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Anxiety, Child Abuse May Be Risk Factors for Marijuana Abuse
Adults with a long history of marijuana abuse may be more likely to have a long history of anxiety, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & ... Read More
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Acknowledging Teens’ Perspectives May Improve Their Mental Health
Adolescents who feel heard have better mental health and a greater sense of self-worth in both the United States and Ghana, according to a study published in the journal Child Development. ... Read More
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Survey Explores Mental and Physical Health Effects of Caregiving
39.8 million Americans (16.6%) provide unpaid care to a loved one, according to a 2015 report from the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP). Caregiving is known to be emotionally, ... Read More
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Study Identifies Substance Abuse Risk and Protective Factors
According to a study published recently in Frontiers in Public Health, substance abuse rates are low, even among black adults and adults of Latin-American or Hispanic descent who have ... Read More
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Study Links School Shootings to Male Gender Role Pressure
School shooters may feel unable to live up to their school’s masculine norms, according to a study published in the journal Gender Issues. All 29 of the shootings the study identified ... Read More
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Handgun Waiting Periods Could Reduce Suicides and Homicides
Requiring gun purchasers to wait just a few days could save nearly a thousand lives each year, according to a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The study ... Read More
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Young People Today Are Less Narcissistic than Previous Generations
Despite blog articles, media reports, and concerns from older generations, a new study suggests there is no narcissism epidemic among today’s college students. The study, which was published ... Read More
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Study: Empathy for Unfairness Linked to Depression
The way a person’s brain reacts to inequity may correlate with the risk of later depression, according to a study published in Nature Human Behavior. The study used a video game with ... Read More
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Study Claiming Link Between Autism, Vaccines Retracted, and Other News
A study claiming a link between vaccines and autism is set for retraction. The study claims that small quantities of aluminum found in some vaccines may be neurotoxic, potentially causing ... Read More
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Study Finds Beliefs About SSRIs Can Alter Their Efficacy
A person’s belief about selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants, a popular class of antidepressant drugs, may affect treatment outcomes, according to a study ... Read More
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Study: Just an Hour of Weekly Exercise Could Prevent Depression
Even a single hour of exercise each week could reduce the risk of depression, according to a study published in The American Journal of Psychiatry. The study found that any level of exercise ... Read More
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Scapegoating Mental Health Issues for Mass Shootings, and Other News
The October 1 shooting that killed 58 people and wounded 489 was the 1,516th American mass shooting in 1,735 days. In the wake of mass shootings and other violent tragedies, there are inevitably ... Read More
