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Libya: 'The Mental Toll is Very High' - Survivors of Floods Grapple With Trauma
[UN News] Post-traumatic stress and anxiety has become a daily challenge for thousands of Libyans who survived Storm Daniel nearly two weeks ago, UN humanitarians warned on Thursday.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 22, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Aid and Assistance External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Libya North Africa Source Type: news
NPs and PAs Handling Increasingly More Primary Care Visits NPs and PAs Handling Increasingly More Primary Care Visits
Advanced practice providers are handling more primary care visits and seeing more patients, particularly for conditions such as respiratory infections and anxiety, according to recent research.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nursing News Source Type: news
Universal Anxiety Screening Recommendation Is a Good Start Universal Anxiety Screening Recommendation Is a Good Start
A very good thing happened this summer for patients with anxiety and the psychiatrists, psychologists, and other mental health professionals who provide treatment for them.MDedge
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - September 21, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatry Commentary Source Type: news
Empowered For Life: How To Transform From Stressed to Empowered, Conquer Anxiety and Overcome Self-Sabotage
Personal development expert from Empowered For Life, talks about how these days, people feel stuck, struggle with self-doubt and self-sabotage, experience high levels of stress due to work pressure and personal expectations, and often feel disconnected and lonely more than ever before....
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 21, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Yoga and meditation recommended to reduce blood pressure
Healthcare professionals should consider stress reduction and mindfulness therapies for patients with high blood pressure, researchers say. Based on the latest clinical and scientific evidence, an international panel of experts from 18 countries have made a series of recommendations on effective lifestyle changes that can help manage and prevent high blood pressure. Making time for... Read moreThe post Yoga and meditation recommended to reduce blood pressure appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
Source: Nursing in Practice - September 21, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Carolyn Scott Tags: Cardiology blood pressure Exercise hypertension Source Type: news
With Demand for Mental-Health Care Soaring on Campus, Faculty and Students Are Stepping Up to Help
After the pandemic shut down Duke University’s campus in 2020, public-policy professor Nick Carnes worried about how his students would fare both educationally and emotionally. Wanting to help in whatever way he could, he added a simple message to his email signature.
“A note to students,” he wrote. “Please let me or another Duke professor know if you’re having any problems with your safety, well-being, or access to educational or other resources, or if you need to talk about anything right now, and/or if you know of another student who is having trouble. When in doubt, please reach out.&rd...
Source: TIME: Health - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Anxiety, Depression May Ease After Ablation Cuts AF Burden Anxiety, Depression May Ease After Ablation Cuts AF Burden
One can ' t say there is no placebo effect from AF ablation, but if there is, it ' s probably not the main driver of psychological benefit, say researchers.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - September 21, 2023 Category: Neurology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Suppressing Negative Thoughts Can Sometimes Be Healthy, Study Contends
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 -- A longstanding core belief of mental health maintains that people must confront their fears to ease the anxiety and depression stemming from those negative thoughts.
Now a new study argues that, for some people,...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 21, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
He survived the Parkland school shooting. Now he ’s developed an AI app that helps people heal
Joy uses artificial intelligence to suggest bite-size mindfulness activities for people based on how they are feeling. Kai Koerber was a junior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School when a gunman murdered 14 students and 3 staff members there on Valentine’s Day in 2018. Seeing his peers—and…#kaikoerber #readfullstory
Source: Reuters: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Doctor gives their verdict after TikTokers claimed their anxiety was 'cured' after taking magnesium and vitamin D3 supplements
TikTokers claim they 'don't have anxiety' anymore after taking supplements and quitting their prescription medications. But experts told DailyMail.com there is no evidence to support this.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What Psychedelics Can Teach Us About Play
We are in the midst of a new psychedelic renaissance. Drugs like MDMA and psilocybin are being ushered into mainstream medicine, promoted as miracle cures for a host of psychiatric woes. But as psychedelics come to be seen as treatments for various types of psychological suffering, we are overlooking one of their most precious offerings: the potential for play.
“Neuroplasticity” is the word many mental health professionals are now using to describe the positive effect of psychedelics; a process in which the brain sort of loosens up, becoming flexible and open to learning (Children’s brains, for instanc...
Source: TIME: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ross Ellenhorn Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news
Alzheimer's warning signs revealed as former London Mayor Ken Livingstone's diagnosis is announced
Former London Mayor Ken Livingstone, 78, has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's and is being cared for by his friends and family. The disease causes anxiety, memory loss and confusion.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cycle Syncing Won ’ t Fix Women ’ s Fitness
While most of the video series and programs available on the popular “holistic wellness”/fitness site Alo Moves—owned by the trendy activewear line Alo Yoga—are run by solitary instructors, the company’s newest offering is marked by photos and videos of a group of four women pulled close up against one another and roaming Hawaiian beaches.
It’s a clearly symbolic presentation of the company’s new SYNCD program, a collection of 24 videos designed to guide users through self-care and fitness activities customized for each of the four phases of the menstrual cycle. The program, whi...
Source: TIME: Health - September 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Haley Weiss Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Internalizing symptoms in children being reared by grandparents in rural Appalachia: risk and protective factors - Keller PS, Bi S, Schoenberg N.
The present study investigates factors associated with anxiety, depression, and stress in children being reared by their grandparents in rural Appalachia. Grandparent-headed households, in which grandparents have primary responsibility for care of children...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Effects of physical activity in child and adolescent depression and anxiety: role of inflammatory cytokines and stress-related peptide hormones - Hu S, Li X, Yang L.
Depression and anxiety are the most common mental illnesses affecting children and adolescents, significantly harming their well-being. Research has shown that regular physical activity can promote cognitive, emotional, fundamental movement skills, and mot...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
