Lonelyville, USA: Three factors mean middle-aged adults in America are far more likely to be lonely than their European peers, report says
Middle-aged Americans are lonelier than their peers in Europe and may explain why people in the US tend to die younger, according to a new report by American and German psychologists. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Fridge magnets can be cool aid to holiday memory recall, study finds
Some participants in Liverpool University survey said the travel mementoes were more important to them than photographsWhether holding up shopping lists or hastily scrawled messages, fridge magnets are highly functional holiday souvenirs. And a new study suggests these trinkets may also provide an important means of accessing happy – and not so happy – memories of past trips.Pervasive as souvenirs are, surprisingly little research has investigated what happens to them after people ’s holidays have ended, and even less has focused on fridge magnets, even though we interact with them almost every day.Continue reading.....
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 18, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Linda Geddes Tags: Memory Psychology Science UK news Life and style Travel Source Type: news

Could Biofeedback Help Ease Long COVID?
MONDAY, March 18, 2024 -- Breathing and relaxation techniques may offer relief to some patients battling Long COVID.In a new, small study of 20 patients, biofeedback therapy relieved both the physical and psychological symptoms of Long COVID,... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 18, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Intrinsic motivation and institutional limitations: key implementation determinants of psychological first aid training - Rojas-Andrade R, Aranguren Zurita S, Prosser Bravo G, Vargas B.
Psychological first aid (PFA) trainings are conducted to train frontline care workers in practical and emotional support to people who have been recently affected by stressful events. The aim of this study was to describe the determinants of the implementa... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Community-Based Prevention Source Type: news

Dhikr and qur'an recitation therapy: an idea to recover the mental health of families of the death victims of Mount Marapi Eruption in West Sumatra, Indonesia - Pohan RA, Marimbun M, Chalidaziah W, Ramadhani E, Putri RD, Laras PB.
BACKGROUND: Volcanic eruption is one of the most common disasters in Indonesia. One of the most fatal volcanic eruptions in Indonesia in 2023 was the eruption of Mount Marapi in West Sumatra. This caused a psychological impact on the survivors and families... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news

Racial microaggressions and anti-racism: a review of the literature with implications for school-based interventions and school psychologists - Fu R, Leff SS, Carroll I, Brizzolara-Dove S, Campbell K.
Many racial-ethnic minoritized individuals are repeatedly exposed to subtle actions reflecting racial slights, termed racial microaggressions (RMAs), which are associated with adjustment problems in early adult and adult populations. Early adolescence repr... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

How to Stop Procrastinating at Bedtime and Actually Go to Sleep
Once I finally tuck my kids into bed, clean the kitchen, and shoot off my last work email of the night, it’s “me” time. It’s also, cruelly, bedtime. I know I should sleep, but instead I stay up way too late binge-watching Love Is Blind or mindlessly scrolling on Reddit. I need rest, but I push it off. This is my only uninterrupted time, and I want to maximize it. This phenomenon is so universal that there’s a scientific name for it: “bedtime procrastination.” According to the researchers who coined it in a 2014 study, bedtime procrastination is “failing to go to bed at th...
Source: TIME: Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Friedlander Serrano Tags: Uncategorized Evergreen freelance healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

3 Ways Your Morning Coffee Improves Your Life That Have Nothing to Do With Caffeine
From Buddhist monks to Harvard researchers, experts insist enjoying your morning brew has profound psychological benefits.#buddhist #harvard (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Hims & Hers Health: A Lesson In Psychology
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Source: Reuters: Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Feeling empty inside, one sociologist found answers by exploring his own traumatic childhood
Along the way Corey Keyes developed concepts of languishing and flourishing which others have found helpfulWhen he was 16, Corey Keyes was finally doing well after a brutal childhood. He got high grades at school, played quarterback on the football team, and was living with his loving grandmother in Wisconsin, USA.But, the sociologist and professor emeritus of Emory University writes in his new book,Languishing:HowToFeelAliveAgain in a WorldThat Wears Us Down, he was living on autopilot, throwing himself into every activity going. Whenever he slowed down, everything felt “drained of colour”. A feeling of “restless em...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 17, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Genevieve Fox Tags: Psychology Life and style Science Health & wellbeing Source Type: news

Lotte Rub æk, a psychologist who advises Meta on suicide prevention and self-harm, quits, accusing Meta of “turning a blind eye” to harmful content on Instagram
A leading psychologist who advises Meta on suicide prevention and self-harm has quit her role, accusing the tech giant of “turning a blind eye” to harmful content on Instagram, repeatedly ignoring expert advice and prioritising profit over lives. Lotte Rubæk, who has been on Meta’s global expert…#meta #lotterubæk #danish #rubæk #ofcom #norway #denmark #dr #observerrubæk #martinruby (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Gaslighting can happen anywhere, from your home to your workplace, psychologists say. Here ’s how to spot it
Once reserved for the psychologist’s office, the term “gaslighting” has eased its way into the public vernacular. A form of emotional abuse in which a perpetrator forces the victim to question their reality, gaslighting can leave victims feeling confused, isolated, and insecure. The concept…#gaslight #merriamwebsters #jargon #blacklivesmatter #robinstern #phd #fortune #stern #paigesweet #universityofmichigan (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Psychologists raise alarm over 'harmful' TikTok 'bed rotting' trend that they say glamourizes depression
Millions of TikTok users and those on other social media sites have, in recent months, touted the benefits and pleasures of a duvet day or 'bed rotting' - as many Tiktokers are calling it. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Safeguarding healthcare professionals from sexual harassment in the workplace: urgent need for effective training and education - Xiao Y, Liu L, Zhang Z.
Sexual harassment (SH) is a particularly harmful type of harassment that can inflict lasting psychological harm on victims. Within the healthcare sector, it negatively impacts teamwork, communication, and potentially compromises patient care. While concern... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 16, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

Traumatic brain injury, psychological trauma exposure, and anxious and depressive symptoms in a clinical population - Clausen AN, Meyers KR, Stamey HM, Spilman SK.
BACKGROUND: Approximately 90% of adults endorse psychological trauma exposure. However, barriers to assessment of psychological trauma and sequelae include limited access to care, lack of standardized assessments in nonpsychiatric settings, and comorbid di... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 16, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news