Mental Health
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Better Sleep Tied to Less Loneliness
“Social awareness and social initiation would appear to be affected by sleep quality, therefore potentially leading, at least in part, to...
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Emergency Department Visits for Suicide Attempts Rise Across the United States
The number of ED visits owing to suicide attempts and intentional self-harm increased from 1.43 million in 2011-2012 to 5.37 million in 2019-2020...
From the Journals
Sharp Rise in US Pediatric ADHD Diagnoses
The prevalence estimates can be used by clinicians, policymakers, and others “to plan for the needs of children with ADHD, such as by ensuring...
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The Effects of Immigration on the Parent-Child Relationship
Immigrant parents can become dependent on their children to negotiate social structures instead of vice versa,...
Opinion
The Smartphone Problem
Cell phone overuse, particularly in school, is something most of us see as a problem deserving an immediate solution. That solution, however, is...
Feature
Chronotherapy: Why Timing Drugs to Our Body Clocks May Work
More research showed circadian medicine — timing drug-taking to one’s body clock — could reduce side effects and improve the effectiveness of a...
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Antidepressants and Dementia Risk: New Data
Taking antidepressants in midlife was not associated with an increased risk of subsequent Alzheimer’s disease or dementia.
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PTSD Rates Soar Among College Students
Posttraumatic stress disorder rates among college students more than doubled between 2017 and 2022.
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Early-Life Exposure to Pollution Linked to Psychosis, Anxiety, Depression
Both air and sound pollution were detrimental to mental health of adolescents and young adults.
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Antidepressant Withdrawal Symptoms Much Lower Than Previously Thought
About 15% of patients who discontinued antidepressant therapy had true discontinuation symptoms.
Opinion
The Value of Early Education
For many children in this country, being at home is considerably less healthy than being in school.