Mental Health & Mindfulness
Resources for mental wellbeing, stress management, and mindfulness practices.
Addressing Colorado's High Suicide Rates: Insights from an ER Doctor on Prevention Strategies
Colorado faces alarmingly high suicide rates, with most firearm deaths being suicides. Community-based prevention and safe storage practices are crucial to saving lives. Learn how ER doctors and communities are working together to reduce these tragic figures.
Enhancing Brain Health in Early Dementia with Game-Based Training
Recent studies show that game-based training using exergames can improve memory and induce brain structural changes in individuals with early signs of dementia, offering hope for non-drug interventions to slow disease progression.
Postpartum Diet and Its Impact on Maternal Mental Health: New Research Highlights
Recent research suggests that traditional Japanese foods like fermented products, soy, and seaweed may support gut health and reduce depression risk in postpartum women, highlighting the link between diet and mental well-being.
Disparities in Mental Health Service Utilization Among Black Youth and Girls
Black adolescents, especially girls, are significantly less likely to access mental health services compared to their white peers, highlighting urgent disparities that require targeted solutions.
Understanding What Happens in Your Brain When You Change Your Mind
Discover how brain activity influences our ability to change decisions and how understanding this process can improve decision-making skills in everyday life and professional settings.
Understanding What Matters Most to Suicidal Teenagers
Exploring the personal reasons that motivate suicidal teens to stay alive reveals the importance of relationships, future aspirations, and personal goals in fostering hope and resilience. Understanding these motivators can enhance mental health interventions.
Human Brain's Exploration Patterns: A Drive to Avoid Losses Over Seeking Gains
New research reveals that the human brain explores more when avoiding losses than when seeking gains, driven by specific neural mechanisms in the amygdala that increase neural noise and uncertainty during loss scenarios.
Global Variations in Youth Suicide Trends by Country and Gender
Recent research highlights divergent youth suicide trends worldwide, emphasizing the need for tailored prevention strategies that account for regional and gender differences.
Innovative Tool Aims to Uncover Motivations Behind Youth Loot Box Purchases in Video Games
A new assessment tool investigates why young gamers buy loot boxes, helping identify early signs of gaming-related risks and potential harms, with implications for policy and prevention strategies.
Study Finds LSD Can Reduce Anxiety Symptoms for Several Months
A groundbreaking study reveals that a single dose of LSD may significantly reduce anxiety symptoms for up to three months, offering hope for new mental health treatments.