Mental HealthAug 21, 2025
13 powerful home remedies for anxiety to calm your mind
Anxiety, affecting millions, can be managed through natural remedies alongside conventional treatments. Lifestyle changes like ...
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Mental HealthAug 21, 2025
The effects of a task shifted multi-component mental health intervention to support prosthetic and orthotic service users in Cambodia: a non-randomised controlled study
Mental health disorders are major public health challenges, particularly in low- and middle-income countries such as Cambodia, where chronic shortages in mental health services and human resources exist. These issues are…
Mental HealthAug 21, 2025
Evaluating provider training in stepped care 2.0 and one-at-a-time services among mental health and addiction providers
Background Stepped Care 2.0 (SC2.0) and One-at-a-Time (OAAT) approaches can help address challenges related to accessing effective addiction and mental health (A&MH) services. OAAT services, available by walk-in or…
Mental HealthAug 20, 2025
Adolescent utilization of school based mental health services in the United States
Over 14 million adolescents have a diagnosable mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder yet only 20% receive adequate mental health services. There is a critical need to identify accessible and effective pathways to…
Mental HealthAug 19, 2025
Is ketamine the answer for chronic pain? New findings cast doubt
A sweeping review of 67 trials has cast doubt on the use of ketamine and similar NMDA receptor antagonists for chronic pain relief. While ketamine is frequently prescribed off-label for conditions like fibromyalgia and…
Mental HealthAug 19, 2025
Proof of concept studies in mental health systems research: strategy and steps
Background The implementation of interventions, digital tools, and policy plans in health systems research is highly complex. Proof-of-Concept (PoC) studies facilitate the development of these applications although they…
Mental HealthAug 19, 2025
Suicide among youth and young adults in Canada: bereaved parents’ perspectives on the systems of care
Background Suicide is the second leading cause of death among youth and young adults aged 15–24 in Canada. Emergency departments often serve as the first point of contact for identifying suicide risk, particularly for…
Mental HealthAug 18, 2025
Care coordination for persons with mental health challenges: a scoping review
Background Care coordination is commonly employed to assist individuals with mental health challenges [MHCs]. However, its implementation in mental health contexts is inconsistent. The term, ‘care coordination’ is also…
Mental HealthAug 17, 2025
Why is research into women's mental health decades behind?
A global mental health crisis is evolving. And at the forefront of the surging rates of mental health disorders globally are ...
Mental HealthAug 16, 2025
How Mental Health Disorders Are Used To Silence And Browbeat Women
One in every two Indian women suffer from chronic stress, says 2025 Mpower survey. The suicide ratio for women in India is 2.1 ...
Mental HealthAug 14, 2025
As climate change burdens grow, community mental health alarm bells ring
People worldwide are struggling emotionally with the relentless escalation of the climate crisis, and reports show that climate ...
Mental HealthAug 12, 2025
The hidden mental health danger in today’s high-THC cannabis
THC levels in cannabis have soared in recent years, raising the risk of psychosis—especially in young, frequent users. Studies reveal a strong connection between cannabis-induced psychosis and schizophrenia, making early…
Mental HealthAug 12, 2025
Global inequality in adolescent mental health research persists despite progress
A new systematic review of 172 studies including data from over 12 million adolescents across 166 countries reveals that while ...
Mental HealthAug 12, 2025
Scientists reversed memory loss by powering the brain’s tiny engines
Scientists have discovered a direct cause-and-effect link between faulty mitochondria and the memory loss seen in neurodegenerative diseases. By creating a novel tool to boost mitochondrial activity in mouse models…
Mental HealthAug 12, 2025
Mental Health Isn’t Always Private—and Neither Is Stigma
According to Mental Health America, one in five U.S. adults will have a diagnosable condition in any given year, from anxiety to ...
Mental HealthAug 11, 2025
Statement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. visited CDC headquarters in response to tragic gunfire attack
Mental HealthAug 5, 2025
CDC Launches New Campaign to Address Youth Substance Use and Mental Health
CDC launches Free Mind campaign providing teens with resources about substance use and mental health
Mental HealthAug 3, 2025
This new drug could help PTSD patients finally let go of trauma
Researchers discovered that PTSD may be driven by excess GABA from astrocytes, not neurons. This chemical imbalance disrupts the brain’s ability to forget fear. A new drug, KDS2010, reverses this effect in mice and is…
Mental HealthJul 29, 2025
Grief has a profound effect on the body – here's how to deal with it
Whether it’s a parent, child, sibling, pet, friend, or grandparent, losing someone you love or care about sucks; there are no ...
Mental HealthJul 28, 2025
Science tested 64 natural remedies for depression—only a few actually work
Over-the-counter (OTC) products like St John’s Wort and omega-3s have long been touted for helping with depression, but new research reveals that 64 different OTC products have been tested in clinical trials, with…
Mental HealthJul 25, 2025
Mental Health Care Use, Mortality Rates Increased With Prolonged Grief
FRIDAY, July 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Relatives bereaved by natural death with high and sustained grief symptoms have ...
Mental HealthJul 25, 2025
Maternal mental health care that keeps moms and babies together
Too often, that is the message received by mothers during and after pregnancy, even as anxiety, depression or intrusive thoughts ...
Mental HealthJul 23, 2025
Loneliness is the new silent killer: WHO warns of a global health crisis in a hyperconnected world
We’ve never been more connected, yet so many of us feel deeply alone. In a world filled with social media, video calls, and ...
Mental HealthJul 23, 2025
Medicaid cuts are likely to worsen mental health care in rural America
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (STATELINE) - Across the nation, Medicaid is the single largest payer for mental health care, and in rural ...
Mental HealthJul 23, 2025
Using the service needs index to quantify complexity and identify treatment needs across youth mental health service populations: an observational study
Digital technologies can facilitate comprehensive mental health assessment of an individual’s treatment needs, while also enabling data aggregation and analysis at the population or service level. The Service Needs Index…
Mental HealthJul 21, 2025
Evaluating the effectiveness of crisis support spaces in Queensland, Australia: a mixed-methods study
Background Safe Spaces offer a person-centred, non-clinical and welcoming place for adults experiencing a mental health crisis to seek support as an alternative to presenting to the Emergency Department (ED). The aim of…
Mental HealthJul 21, 2025
Undiagnosed depressive and anxiety disorders in a nationally representative sample of Bangladeshi and Nepali women: prevalence and associated factors
Background Undiagnosed depressive and anxiety disorders may be widespread. The study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of undiagnosed depressive and/or anxiety disorders (DAD) among women in two…
Mental HealthJul 18, 2025
The silent threat: How hearing loss and loneliness are fueling memory decline
A massive European study has uncovered a powerful connection between hearing loss, loneliness, and memory decline. Researchers at the University of Geneva found that older adults with hearing impairments who also feel…
Mental HealthJul 17, 2025
CDC warns of Salmonella outbreak linked to frozen sprouted beans
11 people from 10 states sick with the same strain of Salmonella linked to frozen sprouted beans
Mental HealthJul 17, 2025
Tai chi, yoga, and jogging rival pills for beating insomnia
Yoga, Tai Chi, walking, and jogging may be some of the best natural remedies for improving sleep and tackling insomnia, according to a large analysis comparing various treatments. While cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)…