Category Archives: Mental Health

  • Can Brain Scans Predict Suicide Risk?
    Monday, October 9th, 2023

    Can Brain Scans Predict Suicide Risk?

    For those who are working to reverse the rising rates of suicide in the United States and throughout the rest of the world, one of the greatest challenges is...
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  • Extreme Heat and Mental Health
    Friday, October 6th, 2023

    Extreme Heat and Mental Health

    Summer 2023 was very hot, which raises a question people rarely think about: does extreme heat have an effect on mental health? According to NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space...
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  • How Trauma Changes the Brain
    Thursday, September 28th, 2023

    How Trauma Changes the Brain

    In the 21st century, we view mental health disorders – including those caused by trauma – as medical conditions rooted in physiological pathologies, genetic abnormalities, or changes in the...
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  • Anxiety Disorders and Emotion Regulation
    Thursday, September 14th, 2023

    Anxiety Disorders and Emotion Regulation

    Anxiety disorders are complex mental health conditions characterized by excessive worry, intense fear, and deficits in emotion regulation. These negative emotions are disproportionate to any real or perceived threat,...
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  • Gender Differences in Bipolar Disorder
    Thursday, September 7th, 2023

    Gender Differences in Bipolar Disorder

    Mental health experts typically do not recognize clear gender differences in the prevalence of bipolar disorder. However, recent research suggests that bipolar disorder diagnoses show a new trend, and...
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  • New Depression Treatment Shows Promise
    Monday, September 4th, 2023

    New Depression Treatment Shows Promise

    Depression is the second most common mental health disorder in the United States and around the world, which means effective depression treatment is an important component of our healthcare...
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