December 23, 2019
by Elizabeth Pratt
What is the meaning of life? Since the begin of time mankind has sought to answer that question. Now, researchers from the University of California San Diego have found that the search for or presence of meaning in life are important for wellbeing and health.
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December 20, 2019
by Tina Arnoldi
Facebook rolled out new photo filters and stickers to “act as an invitation for friends who might be struggling to reach out for support through Messenger.” This is meant to be a tool to encourage users to connect with friends online about mental health. But there are concerns about passive data collection on different platforms, such as Facebook, so it is debatable whether this will help or hurt mental health.
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December 18, 2019
by Kimberly Lucey
The push for a three-digit suicide hotline is moving forward in our nation's capitol. The Federal Communications Commission has approved a proposal to allow Americans to dial 9-8-8 to reach a suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline.
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December 18, 2019
by Elizabeth Pratt
Students with a higher level of emotional intelligence perform better in school than their peers with lower emotional intelligence.
Research published in the Psychological Bulletin found that differences in the emotional intelligence of students is reflected in their results.
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December 17, 2019
by Patricia Tomasi
According to the World Health Organization, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) begins in childhood. One in 160 children worldwide has been diagnosed with autism. But since autism was only recognized as a disorder in 1980, there are many adults who went through childhood without a diagnosis and without help. Now, a new study thought to be the first of its kind examining an autism diagnosis exclusively in middle age, found that adults diagnosed with autism in their fifties grew up believing they were ‘bad people’, ‘alien’, and ‘non-human’. The study is published in the Journal of Health Psychology and Behavioural Medicine
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December 13, 2019
by Tina Arnoldi
A new survey from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) found that 88% of U.S. adults lose sleep due to staying up late to watch multiple episodes of a show.
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In a world that bestows unpredictable gifts, treasured and otherwise, anxiety is a common response. Even for those with few expectations concerning their personal power or ability to change the natural order, that which is uncertain can be unsettling. What to do?
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December 10, 2019
by Patricia Tomasi
Here are some sobering statistics. According to a survey of 1000 Americans, 47 per cent of men and 40 per cent of women binge drink more on New Year’s Eve than during any other holiday. In a study done by Alcohol Monitoring Systems, though they were fully aware that they were being monitored, over 450,000 DUI offenders still drank 33 per cent more between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. Why is it so hard to stay sober during the holidays?
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December 6, 2019
by Tina Arnoldi
A recent study by Barna, an evangelical Christian polling firm, asked 15,000 people aged 18 to 35 across 25 countries about their mental health and how it relates to churchgoing habits. The findings suggest that there are connections between practicing faith and overall well-being.
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December 3, 2019
by Patricia Tomasi
A mother picks up her baby and shows her a stuffed giraffe toy. She tells her baby that giraffes have long necks and spots. The child feels her mother’s arms around her, hears her voice, and looks at the giraffe. The mother has provided tactile, auditory, and visual input, otherwise known as sensory signals. A new study has shown that when infants or young children experience unpredictable sensory signals from their parents, their brains, in particular their executive functioning, doesn’t develop properly and can contribute to mental health problems as they grow.
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