Tag: mental health

How COVID-19 has affected mental health in the US Pre-existing health conditions, personal impact of the pandemic, and secondary effects like job loss have led to worse mental health in the US as a result of the pandemic.

Posted on August 30, 2021August 23, 2021 by Anna Casey 553 views

How has COVID-19 affected mental health in the US? A representative study shows how and why the pandemic had such an impact, which will help develop better public health approaches to future long-term crises.

Poor sleep found to predict depression symptoms in pre-teens The occurrence of depression increases drastically in adolescence, especially among girls. New research has found that sleep disturbances (trouble falling/staying asleep or sleeping too much) predicted future depression symptoms in pre-teens.

Posted on May 10, 2021May 10, 2021 by CarolineVranaDiaz 456 views

Can poor sleep predict depression symptoms up to a year later in pre-teens? New research supports this hypothesis.

Telling people they’re getting a placebo does not stop it from working After being given a placebo and viewing negative images, people felt less distress, even though they knew their treatment had no active ingredients.

Posted on February 9, 2021April 2, 2021 by EricaCurles 165 views

Does giving a placebo require lying to a patient? This study concludes...no! Placebos still work even when the patient knows, at least for emotional distress.

How PTSD messes with your brain’s memory centers Subjects with PTSD show increased involuntary memory recollection and decreased new information processing.

Posted on December 28, 2020April 1, 2021 by Jessica Beaudoin 196 views

Ever feel like you can’t control your own memories? Suffer from too many unwanted recollections, and too little access to important information? Post-traumatic stress affects your ability to form new memories and retrieve old ones! #ptsd #adhd #flashbacks #posttraumaticstressdisorder #memory