People who learn they are autistic when they are younger may have a heightened quality of life and sense of well-being in adulthood. That’s the finding of a new study, which also found that those who learned of their autism as adults reported more positive emotions (especially relief) about autism when first learning they were […]
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What is posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)? PTSD’s a type of mental health condition that can happen after experiencing a traumatic event. This video covers the definition, diagnostic criteria, associated biological factors, and symptoms of PTSD. Find more videos at http://osms.it/more. […]
Major new mental health study inspired by lived experience: Experts at Northumbria University are supporting a £1 million research study, funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), which aims to improve the outcomes and experiences of those being discharged from mental health hospitals. Around 50,000 people leave mental healthcare hospitals every […]
Psilocybin, the psychedelic compound found in magic mushrooms, helps to “open up” depressed people’s brains, even after use, enabling brain regions to talk more freely to one another. These are the findings of a new analysis of brain scans from close to 60 people receiving treatment for depression, led by Imperial College London’s Centre for […]
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Hereditary factors are partly responsible for childhood anxiety and depression that persists into adulthood, according to University of Queensland researchers. In the largest study of its kind in the world, the genetics of 64,641 children, aged between 3 and 18 years, were analysed using longitudinal data from the Early Genetics and Lifeforce Epidemiology consortium. Professor […]
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On World Health Day, 7th April 2022, Beth Cooper discusses the Importance of health literacy for the Hippocratic Post. According to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, personal health literacy is ‘the degree to which individuals have the ability to find, understand, and use information and services to inform health-related decisions and actions for […]
People who are strongly attached to their pets were more likely to suffer mental health problems during the Covid-19 lockdown than those who are less attached, new research from Queen’s University Belfast has revealed. In January 2021, researchers from the School of Psychology at Queen’s surveyed 143 pet owners and 103 people who did not […]
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Analysis of over 2,300 British Indians living in the United Kingdom found that 76% of respondents have experienced challenges in accessing mental health services, with many citing inappropriate treatment for their culture as one of the main blockades. Under review by the NHS Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Trust Patient and Carers Race Equality Framework […]
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Rates of Crohn’s and Colitis have been vastly underestimated for decades. New data released today shows over half a million people are living with Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis in the UK, including 1 in 67 people in their 70s. In the largest study of its kind worldwide shows rates are far higher than previously […]
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Signs and symptoms of gambling addiction: The belief that a gambling addict can win back previous losses becomes all consuming, and the increasingly frantic attempts to do so draw the gambler deeper into the downward spiral. Signs of gambling addiction include: Being constantly fixated on where your next gambling fix is coming from Feeling powerless […]
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