Touch can reduce pain, depression and anxiety, say researchers
More consensual touch helps ease or buffer against mental and physical complaints, meta-analysis showsWhether it is a hug from a friend or the caress of a weighted blanket, the sensation of touch appears to bring benefits for the body and mind, researchers say.The sense of touch is the first to develop in babies and is crucial in allowing us to experience the environment around us as well as communicate. Indeed, the loss of touch from others during the Covid pandemichit many hard.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 8, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Science correspondent Tags: Medical research Mental health Society UK news World news Neuroscience Anxiety Depression Source Type: news
TMS Health and Wellness Introduces Cutting-Edge Brain Scanning For Enhanced TMS Therapy Effectiveness
Full Brain Scans and Functional MRI Elevate Personalized Treatment, Boosting Success Rates to 90% COSTA MESA, Calif., April 8, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- In a significant advancement for treating anxiety, depression, and other mental health conditions, TMS Health and Wellness proudly... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - April 8, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PDT Source Type: news
Depression, anxiety, hopelessness, and suicide in first-degree relatives of patients hospitalised in intensive care units in T ürkiye - Yanmaz BM, Yüce Aktepe M, Erdoğan A, Çakin.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of depression, anxiety disorder, hopelessness, and suicide among first-degree relatives of patients hospitalised in medical and anaesthesia intensive care units at an academic medical c... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 8, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news
Mental health and marginalization stress in transgender and gender diverse adults: differences between urban and non-urban experiences - Ralston AL, Holt NR, Andrews AR, Huit TZ, Puckett JA, Woodruff N, Mocarski R, Hope DA.
BACKGROUND: Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals face high rates of psychological distress, including depression, anxiety, and suicide risk. Further, TGD individuals living outside of urban areas experience additional disparities compared to th... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 8, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Influence of social media and family environment on adolescent anxiety disorder - Su X.
This study reviews and investigates the definition, characteristics, and the two essential etiologica... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 8, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Violence exposure, self-reported mental health concerns and use of alcohol and drugs for coping among youth in the slums of Kampala, Uganda - Perry EW, Culbreth R, Self-Brown S, Gilmore AK, Kasirye R, Musuya T, Ndetei D, Swahn MH.
This study aimed to a) compute the prevalence of violence exposure types, polyvictimization, and self-reported depression, anxiety, and using substances to cope among youth ages 12 to 18 years living on the streets or in the slums of Kampala, Uganda, (b) e... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 8, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Secular trends in risk factors for adolescent anxiety and depression symptoms: the Young-HUNT studies 1995-2019, Norway - Krokstad MA, Sund E, Rangul V, Bauman A, Olsson C, Bjerkeset O.
In recent decades, increases in mental health problems in adolescents have been reported from several large population-based surveys. This raises questions about changes in underlying risk and protective factors that can inform future intervention strategi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 8, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
How to Keep Your Pets Safe During the Solar Eclipse
The solar eclipse set to cross North America on Monday, April 8, has humans aflutter with anticipation, but the phenomenon, and even more so the crowds it attracts, could be disorienting and anxiety-inducing for pets.
During solar eclipses, when the sky briefly turns dark, dogs may cower, birds stop flying and grow quiet, and nocturnal creatures emerge.
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But the bigger concerns for pets, veterinarians tell TIME, are the anticipated mass gatherings. Millions are expected to travel and attend eclipse viewings that will likely provoke strong emotions in humans, which co...
Source: TIME: Science - April 7, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Mallory Moench Tags: Uncategorized Solar Eclipse 2024 Source Type: news
Mental health absences adding to NHS staffing crisis
NHS staffMore than three in ten (31%) NHS employees have had to take time off work with mental health issues in the past year, according to a UNISON survey published today (Sunday).
As the staffing crisis in the health service continues, the union says the findings – based on more than 12,000 health workers across the UK – show the effects of burnout among employees and mean many more could quit altogether.
Panic attacks, high blood pressure, chest pains and headaches are among physical signs of stress reported by nurses, porters, 999 call handlers and other NHS staff who completed the survey. Some also said they exper...
Source: UNISON Health care news - April 7, 2024 Category: UK Health Authors: Anthony Barnes Tags: News Press release mental health NHS staff Source Type: news
Extreme Market Swings Dominate as Hot Economy, Oil Feed Anxiety
A steady march higher in markets was snapped by a stretch of jarring volatility as traders gave hints there’s a limit to their appetite for hot economic data. • None NY Area Rattled by 4.8 Magnitude Quake, Followed by Aftershock • None Iran Tells US to Step Aside as It Readies Response to Israel •…#nonenyarea #magnitudequake #aftershocknoneiran #stepaside #israel #federalreserve #torstenslok #brent #cboe #vix (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Is your equipment helping or hurting patient communication?
Brian Bradfield.With existing scheduling backlogs, radiology technologists are feeling the pressure to move fast. While patient volumes have swelled, staffing challenges have left a less-than-optimal workforce with a bigger workload. A critical element of care can suffer on account of this pressure: patient communication.
Effective patient communication is already a topic of concern in radiology. While there's a case for providing more training opportunities to support good patient communication, there's also a conversation to have about how the equipment used by a facility can impact patient communication and, ultimately...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 5, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Brian Bradfield Tags: Practice Management Source Type: news
Exploring the depths of scars: the connection between domestic violence and mental health in married women from Faisalabad, Pakistan - insights into depression, anxiety, stress, and anger - Hafeez S.
This study aims to explore the impact of domestic violence on the mental wellbeing of married women in Faisalabad, Pakistan, focusing on depression, anxiety, stress, and anger, and investigates variations between employed and unemployed women. Domestic vio... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Perioperative mental health intervention for depression and anxiety symptoms in older adults study protocol: design and methods for three linked randomised controlled trials - Holzer KJ, Bartosiak KA, Calfee RP, Hammill CW, Haroutounian S, Kozower BD, Cordner TA, Lenard EM, Freedland KE, Tellor Pennington BR, Wolfe RC, Miller JP, Politi MC, Zhang Y, Yingling MD, Baumann AA, Kannampallil T, Schweiger JA, McKinnon SL, Avidan MS, Lenze EJ, Abraham J.
We present a pr... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Ford Settles It: Electric Vehicle Gloom And Doom Was Premature
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on When the Ford Motor Company announced a cutback in its electric vehicle plans last year, it added another drop of misery to the pall of anxiety settling over the zero emission mobility industry. Well, that was then. As the…#cleantechnica #fordmotorcompany #ford #fordmotor #f150lightning #tesla #zachshahan #audi #bmw #rhomotion (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How to Talk to Kids When a Parent Has Cancer
The U.S. is expected to hit a bleak milestone this year: For the first time, more than 2 million people will be diagnosed with cancer. More than 600,000 will die, according to projections from the American Cancer Society.
Yet when you consider how many people are affected by a single diagnosis, those numbers balloon. As people with cancer grapple with fears about their health, they often describe being equally anxious about how their news will affect their family. When Catherine, Princess of Wales, revealed on March 22 that she was being treated for cancer, she emphasized that she and her husband had “taken time t...
Source: TIME: Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sarah Klein Tags: Uncategorized Evergreen freelance healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
