madres de niños con autismo sufren síntomas de depresión, un nuevo estudio ha descubierto que esto no aumentó el riesgo de problemas conductuales en sus hijos.Fue un hallazgo t…
Learn More‘Digital Self-Harm’: When Teens Cyberbully Themselves
FRIDAY, Sept. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Up to 9% of American teens say they’ve engaged in what’s known as “digital self-harm” — anonymously posting negative comments about themselves on social media.As is the case with acts of physical self-harm su…
Learn MoreMaternal Depression Does Not Predict Child Behavior Problems
THURSDAY, Sept. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Maternal symptoms of depression do not predict increases in children’s behavior problems, even for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a study published online Aug. 26 in Family Proces…
Learn MoreHalf of Moms of Children With Autism Have Depression
THURSDAY, Sept. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While half of mothers of children with autism suffer symptoms of depression, a new study has discovered that did not raise the risk of behavioral problems for their kids.It was both a surprising and hearteni…
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