Mental Health:
News on Mental Health and research news. Information on Mental Health and Mental Disorders.
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Exposure to the solvent used in dry cleaning can have a seriously damaging effect.
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SAMHSA defines serious mental illness as a disorder that disrupts work, family, or social life. According to the survey, mental illness is most prevalent in women, young adults, the unemployed and low income individuals.
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COLLEGE PARK, MD––According to a new study, tender, loving care (TLC) can both reduce pain and promote pleasure. The study was published online on January 17 in the journal Social Psychological & Personality Science by University of Maryland psychologist Kurt Gray, PhD. Dr. Gray is director of the Maryland Mind Perception and Morality Lab. He noted that the way one reads another person’s intentions changes his or her physical experience of the world. He explained that the results of his study confirm that good intentions, even misguided ones, can sooth pain, increase pleasure and make things taste better.
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This week, a Eugenics Task Force voted to compensate Eugenics victims in North Carolina $50,000 each for those victims who remain living today. Out of over 7,500 forced sterilizations performed in North Carolina during the 1900’s, approximately 2,000 eugenics victims are still living.
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If you have a caregiver on your Christmas gift list, think twice before choosing a sweater or tie and consider a gift of your time and understanding. Many of the estimated 65 million caregivers in the United States could desperately use—and much appreciate—respite and time away from the physical and emotional stress of caregiving.
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The Research Center for Human-Animal Interaction at the University of Missouri is helping veterans cope with PTSD. In their study - "Mutual Enrichment-Walking and Training Service Dogs", veterans are paired with dogs that would otherwise be euthanized. Rebecca A. Johnson, PhD, RN, FAA. tells EmaxHealth that so far the response from veterans has been positive. Another good outcome of the study so far is that many dogs are being adopted from the program before they even finish basic obedience training.
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Have you ever felt like your dog or cat knows what you are feeling and empathizes with you? Do you think other animals have emotions, and if they do, is it important? According to Jaak Panksepp, professor of veterinary and comparative anatomy, pharmacy and physiology at Washington State University, “I think the more we know about the emotions of other animals, the more we will understand our own emotions.”
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Dr. Oz points out that Dragonfly can produce psychedelic highs that last up to 2 days, can be bought online from home and is legal. With Dr. Oz is Joseph Lee, MD an addiction specialist with the Hazelden Center for Youth & Families who discusses the dangers of the designer drug Dragonfly.
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Acute stress and anxiety is related to irritable bowel syndrome as it causes symptoms such as stomach upset and greater awareness of colon spasms. But long-term psychological traumas, such as divorce, natural disaster, or physical or mental abuse are also linked to the chronic gastrointestinal disorder. A study presented at the American College of Gastroenterology’s Annual Scientific Meeting finds that those with childhood and adult traumas more commonly report IBS symptoms.
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Those in the West and Midwest think about suicide more than other areas.
