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Released: 2-May-2025 7:55 PM EDT
Working to Prevent Suicide: A Pocket-Sized Support Resource
Yale School of Medicine

Pocket of Empowerment, a printed, pocket-sized suicide prevention tool offering visual coping strategies for youth is currently being piloted through the Yale Child Study Center (YCSC) and New Haven Public Schools.

Released: 2-May-2025 7:45 PM EDT
Groundbreaking Study Highlights Critical Gap in Global Mental Health Research
Yale School of Medicine

A landmark study led by the Latin American Genomics Consortium (LAGC), a pioneering collaborative network co-founded and co-led by Janitza Montalvo-Ortiz, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry, reveals a significant disparity in psychiatric genomics research, with over 85% of participants in genome-wide association studies being of European ancestry.

Released: 2-May-2025 7:20 PM EDT
Inflammation May Be the Link Between Chronic Pain and Depression
Yale School of Medicine

Chronic pain—or pain that lasts at least three months—is closely intertwined with depression. Individuals living with pain’s persistent symptoms may be up to four times more likely to experience depression, research shows.

Ҵý: Why Can’t Some People Resist Temptation? Rutgers Receives $3.7 Million to Study What Leads to Binge Eating and Drinking and Other Harmful Behaviors
Released: 1-May-2025 6:20 PM EDT
Why Can’t Some People Resist Temptation? Rutgers Receives $3.7 Million to Study What Leads to Binge Eating and Drinking and Other Harmful Behaviors
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers University has received a $3.7 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to explore why some people struggle to resist everyday temptations and how that may play a role in various mental health conditions, including addiction, depression and impulse-control problems.

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Released: 1-May-2025 6:10 PM EDT
What is Infant Mental Health? Your Questions Answered
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

We usually think about the mental health of older teens and adults. But what does mental health mean for babies? Marian E. Williams, PhD, Clinical Psychologist and Director of the Stein Tikun Olam Early Connections Program at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, helps explain the concept of infant and early childhood mental health.

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Released: 1-May-2025 5:55 PM EDT
Cedars-Sinai Experts at American Geriatrics Society Meeting
Cedars-Sinai

Experts from Cedars-Sinai’s Geriatrics Program and newly established Center for Translational Geroscience are attending the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Annual Scientific Meeting in Chicago May 7-10. These clinicians and investigators are available for media interviews about dementia, loneliness, end-of-life care and more.

Released: 30-Apr-2025 6:30 PM EDT
Option for Treatment-Resistant Depression
UC San Diego Health

UC San Diego Health mental health expert is available to discuss treatment-resistant depression.

Ҵý: Mindfulness Therapy Reduces Opioid Craving and Addiction, Study Finds
Released: 30-Apr-2025 11:00 AM EDT
Mindfulness Therapy Reduces Opioid Craving and Addiction, Study Finds
University of California San Diego

Researchers from UC San Diego found that Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) can help rewire the brain’s response to natural healthy pleasure, leading to reduced opioid cravings. The findings suggest that MORE could be a promising tool in the fight against opioid use disorder.

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Ҵý: Nursing 2025: No Relief in Sight as Burnout, Stress and Short Staffing Persist
Released: 29-Apr-2025 8:30 AM EDT
Nursing 2025: No Relief in Sight as Burnout, Stress and Short Staffing Persist
Florida Atlantic University

A survey of 2,600 nurses and nursing students reveals a profession under severe strain, with widespread stress, burnout, and staffing shortages threatening both nurse well-being and patient care. Despite increased attention since the pandemic, little progress has been made, with 65% of nurses reporting high stress, 40% unsure they’d choose the profession again, and students already anxious about workload. Still, many students remain hopeful, and the profession is urgently calling for better staffing, leadership, flexibility and recognition.

Ҵý: Mental Health Matters: Breaking Barriers
Released: 28-Apr-2025 5:15 PM EDT
Mental Health Matters: Breaking Barriers
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

On the occasion of Mental Health Awareness Month in May a Rutgers Health expert shares insights on mental health challenges and how New Jersey Medical School is changing how to treat individuals and support communities

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Released: 28-Apr-2025 10:20 AM EDT
A Social Media Study of Portrayals of Bipolar Disorders on YouTube: Content and Thematic Analyses
Journal of Medical Internet Research

Background: Individuals with mental disorders frequently use YouTube to express themselves, reach an audience, or as a means of understanding their condition. Testimonies posted on YouTube provide longer and richer perspectives than ...

Released: 28-Apr-2025 10:20 AM EDT
Expert and Interdisciplinary Analysis of AI-Driven Chatbots for Mental Health Support: Mixed Methods Study
Journal of Medical Internet Research

Background: Recent years have seen an immense surge in the creation and use of chatbots as social and mental health companions. Aiming to provide empathic responses in support of the delivery of personalized support, these tools are ...

Released: 24-Apr-2025 9:35 PM EDT
Donation Fuels Research on DMT and its Potential Medical Use to Address Mental Health Conditions
University of California San Diego

A gift from DMT Quest to UC San Diego will support research on the effects of the psychedelic DMT on the human brain, with potential to help treat depression, addiction and neurological conditions such as stroke.

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Released: 24-Apr-2025 5:15 PM EDT
The Impact of Physical Activity in Early Childhood Classrooms
University of Northern Colorado

Julie Bell aims to improve the well-being of children through physical activity opportunities in early childhood education.

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Released: 24-Apr-2025 4:55 PM EDT
Now Open: Center for Student Well-Being and Revamped Food Pantry Creates Foundation for Students to Thrive
University of Northern Colorado

On the first floor of the University Center, University of Northern Colorado (UNC) leaders celebrated the completion of two new resource spaces geared toward supporting students beyond their education.

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