Fooled by Fake News: Does Age Matter?
Latest Mental Health News FRIDAY, May 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) Older adults are no more likely to believe fake news than younger adults, with the exception of the very oldest, a new study finds. Falling for fake news can have significant physical, emotional and financial consequences, especially for older adults who may have their life […]
Arlana Miller’s Death Continues To Sound Alarm On Mental Health Of Student Athletes
A college cheerleader who had posted on social media about her struggles with mental health was announced dead Thursday, raising concerns about an alarming pattern among student athletes. Arlana Miller, 19, was a cheerleader at Southern University and A&M College, a historically Black school in Louisiana. Advertisement “Our entire campus community is deeply saddened by […]
Is Dissociation a Form of Psychosis?
What is dissociation? Dissociation occurs when you get a mental disconnection from your thoughts, memories, feelings, or even your sense of identity. Dissociation is not a form of psychosis. Dissociation is not a form of psychosis. These are two different conditions that may easily be confused for each other. Someone going through a dissociative episode […]
How Long Does Drug-Induced Schizophrenia Last?
What is drug-induced schizophrenia? Schizophrenia is a serious mental illness that causes psychosis. Drug-induced schizophrenia usually goes away within a few days but may also last a few weeks. Drug-induced psychosis can last anywhere from a few hours or days to a few weeks. A schizophrenic episode triggered by drug use can take months to […]
New Data On Youth Mental Health Is Here ― And It’s Not Good
The past couple of years have not been good for many kids’ mental health, but new data offers some devastating insight into the toll. On Monday, Mental Health America released an analysis of 5.4 million online mental health screenings people took through the organization’s website in 2021. According to the report, 45% of individuals who […]
AHA News: Hybrid Work Can Be Healthy at Home and the Office
Latest Mental Health News WEDNESDAY, April 27, 2022 (American Heart Association News) First, we got advice on staying fit and healthy while working in the office. Then when the pandemic started, we got advice on staying fit and healthy while working from home. As the era of hybrid work – doing the same job in […]
Pandemic’s Early Days Hit Nurses Hard: Report
Latest Mental Health News THURSDAY, April 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) Frontline nurses were plagued by “moral distress” in the early days of the pandemic because they lacked the support to provide high-quality care, a new report reveals. Between May and September 2020, researchers interviewed 100 nurses across the United States who cared for COVID-19 patients. […]
PTSD Often Haunts Family Members of Hospitalized COVID Patients
Latest Mental Health News By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, April 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) It remains one of the most painful images of the pandemic: Families who were not allowed to be by their loved ones’ bedside as they waged a lonely battle against COVID in a hospital ICU, with some forced to say […]
Tough COVID Measures Were Tough on Mental Health
Latest Mental Health News WEDNESDAY, April 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) As the pandemic unfolded, nations adopted diverse methods to contain COVID-19. Some sought to eliminate the virus, targeting zero community transmission. Others tried to slow transmission through a mix of intermittent lockdowns, workplace, business and school closings, social distancing, the wearing of face masks, and […]
Understanding Mental Health Terms
Mental health is something that we’re talking about more and more. But in these conversations, we can often hear terms used interchangeably, such as mental health and mental illness. It can be hard to get the language right. So what does the term mental health actually mean? How does it differ from a mental health […]