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Patricia Tomasi

Patricia Tomasi is a mom, maternal mental health advocate, journalist, and speaker. She writes regularly for the Huffington Post Canada, focusing primarily on maternal mental health after suffering from severe postpartum anxiety twice. You can find her Huffington Post biography here. Patricia is also a Patient Expert Advisor for the North American-based, Maternal Mental Health Research Collective and is the founder of the online peer support group - Facebook Postpartum Depression & Anxiety Support Group - with over 1500 members worldwide. Blog: www.patriciatomasiblog.wordpress.com
Email: tomasi.patricia@gmail.com


February 28, 2023
by Patricia Tomasi

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New Study Looks At Corporal Punishment And The Adolescent Brain

February 28, 2023 08:00 by Patricia Tomasi  [About the Author]

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A new study published in the Journal of Biological Psychiatry looked at how the experience of corporal punishment might shape how the adolescent brain responds to mistakes and receiving rewards. “One of the co-authors, Alexandria Meyer, has repeatedly shown that harsh parenting is associated with increased neural responses to making mistakes,” study author Kreshnik Burani told us. [More]

February 21, 2023
by Patricia Tomasi

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New Study Looks At Benzodiazepine And The Potential For Overdose In Youth

February 21, 2023 08:00 by Patricia Tomasi  [About the Author]

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A new study published in JAMA Open Network looked at the association of benzodiazepine treatment for sleep disorders with a drug overdose risk among young people. “Benzodiazepines are a treatment option for sleep disorders,” study author Greta A. Bushnell told us. “However, overdose is a potential concern with benzodiazepines, particularly when used with other central nervous system depressants such as opioids. [More]

February 14, 2023
by Patricia Tomasi

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New Study Looks At Attachment Anxiety And False Memories

February 14, 2023 08:00 by Patricia Tomasi  [About the Author]

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A new study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology looked at attachment anxiety and how it predicts false memories when people can see the communicator. “Past research has linked attachment avoidance with forgetting specifically relational material,” study author Dr. Nathan W. Hudson told us. “Conversely, prior studies have shown that attachment anxiety predicts false memories in relationship contexts.” [More]

February 7, 2023
by Patricia Tomasi

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New Study Looks At Non-Drug Interventions Such As Psychological Support For Cancer Care

February 7, 2023 08:00 by Patricia Tomasi  [About the Author]

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A new study published in the European Journal of Cancer looked at the effect of behavioral graded activity on physical activity level, health-related quality of life, and symptom management in cancer patients and survivors. “In this paper, we screened the literature for studies which had the goal of increasing daily activity levels in cancer patients and survivors,” study author Astrid Larousse told us. “Unfortunately, most individuals face barriers to become a more physically active person.” [More]

January 31, 2023
by Patricia Tomasi

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New Study Analyzes Genetic Make-Up Of Autism

January 31, 2023 08:00 by Patricia Tomasi  [About the Author]

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A new study published in the Journal of Molecular Psychiatry looked at an autism-associated mutation in human neurons. “In this study, we are trying to understand the mechanism underlying a genetic mutation linked to autism,” Dr. Le Wang, lead author, told us. “Since the gene is involved in the information flow in the brain, we wanted to find out if the genetic mutation leads to abnormal information flow in humans using a human neural model.” [More]

January 17, 2023
by Patricia Tomasi

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How YouTube Can Help With Reducing Prejudice Towards People With Mental Health Issues

January 17, 2023 08:00 by Patricia Tomasi  [About the Author]

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A new study published in Scientific Reports looked at parasocial relationships on YouTube and how they reduce prejudice towards mental health issues. “Prejudice is a big issue among society and it’s been well established that contact between different groups of people is an effect way to help reduce that prejudice,” study author Shaaba Lotun told us. [More]

January 10, 2023
by Patricia Tomasi

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New Study Looks At Impact Of Pandemic On Psychopathology In Children

January 10, 2023 08:00 by Patricia Tomasi  [About the Author]

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A new study published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry looked at the impact of COVID-19 on psychopathology in children and young people worldwide. “Our study is about tracking what the changes were in children and adolescents’ mental health from before the pandemic to during the pandemic, by bringing together findings from lots of research published in the last two years,” study author Abigail Emma Russell told us. [More]

January 3, 2023
by Patricia Tomasi

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A New Study Looks At Youth Suicides And Staff Shortages

January 3, 2023 08:00 by Patricia Tomasi  [About the Author]

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A new study published in JAMA Pediatrics looked at the association of youth suicides and county-level mental health professional shortage areas in the United States. “We found that two-thirds of U.S. counties have significant shortages of mental health professionals,” study author Jennifer A. Hoffman told us. “Youth who live in counties with shortages of mental health professionals are more likely to die by suicide.” [More]

December 27, 2022
by Patricia Tomasi

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Researchers Grow Brain-Like Organoids To Learn More About Autism

December 27, 2022 08:00 by Patricia Tomasi  [About the Author]

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A new study published in Nature Communications delved more into autism by growing brain-like organoids. “The human brain is unique, and certain aspects of human brain development, and brain diseases, are notoriously difficult to study using animal models,” study author Alex Shcheglovitov, PhD told us. “We wanted to develop a new method to model early aspects of human telencephalic brain development in health and disease. Our approach was to make human brain organoids in a robust and reproducible manner.” [More]