The trend started with Dalgona coffee and flaunting the saree challenge but soon enough, the Covid-19 lockdown made people accept there own company and go back to entertaining themselves in old school manner before the cellphones became our sole medium of escapism. With more and more people getting anxious about staying indoor for weeks and […]
Many New Zealanders will be feeling anxious, disappointed and even angry about the return of COVID-19 in the community. Many of us prefer to suppress these emotions because they are unpleasant or we may feel under-equipped to manage them. But if left unrecognized and unchecked, they will drive our behavior. We may act without thinking […]
(HealthDay)—The pandemic is taking a big toll on Americans’ psyches: A new government report found that about 41% of adults surveyed in late June “reported an adverse mental or behavioral health condition.” That’s a big rise from 2019. For example, the data shows that the number of Americans suffering from an anxiety disorder had tripled […]
People from BAME backgrounds have had higher levels of depression and anxiety throughout the Covid-19 lockdown, as well as lower levels of happiness and life satisfaction, finds UCL’s Covid-19 Social Study. In addition, whilst 21% of people from white backgrounds have reported being often lonely during lockdown, this figure has been 23% amongst those from […]
High blood pressure is also referred to as hypertension and is a condition which describes the amount of pressure that is exerted on the artery walls as blood moves through them. If a person is experiencing this psychological symptom it could be an early warning of the condition. Likewise, having high blood pressure could increase […]
Youth who report one of the seven chronic medical conditions (CMCs), including asthma, congenital heart disease, diabetes, epilepsy, inflammatory bowel disease, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and sickle cell disease, are often diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. A new systematic review in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP), published by Elsevier, […]
If you were walking through the jungle and a tiger came lunging toward you, you would probably run. But if you spotted a tiger way off in the distance, your brain would take the time to imagine possible dangers and hatch an escape plan. It is this innate ability of humans to plan for future […]
Two new studies from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden underscore health risks associated with childhood obesity. Children with obesity have a three times higher risk of mortality in early adulthood compared with children in the general population and are more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression. The findings, published in PLOS Medicine and BMC Medicine, […]
States are debating the value of a question inquiring about mental health on a questionnaire law students must fill out before they are deemed able to take the bar and become lawyers. According to one survey, 45% of law students do not seek mental health treatment out of fear it would affect bar admission for […]
Olly Murs may have come second in the sixth series of X Factor, but that has not stopped him from forging a hugely successful career in the music industry. The singer rocked the UK charts with three number one singles and embarked on sold-out arena tours. Olly has also proven his chops as a TV […]
