If you’ve ever been a victim of a poor night’s sleep, you know first-hand how challenging getting through the next day can be. Between a lack of energy, brain fog, and a general sense of exhaustion, not getting enough rest the night before sets you up for a rough day...
Mental Health
How Working From Home Impacts Our Mental Health
We are officially in the age of flexible work arrangements, where commuting from the bedroom to the home office has become the new norm for many of us. As of 2023, roughly one third of the working population works from their own home. Working from home has its...
Signs That Your Child May Be Experiencing Bullying
Childhood and adolescence are periods in which students are especially susceptible to bullying, whether that be at home, at school, or in their neighborhood. Unfortunately, there are little to no instances in which children can be entirely safe from bullying....
Men Doing More Family Caregiving Could Lower Their Risk of Suicide
Professor of Psychology at Colorado State University, Silvia Sara Canetto, has dedicated significant years to studying the patterns and significance of suicide across different cultures. Her research aims to understand the variations in suicide mortality rates between...
Mental Health Condition Linked to Autoimmune Disease
A recently released study revealed that women with a history of depression are twice as likely to develop systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) compared to those without depression. Led by Andrea L. Roberts, PhD, from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the study...
Mental Health Disorders Common Following Mild Head Injury
A groundbreaking study conducted by Danish scientists has demonstrated a significant correlation between head traumas, such as concussions and skull fractures, and the subsequent risk of developing mental disorders. The study revealed that head injuries can increase...
Mental Health May Play a Big Role in Recovery After a Heart Attack
A study presented at the American College of Cardiology's 70th Annual Scientific Session revealed that young and middle-aged adults who experienced severe psychological distress after suffering a heart attack were more than twice as likely to have a second cardiac...
Mentally Ill Kids Become Less Healthy Adults
New research conducted by a Duke University team in New Zealand highlights the connection between mental health challenges in early life and poorer physical health and advanced aging in adulthood. The researchers argue that investing in prompt mental health care could...
Help for Compulsive Gambling
Compulsive gаmblіng, аlѕо саllеd gambling dіѕоrdеr, іѕ thе unсоntrоllаblе urge tо kеер gambling dеѕріtе the tоll іt tаkеѕ оn your lіfе. Gambling means thаt уоu'rе wіllіng tо rіѕk something уоu value in the hope оf getting ѕоmеthіng оf еvеn greater vаluе. Gambling саn...
Healthy Coping Mechanisms for Stress
With everything we have going on in our lives, avoiding stress simply isn’t an option. Stress serves a beneficial purpose at times, but it can have a negative impact on our bodies. When the body perceives stress, the adrenal glands produce cortisol. Cortisol causes...