mental health
Brain Molecular Changes In PTSD and Depression Revealed
Health
Summary: A new study reveals shared and distinct molecular changes in the brain and blood of individuals with PTSD and MDD. The ...
Teen Social Networks Influence Mental Health Disorder Spread
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Summary: Researchers found that mental disorders can spread within school social networks. By analyzing data from over 700,000 Finnish ninth-graders, they discovered ...
Porn and gaming blamed for surge in jobless young men
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Women’s mental health has been suffering because of unrealistic ideals portrayed on social media platforms such as TikTok and Instagram. “For boys… ...
Diagnosed nymphomaniac reveals the shocking and difficult reality of living with the condition
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Featured Image Credit: Getty Images/janiecbros/ArtistGNDphotography A woman who has been diagnosed with uncontrollable or excessive sexual desire (nymphomania) has shared what it’s ...
Bipolar made my sex drive uncontrollable – it was dangerous
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I’ve even been in touch with the ex-boyfriend who I faked the miscarriage with and he was so understanding once he knew ...
Beta Oscillations Key to Understanding Depression in the Brain
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Summary: A new study in rhesus macaques reveals how the brain regulates depression-like states. Researchers found that a specific brain circuit connecting ...
Exercise Aids Memory Erasure in PTSD
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Summary: Increased neuron formation in the hippocampus, stimulated by exercise or genetic manipulation, helps mice forget traumatic or drug-associated memories. This process ...
Love Hormone Oxytocin Eases Loneliness
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Summary: A new study finds that oxytocin, the “cuddle hormone,” can reduce acute feelings of loneliness and enhance bonding in group therapy ...
Pre-Pandemic Brain Wiring Predicted Teen Mental Health During COVID
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Summary: A large study using pre-pandemic brain scans of adolescents reveals that brain wiring before COVID-19 predicted mental health outcomes during the ...
‘Working on a men’s psychiatric ward drove me to the brink’
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Camara McKenzie, 24, is a mental health nurse. Here she vividly explains what it was like to work on a men’s acute ...
