COVID-19 social distancing may strongly affect your mental health
In a new study, researchers found social distancing and isolation is having significant impacts on people's mental health and emotional wellbeing.
They found that social...
In wake of COVID-19 pandemic, a crashing wave of brain and mental health problems?
In a new paper, researchers suggest that in the aftermath of the novel coronavirus pandemic, a host of neuropsychiatric challenges may remain—or emerge—for those...
How to connect with others in the age of social distancing
Humans are social creatures.
Our cerebral cortex, an area of the brain linked to social complexity, is three times larger than that of chimpanzees, the...
How to improve your mental health, well-being during COVID-19 lockdown
Coping with a public health emergency can be stressful as people try to manage the uncertainty about the future, health concerns, financial instability, access...
Getting through COVID-19 pandemic when you have a mental health condition
Practical tips and online support can help people with depression, anxiety and other conditions cope.
Living with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, PTSD and other mental...
This new drug shows promise for treating schizophrenia
In a new study, researchers found that an experimental drug may ease a range of symptoms that strike people with schizophrenia, without the side...
Depression, anxiety may be big side effects of COVID-19 lockdown
In a new study, researchers found that millions of Americans are being impacted by the psychological fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic...
Using depression drugs for a long time may cause addiction
Many people feel safe in that their depression or anxiety is continuously managed by medication.
However, these are mind-altering drugs and were never intended as...
This study shows a big cause of schizophrenia
A recent study from Santa Casa de São Paulo Medical School found that lack of oxygen during the period anticipating childbirth can be a...
Mindfulness may benefit people with common bowel diseases
In a new study, researchers found that people with irritable bowel syndrome experienced fewer gut symptoms after they participated in a mindfulness program meant...