Shanghai Wrestles With Psychological Scars From Lockdown

The lockdown fueled anxiety, fear and depression among the city’s residents. Experts have warned that the mental health impact of the confinement will be long-lasting.

#anxiety-and-stress, #beijing-china, #china, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #depression-mental, #mental-health-and-disorders, #psychology-and-psychologists, #quarantine-life-and-culture, #quarantines, #shanghai-china, #world-health-organization

The New York Times 11:45 am on June 24, 2022
Tags: Addiction (Psychology) ( 68 ), American Medical Assn ( 16 ), Anxiety and Stress ( 612 ), Deaths (Fatalities) ( 1,197 ), Depression (Mental), Drug Abuse and Traffic ( 248 ), Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) ( 599 ), Education (K-12) ( 1,126 ), Harckham, Peter B, Law and Legislation ( 1,394 ), Mental Health and Disorders ( 529 ), New York State ( 766 ), Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Service (NYS), Opioids and Opiates ( 95 ), Research ( 1,210 ), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ( 3 ), Teenagers and Adolescence ( 198 ), Therapy and Rehabilitation ( 141 ), United States ( 3,833 ), Westchester Jewish Community Services, Youth ( 243 )

More Americans Are Dying of Drug Overdoses Than Ever Before

Why haven’t we solved the addiction crisis?

#addiction-psychology, #american-medical-assn, #anxiety-and-stress, #deaths-fatalities, #depression-mental, #drug-abuse-and-traffic, #drugs-pharmaceuticals, #education-k-12, #harckham-peter-b, #law-and-legislation, #mental-health-and-disorders, #new-york-state, #office-of-alcoholism-and-substance-abuse-service-nys, #opioids-and-opiates, #research, #substance-abuse-and-mental-health-services-administration, #teenagers-and-adolescence, #therapy-and-rehabilitation, #united-states, #westchester-jewish-community-services, #youth

The New York Times 3:00 pm on June 20, 2022
Tags: Anxiety and Stress ( 612 ), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) ( 13,481 ), Depression (Mental), internal-open-access ( 68 ), Mental Health and Disorders ( 529 ), Quarantine (Life and Culture) ( 2,783 ), Therapy and Rehabilitation ( 141 )

Did You Start Therapy Recently?

Times Opinion would like to hear from you.

#anxiety-and-stress, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #depression-mental, #internal-open-access, #mental-health-and-disorders, #quarantine-life-and-culture, #therapy-and-rehabilitation

The New York Times 9:03 am on June 14, 2022
Tags: Affordable Housing ( 141 ), Depression (Mental), Homeless Persons ( 190 ), Houston (Tex) ( 131 ), internal-open-access ( 68 ), Renting and Leasing (Real Estate) ( 335 )

Three Years in Shelters. Ten Months to Find a Home.

Scenes from one woman’s journey out of homelessness in Houston.

#affordable-housing, #depression-mental, #homeless-persons, #houston-tex, #internal-open-access, #renting-and-leasing-real-estate

The New York Times 7:21 pm on June 13, 2022
Tags: Anxiety and Stress ( 612 ), Content Type: Service ( 1,510 ), Depression (Mental), Dietary Supplements and Herbal Remedies ( 25 ), Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) ( 599 ), Herbs ( 14 ), Mental Health and Disorders ( 529 ), Omega-3 Fatty Acids ( 6 ), Psychiatry and Psychiatrists ( 66 )

Can Supplements Really Help With Depression or Anxiety?

Here’s what the evidence says about what works (and what doesn’t).

#anxiety-and-stress, #content-type-service, #depression-mental, #dietary-supplements-and-herbal-remedies, #drugs-pharmaceuticals, #herbs, #mental-health-and-disorders, #omega-3-fatty-acids, #psychiatry-and-psychiatrists

The New York Times 5:46 pm on June 13, 2022
Tags: Depression (Mental), Suicides and Suicide Attempts ( 127 )

How to Help a Loved One Having Suicidal Thoughts

An adult can’t be forced into treatment, but experts say there are many ways to be there for someone contemplating self-harm.

#depression-mental, #suicides-and-suicide-attempts

The New York Times 8:19 pm on June 5, 2022
Tags: Anxiety and Stress ( 612 ), Connecticut ( 115 ), Depression (Mental), Education (K-12) ( 1,126 ), Killingly (Conn), Mental Health and Disorders ( 529 ), School Boards ( 23 ), State Legislatures ( 446 ), Teenagers and Adolescence ( 198 ), your-feed-healthcare ( 468 )

Outcry Over High School Clinic Exposes Deep Divisions on Mental Health

American teenagers are reporting severe levels of anxiety and depression. But when Connecticut moved to expand mental health services in schools, it ran into fierce opposition in one town.

#anxiety-and-stress, #connecticut, #depression-mental, #education-k-12, #killingly-conn, #mental-health-and-disorders, #school-boards, #state-legislatures, #teenagers-and-adolescence, #your-feed-healthcare

The New York Times 3:00 pm on June 4, 2022
Tags: Abortion ( 620 ), Depression (Mental), Hospitals ( 582 ), Mental Health and Disorders ( 529 ), Pregnancy and Childbirth ( 333 ), Psychiatry and Psychiatrists ( 66 ), Roe v Wade (Supreme Court Decision) ( 282 ), Suicides and Suicide Attempts ( 127 ), Women and Girls ( 1,779 )

When Psychiatrists Decided Who Could Get an Abortion

It was once an “open secret” that this was the safest pathway.

#abortion, #depression-mental, #hospitals, #mental-health-and-disorders, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #psychiatry-and-psychiatrists, #roe-v-wade-supreme-court-decision, #suicides-and-suicide-attempts, #women-and-girls

The New York Times 12:40 pm on June 2, 2022
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Can Stimulating the Vagus Nerve Improve Mental Health?

On social media, exercises that aim to “tone” one of our body’s longest nerves have been touted as a cure-all for anxiety and other psychological ailments. Here’s what the research says.

#anxiety-and-stress, #clinical-trials, #content-type-service, #depression-mental, #psychology-and-psychologists, #research, #vagus-nerve

The New York Times 5:25 pm on May 28, 2022
Tags: Anxiety and Stress ( 612 ), Depression (Mental), Firearms ( 276 ), Mass Shootings ( 285 ), Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder ( 58 ), School Shootings and Armed Attacks ( 154 )

What Gun Violence Does to Our Mental Health

Mass shootings and other types of trauma can have ripple effects not only for survivors but also for those who follow the news of the events.

#anxiety-and-stress, #depression-mental, #firearms, #mass-shootings, #post-traumatic-stress-disorder, #school-shootings-and-armed-attacks

The New York Times 3:24 pm on May 24, 2022
Tags: Abortion ( 620 ), Anxiety and Stress ( 612 ), Depression (Mental), Mental Health and Disorders ( 529 ), Pregnancy and Childbirth ( 333 ), Psychology and Psychologists ( 319 ), Research ( 1,210 ), Women and Girls ( 1,779 )

The Mental Cost of Being Denied an Abortion

An examination of the most rigorous research to date.

#abortion, #anxiety-and-stress, #depression-mental, #mental-health-and-disorders, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #psychology-and-psychologists, #research, #women-and-girls

The New York Times 9:12 pm on May 13, 2022
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Startups Prescribing A.D.H.D Drugs on TikTok Raise Diagnosis Concerns

Buzzy start-ups promising easy access to mental health medication found an eager market on social media. Should anyone be looking for treatment on TikTok, though?

#adderall-drug, #anxiety-and-stress, #attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder, #computers-and-the-internet, #content-type-service, #depression-mental, #drugs-pharmaceuticals, #mental-health-and-disorders, #online-advertising, #psychiatry-and-psychiatrists, #ritalin-drug, #social-media, #start-ups

The New York Times 7:00 am on May 10, 2022
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Pediatricians Hold the Front Lines of a Mental Health Crisis

Around the country, the setting for adolescent mental health care looks ever more like this doctor’s office in Kentucky, the next patient arriving every 15 minutes.

#antidepressants, #anxiety-and-stress, #attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder, #children-and-childhood, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #depression-mental, #doctors, #mental-health-and-disorders, #psychiatry-and-psychiatrists, #teenagers-and-adolescence, #your-feed-health, #your-feed-science

The New York Times 9:00 am on May 8, 2022
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Hundreds of Suicidal Teens Sleep in Emergency Rooms. Every Night.

With inpatient psychiatric services in short supply, adolescents are spending days, even weeks, in hospital emergency departments awaiting the help they desperately need.

#anxiety-and-stress, #aurora-colo, #boston-childrens-hospital, #children-and-childhood, #colorado, #depression-mental, #hospitals, #mental-health-and-disorders, #parenting, #suicides-and-suicide-attempts, #teenagers-and-adolescence, #united-states, #your-feed-health, #your-feed-science

The New York Times 6:43 pm on May 7, 2022
Tags: Babies and Infants ( 147 ), Depression (Mental), Egg Donation and Freezing ( 9 ), Fear (Emotion) ( 28 ), In Vitro Fertilization ( 29 ), Infertility ( 38 ), Mental Health and Disorders ( 529 ), Miscarriages ( 12 ), Parenting ( 1,072 ), Pregnancy and Childbirth ( 333 ), Psychiatry and Psychiatrists ( 66 ), Reproduction (Biological) ( 56 ), Women and Girls ( 1,779 )

Feeling Ambivalent About Motherhood Is Normal

After years of engaging with parenthood from a distance, it’s time for a psychiatrist specializing in women’s mental health to take her own advice.

#babies-and-infants, #depression-mental, #egg-donation-and-freezing, #fear-emotion, #in-vitro-fertilization, #infertility, #mental-health-and-disorders, #miscarriages, #parenting, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #psychiatry-and-psychiatrists, #reproduction-biological, #women-and-girls

The New York Times 8:04 pm on May 5, 2022
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Can Covid Lead to Impotence?

Some studies find higher rates of erectile dysfunction among men recovering from the illness. But other factors related to the pandemic, like heightened anxiety, may also be to blame.

#anxiety-and-stress, #chronic-condition-health, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #depression-mental, #heart, #impotence, #long-covid, #penis, #sex, #your-feed-science

The New York Times 9:00 am on April 27, 2022
Tags: Comedy and Humor ( 279 ), Content Type: Personal Profile ( 2,363 ), Depression (Mental), Harmon, Joshua ( 3 ), Kauffman, Anne, Music ( 870 ), Neuwirth, Bebe ( 2 ), Quarantine (Life and Culture) ( 2,783 ), Schlesinger, Adam (1967- ) ( 2 ), Silverman, Sarah ( 5 ), The Bedwetter (Play) ( 3 ), Theater ( 922 ), Yazbek, David ( 2 )

Sarah Silverman on ‘The Bedwetter,’ Her New Musical Comedy

“Everything’s couched with hard jokes, but it’s also vulnerable,” the comic said of “The Bedwetter,” her new musical comedy.

#comedy-and-humor, #content-type-personal-profile, #depression-mental, #harmon-joshua, #kauffman-anne, #music, #neuwirth-bebe, #quarantine-life-and-culture, #schlesinger-adam-1967, #silverman-sarah, #the-bedwetter-play, #theater, #yazbek-david

The New York Times 4:32 am on April 24, 2022
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‘It’s Life or Death’: The Mental Health Crisis Among U.S. Teens

Depression, self-harm and suicide are rising among American adolescents. For M, a 13-year-old in Minnesota, the despair was almost too much to take.

#anxiety-and-stress, #children-and-childhood, #computer-and-video-games, #computers-and-the-internet, #depression-mental, #loneliness, #mental-health-and-disorders, #minneapolis-minn, #parenting, #psychology-and-psychologists, #suicides-and-suicide-attempts, #teenagers-and-adolescence, #therapy-and-rehabilitation, #united-states, #your-feed-health, #your-feed-science

The New York Times 12:00 am on April 22, 2022
Tags: Antidepressants ( 8 ), Depression (Mental)

Do Antidepressants Really Work?

While the drugs are widely used, a new study sheds light on how little is known about their long-term benefits.

#antidepressants, #depression-mental

The New York Times 9:00 am on April 20, 2022
Tags: Anxiety and Stress ( 612 ), Depression (Mental), Loneliness ( 111 ), New York City ( 2,777 ), Quarantine (Life and Culture) ( 2,783 ), Quarantines ( 1,375 )

New York Had an ‘Epidemic of Loneliness.’ Covid Made It Worse.

Changes in technology, work and the pace of life are damaging not just our emotional health, but also our physical health and life expectancy.

#anxiety-and-stress, #depression-mental, #loneliness, #new-york-city, #quarantine-life-and-culture, #quarantines

The New York Times 7:14 pm on April 13, 2022
Tags: Anxiety and Stress ( 612 ), Content Type: Service ( 1,510 ), Depression (Mental), Meditation ( 61 ), Mental Health and Disorders ( 529 ), Mobile Applications ( 555 ), Psychology and Psychologists ( 319 )

How to Choose a Mental Health App

There are thousands of apps that claim to promote mental well-being, but not all of them are safe or effective.

#anxiety-and-stress, #content-type-service, #depression-mental, #meditation, #mental-health-and-disorders, #mobile-applications, #psychology-and-psychologists

The New York Times 7:54 pm on April 11, 2022
Tags: Brain ( 148 ), Depression (Mental), Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) ( 599 ), Ecstasy (Drug) ( 10 ), LSD (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide) ( 12 ), Mental Health and Disorders ( 529 ), Nature Medicine (Journal) ( 18 ), Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder ( 58 ), Psilocybin Mushrooms ( 9 ), Psychedelic and Hallucinogenic Drugs ( 20 ), Research ( 1,210 ), Therapy and Rehabilitation ( 141 )

Psilocybin Helps Alleviate Depression Symptoms, Small Study Says

The chemical derived from psychedelic mushrooms helped alleviate symptoms of depression and generated detectable neural responses that lasted weeks.

#brain, #depression-mental, #drugs-pharmaceuticals, #ecstasy-drug, #lsd-lysergic-acid-diethylamide, #mental-health-and-disorders, #nature-medicine-journal, #post-traumatic-stress-disorder, #psilocybin-mushrooms, #psychedelic-and-hallucinogenic-drugs, #research, #therapy-and-rehabilitation

The New York Times 9:23 pm on April 7, 2022
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Why Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Gets Overlooked

Experts say millions of people are affected by trauma, which has become a buzzword and a meme. So why aren’t more of them being treated?

#anxiety-and-stress, #content-type-service, #depression-mental, #mental-health-and-disorders, #post-traumatic-stress-disorder, #psychiatry-and-psychiatrists, #quarantine-life-and-culture, #therapy-and-rehabilitation

The New York Times 9:00 am on April 5, 2022
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Can A.I.-Driven Voice Analysis Help Identify Mental Disorders?

Early tests have been promising, but issues involving bias, privacy and mistrust of “black box” algorithms are possible pitfalls.

#aispecialreport2022, #anxiety-and-stress, #artificial-intelligence, #depression-mental, #mental-health-and-disorders, #psychology-and-psychologists, #telemedicine, #voice-recognition-systems

The New York Times 9:00 am on April 5, 2022
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Susan Cain’s ‘Bittersweet’ Explores the Upside of Sadness

Susan Cain’s new book examines how sadness makes us whole.

#books-and-literature, #cain-susan, #content-type-service, #depression-mental, #empathy, #mental-health-and-disorders, #optimism

The New York Times 3:28 pm on April 2, 2022
Tags: American Psychiatric Assn ( 6 ), Deaths (Fatalities) ( 1,197 ), Depression (Mental), Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Book) ( 2 ), Grief (Emotion) ( 149 ), Mental Health and Disorders ( 529 ), Psychiatry and Psychiatrists ( 66 ), Psychology and Psychologists ( 319 )

Prolonged Grief: A Mental Disorder, or a Natural Process?

“How dare you tell me how long I may grieve?” one reader writes. Readers are mostly opposed to declaring it a disorder, arguing that it is stigmatizing.

#american-psychiatric-assn, #deaths-fatalities, #depression-mental, #diagnostic-and-statistical-manual-of-mental-disorders-book, #grief-emotion, #mental-health-and-disorders, #psychiatry-and-psychiatrists, #psychology-and-psychologists

The New York Times 5:00 pm on March 31, 2022
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Many Teens Report Emotional and Physical Abuse by Parents During Lockdown

New data on teen mental health during the pandemic suggests that for many, home life was full of stressors like job loss, hunger and even violence.

#anxiety-and-stress, #boston-medical-center, #centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention, #child-abuse-and-neglect, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #depression-mental, #domestic-violence, #mental-health-and-disorders, #quarantines, #research, #suicides-and-suicide-attempts, #teenagers-and-adolescence, #united-states, #your-feed-healthcare, #youth

The New York Times 9:00 am on March 30, 2022
Tags: Depression (Mental), Doctors ( 191 ), Mental Health and Disorders ( 529 )

Doctors Face a Stigma Against Seeking Mental Health Care

The culture of medicine means no crying, no sleeping, no making mistakes. And no getting help.

#depression-mental, #doctors, #mental-health-and-disorders

The New York Times 9:00 am on March 30, 2022
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Can Moving the Body Heal the Mind?

In her new book, Jennifer Heisz blends personal experience and the latest science about how exercise can improve your mental well-being.

#anxiety-and-stress, #bicycles-and-bicycling, #books-and-literature, #content-type-service, #depression-mental, #exercise, #mental-health-and-disorders, #quarantine-life-and-culture

The New York Times 7:47 pm on March 28, 2022
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Cancer Patients Are at High Risk of Depression and Suicide, Studies Find

Two new studies of millions of people around the world suggest that doctors should be thinking more about cancer patients’ mental health, experts said.

#cancer, #chemotherapy, #depression-mental, #mental-health-and-disorders, #research, #suicides-and-suicide-attempts, #your-feed-healthcare, #your-feed-science

The New York Times 4:00 am on March 25, 2022
Tags: Depression (Mental), Families and Family Life ( 431 ), Flowers and Plants ( 179 ), Love (Emotion) ( 337 ), Suicides and Suicide Attempts ( 127 )

The First (and Last) Time She Didn’t Come Home

My sister and I searched for clues in our mother’s desk — and in her life — for why she left us and this world.

#depression-mental, #families-and-family-life, #flowers-and-plants, #love-emotion, #suicides-and-suicide-attempts

The New York Times 3:38 pm on March 19, 2022
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A General Fights to Illuminate Mental Health Issues in the Military

The military has struggled to meet the mental health needs of troops, lawmakers and service members say.

#content-type-personal-profile, #defense-department, #depression-mental, #litynski-ernest, #litynskiernest, #mental-health-and-disorders, #post-traumatic-stress-disorder, #reserves-military, #suicides-and-suicide-attempts, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces, #veterans

The New York Times 4:50 pm on March 18, 2022
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How Long Should It Take to Grieve? Psychiatry Has Come Up With an Answer.

The latest edition of the DSM-5, sometimes known as “psychiatry’s bible,” includes a controversial new diagnosis: prolonged grief disorder.

#american-psychiatric-assn, #depression-mental, #grief-emotion, #mental-health-and-disorders, #psychiatry-and-psychiatrists, #therapy-and-rehabilitation, #united-states, #your-feed-healthcare

The New York Times 4:18 pm on March 17, 2022
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Some Teens Are Anxious About Taking Off Their Masks

Whether it’s virus worries, social pressure, shyness or acne, some kids are reluctant to ditch the mask.

#anxiety-and-stress, #depression-mental, #education-k-12, #masks, #parenting, #psychology-and-psychologists, #quarantine-life-and-culture, #social-media, #teenagers-and-adolescence, #youth

The New York Times 4:07 pm on March 16, 2022
Tags: Brain ( 148 ), Depression (Mental), Human Connectome Project, Mental Health and Disorders ( 529 ), Nature (Journal) ( 69 ), your-feed-health ( 241 ), your-feed-science ( 1,405 )

Brain-Imaging Studies Hampered by Small Data Sets, Study Finds

Researchers have long used imaging technology to try to understand mental-health ailments. But with relatively few participants, such studies may not be producing valid findings.

#brain, #depression-mental, #human-connectome-project, #mental-health-and-disorders, #nature-journal, #your-feed-health, #your-feed-science

The New York Times 9:41 pm on March 11, 2022
Tags: Depression (Mental), Ketamine (Drug) ( 8 ), Mental Health and Disorders ( 529 ), Psychedelic and Hallucinogenic Drugs ( 20 ), Psychology and Psychologists ( 319 ), Therapy and Rehabilitation ( 141 )

This Wellness Center Uses Ketamine for Mental Health

Thanks to legal loopholes and a patchwork of compelling research, businesses like Nushama in New York City are writing the rules as they go.

#depression-mental, #ketamine-drug, #mental-health-and-disorders, #psychedelic-and-hallucinogenic-drugs, #psychology-and-psychologists, #therapy-and-rehabilitation

The New York Times 9:41 pm on March 2, 2022
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States Investigate TikTok Over Potential Harms to Younger Users

The group is looking into the Chinese-owned video site for the harms it may pose to younger users.

#attorneys-general, #beijing-bytedance-technology-co-ltd, #computers-and-the-internet, #consumer-protection, #depression-mental, #facebook-inc, #healey-maura-1971, #mental-health-and-disorders, #mobile-applications, #social-media, #tiktok-bytedance, #united-states-politics-and-government, #youth

The New York Times 6:58 pm on February 28, 2022
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What is Microdosing, and Does it Work?

Scientists are split over whether the benefits some microdosers experience are a placebo effect or something more.

#anxiety-and-stress, #brain, #content-type-service, #creativity, #depression-mental, #lsd-lysergic-acid-diethylamide, #mental-health-and-disorders, #placebos, #psychedelic-and-hallucinogenic-drugs, #psychology-and-psychologists

The New York Times 4:37 pm on February 24, 2022
Tags: Depression (Mental), Loneliness ( 111 ), Mental Health and Disorders ( 529 ), Quarantine (Life and Culture) ( 2,783 )

How to Learn to Be Comfortable Being Alone and Appreciate Solitude

Solitude doesn’t have to feel lonely. It can be restoring and refreshing with a little practice.

#depression-mental, #loneliness, #mental-health-and-disorders, #quarantine-life-and-culture

The New York Times 8:00 am on February 22, 2022
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Thomas Insel, the ‘Nation’s Psychiatrist,’ Takes Stock, With Frustration

In a new book, Thomas Insel, who led research into psychiatric disease for 13 years, says that advances in neuroscience have yet to benefit patients.

#allen-frances, #books-and-literature, #brain, #depression-mental, #healing-our-path-from-mental-illness-to-mental-health-book, #insel-thomas-r, #mental-health-and-disorders, #national-institute-of-mental-health, #psychiatry-and-psychiatrists, #research, #your-feed-science

The New York Times 2:34 pm on February 21, 2022
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Can Cold Water Plunges Really Reduce Anxiety and Depression?

Early research suggests this age-old practice might benefit mental health, but more research is needed.

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The New York Times 10:00 am on February 21, 2022
Tags: Cancer ( 137 ), Depression (Mental), Diet and Nutrition ( 222 ), gender ( 116 ), Homosexuality and Bisexuality ( 490 ), Medicine and Health ( 453 ), Mental Health and Disorders ( 529 ), Oils and Fats ( 20 ), Smoking and Tobacco ( 64 ), Spina Bifida ( 2 ), Surgery and Surgeons ( 79 ), Transgender and Transsexuals ( 331 )

Jane Brody: Here’s How Health Advice Changed Since I Joined The Times

Before I go, I want to highlight the breathtaking evolution in health advice that has occurred since I joined The Times in 1965.

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The New York Times 10:00 am on February 20, 2022
Tags: Anxiety and Stress ( 612 ), Content Type: Service ( 1,510 ), Depression (Mental), Psychology and Psychologists ( 319 ), Swimming ( 76 )

Cold Water Plunges Are Trendy. Can They Really Reduce Anxiety and Depression?

Early research suggests this age-old practice might benefit mental health, but more research is needed.

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The New York Times 12:00 am on February 19, 2022
Tags: Anxiety and Stress ( 612 ), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) ( 13,481 ), Depression (Mental), Emergency Medical Treatment ( 133 ), Mental Health and Disorders ( 529 ), Teenagers and Adolescence ( 198 )

More Teenage Girls With Eating Disorders Wound Up in the E.R. During the Pandemic

A new C.D.C. study underscored the mental health issues facing teenagers in the past few years.

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The New York Times 11:30 pm on February 16, 2022
Tags: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) ( 13,481 ), Depression (Mental), Mental Health and Disorders ( 529 ), your-feed-science ( 1,405 )

Covid Patients May Have Increased Risk of Developing Mental Health Problems

A new, large study found that in the year after getting Covid, people were significantly more likely to be diagnosed with psychiatric disorders they hadn’t had than people who didn’t get infected.

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The New York Times 4:09 pm on February 13, 2022
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The Best Cure for Languishing: Behavioral Activation

As with just about everything related to Covid, we’re sick of languishing, too.

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The New York Times 3:36 pm on February 10, 2022
Tags: Age, Chronological ( 129 ), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) ( 13,481 ), Depression (Mental)

Too Young to Feel So Old

After nearly two years spent in a computer crouch, my favorite sweater and I have gone fuzzy.

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The New York Times 6:10 pm on February 1, 2022
Tags: Blow, Charles M ( 8 ), Depression (Mental), Education (K-12) ( 1,126 ), Mascots ( 27 ), Native Americans ( 222 ), United States Politics and Government ( 9,012 ), Wordle (Puzzle) ( 7 )

Charles Blow’s ‘Brave, Forthright and Searing’ Account of His Struggles

Readers praise the columnist’s candor. Also: America in retreat; worried Wordle fans; a dispute over a Native mascot.

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The New York Times 10:00 am on January 25, 2022
Tags: A Tale for the Time Being (Book), Books and Literature ( 2,493 ), Buddhism ( 36 ), Depression (Mental), Mental Health and Disorders ( 529 ), Ozeki, Ruth L, The Book of Form and Emptiness (Book)