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April 19, 2023 Does a commitment to one-s God facilitate altruistic behavior that benefits only members of the same religious group? Or does it extend to helping members of a different religion? University of Illinois Chicago social psychologist Michael Pasek and colleagues examined this question through field and online experiments involving more than 4,700 people from diverse ethnoreligious populations in three political and cultural contexts.

The multicentre ChangePDD project compares the effectiveness of two different therapies. MHH Psychiatry is involved and offers places for study participants.

More than a third of Michigan adults who have had COVID-19 report being treated badly due to their infection, say University of Michigan researchers.

Landmark study finds no difference in psychological wellbeing or quality of family relationships between children born by assisted reproduction (egg or sperm donation or surrogacy) and those born naturally at age 20.

Two research teams at the University of Toronto's Dalla Lana School of Public Health are studying student mental health in close partnership with the best experts on the subject - students themselves.

Professor Koen Schruers was set on studying schizophrenia after graduation - until he was asked to participate in PhD research on panic.

Researchers at Tilburg University will develop a digital self-management platform for people with severe mental illness.

While recent studies and polls indicate the nation is in the midst of a mental health crisis, the situation in academia is even more grim: Within the high-stress, high-pressure, often socially isolat

The Commission of experts coordinated by UPF Prof. Joan Benach, together with the Second Vice-President of the Spanish Government and Minister of Labor and Social Economy, Yolanda Díaz, presented on Friday, March 17 the first government-driven report on the effects of work precariousness on mental health: "Precarious work and mental health: knowledge and policies".

Growing up, I put up walls to hide my identity. For many years, I had no idea there was such thing as a gay identity, but I intuitively knew that revealing it would cause me certain harm. Attending conversion therapy reinforced that belief. Why? How? These questions drive my research as I pursue a Clinical Psychology Ph.D.

"Music is liquid architecture; architecture is frozen music. German poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe exquisitely describes the relationship between music and art. From the Middle Agesto the present day, the lute and guitar appear often in paintings as a symbol of music. Art's motivation and inspiration are often adopted in music composition.

Dr Mark Horowitz and Professor Joanna Moncrieff (both UCL Psychiatry) and Katharine Wallis from Queensland University examine in the Conversation the withdrawal symptoms of antidepressants and assess the advice supported by NHS England to safely stop taking them.

Life is a constant stream of decisions that pit sober reflection against powerful emotions, conscious deliberation against gut instincts. Using complex models and sophisticated experiments, researchers study how we combine these different decision-making strategies. One mention of insects is enough to draw a sceptical smile from Michael Siegrist.

By Michael Hagner (Photograph: ETH Zurich / Silvia Schöning) Recently, Nature caused quite a stir with an article that suggested science is becoming less disruptive.

Poppy the Puppet offers early intervention option for families dealing with children's mental health challenges By Megan Stacey , March 13, 2023 By Megan Stacey , March 13, 2023 Mental health help and a rabbit puppet may seem an unlikely pair.

A new review on the global mental health impact of the pandemic confirms feared increases in depression and anxiety, with leading experts saying little has been done to address what is set to become a mounting mental health crisis.

While rates of anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts are at all-time highs, more college students than ever before report receiving therapy or counseling, according to a new report.

Matthias Pierce , University of Manchester Kathryn Abel , University of Manchester An increasing number of young people in the UK are being referred to child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS). Alongside this is the rising number of children prescribed medicines that treat mental illness. The evidence for the effectiveness and safety of these drugs comes almost entirely from studies in adults.

Medicine & Science A research group led by Matthäus Fellinger from the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at MedUni Vienna investigated the impact of the COVID pandemic on the lives and treatment of people with schizophrenic psychosis.

''Overwhelmed and needing to immediately disappear, I quietly handed the baby to the pediatrics team, slipped out of the room, and searched for a place to hide.

When a pregnant woman or new mother comes to see Dr. Shimia Isaac at her family medicine practice and the door closes on the exam room, sometimes it all comes tumbling out.

A talking therapy for adults at risk of self-harm is to be trialled by researcher are Research (NIHR).

In honor of Valentine's Day, linguist Julie Neveux deciphers and analyzes the language of love from the famous "love at first sight" to the decisive injunction "we have to talk".

The NWO has awarded Professor of Methodology Jelte Wicherts a Vici grant of one and a half million euros for his research on differences in causal effects in experiments. In experiments in psychology and other fields, scientists look for causal effects, while it is possible that those effects are not the same for everyone.

Some people have a negative emotional response to the proliferation of condos in the Montreal region - and an UdeM doctoral candidate says we should listen to them.

Study: Work as overload or enhancement for family caregivers of older adults: Assessment of experienced well-being over the day Caring for a loved one and managing a job is a significant challenge, but balancing some care responsibilities with some paid work provides working caregivers with emotional benefits, says a University of Michigan researcher.

Mental health problems such as depression are most common in the hospitality and real estate sectors, but - at least prior to the COVID-19 pandemic - were on the increase across the board, according to new research.

Researchers at The University of Manchester have released some brief and simple advice for parents and caregivers of children and young people affected by the earthquakes in Syria, Turkey and neighbouring countries.

Researchers test cognitive abilities of the language model GPT-3 Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Tübingen have examined the general intelligence of the language model GPT-3, a powerful AI tool.

An NHS-funded programme delivering mental health services in schools and FE colleges has made significant early progress in its first 3 years, a study shows. According to new analysis , there have also been considerable challenges, including supporting children and young people with more specialist needs and staff retention within the service.

Much higher percentages of possible addiction to processed food seen among older adults who are overweight or experiencing poor mental health or isolation Whether you call them comfort foods, highly processed foods, junk foods, empty calories or just some of Americans' favorite foods and drinks, a sizable percentage of older Americans have an unhealthy relationship with them, according to a new University of Michigan poll.

Violent videos, such as the one released today by Memphis law enforcement of Tyre Nichols being brutally beaten by police officers, should be viewed, if at all, with care, says Alexa Koenig, a faculty expert on psychological trauma and resiliency.

Undertaking between six to seven minutes of moderate or vigorous physical activity (MVPA) every day could improve cognitive performance, finds a new study led by UCL researchers. The research, published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, found that more intense exercise is better for working memory and mental processes, such as planning and organisation.

A new report by McGill University Faculty of Education researchers shows Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Ontario's Talk Today program is making a positive impact on athletes in the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL).