Mental Health Related Content
Players of video games could have enhanced brain activity through gaming
Players of video games show enhanced brain activity – potentially giving them useful life tools in perceptual decision-making.
Drinking alone can indicate signs of alcohol use disorder
For young adults, especially women, drinking alone can increase the risk of developing an alcohol use disorder later in life.
People with obesity have a 55% increased risk of developing depression
Long-term, high-fat diets both expand the waistline and shrink the brain, heightening the chances of mental illness for people with obesity.
How does mindfulness meditation reduce pain in the body?
Mindfulness meditation reduces pain by separating it from the self, where neural circuitry supports mindfulness-induced pain relief
Link between paternal depression and adolescent depression
Adolescent depression and behaviour problems are increasing and new research suggests that it is linked to paternal depression.
North America Analysis July 2022
We embrace Summer 2022 with our special July volume of North America Analysis, crammed with excellent editorial and prolific profile content.
How to make your organisation more LGBTQIA+ inclusive?
From training to representation, efforts to make organisations and workplaces more LGBTQIA+ inclusive are needed everywhere.
Sexual minorities more likely to have risky coping mechanisms
Sexual minorities are more likely to engage in risky coping mechanisms such as having unprotected sex, drinking and smoking.
Miscarriage risk in America increased by 44% during summer months
Pregnant people in North America had a 44% higher miscarriage risk – within eight weeks of pregnancy – in the summer months.
Dancing to groove music improves brain function
Research shows that dancing to groovy music doesn't just make us feel good, it also increases brain function.
The many routes to an optimal leisure lifestyle
An optimal leisure lifestyle (OLL) consists, in its most agreeable form, of deeply fulfilling participation during free time in one or more substantial, absorbing activities known as serious leisure.
Stress accelerates aging of the immune system
Stress such as trauma, job strain, everyday worries and even discrimination contributes to the aging of the immune system.
Social isolation can increase risk of dementia by 26%
Social isolation can cause a higher risk of dementia, as it may develop lower brain volume in areas related to cognition.
Latinx with dementia: Getting the help you need
The Tension Between Cultural Values and Getting the Help You Need.
Open Access Government July 2022
We welcome Summer 2022 with our July volume - this digital publication includes health & social care, then research & innovation followed by digital transformation, economic development, home affairs, HR & training, environment, energy, agriculture and much more.
Cannabis users 22% more likely to need emergency care and hospitalisation
Emergency department attendance and instances requiring hospitalisations are 22% higher among cannabis users compared with those who do not.
Peter C. Hill – Psychology of religion
Dr Hill discusses his research interests into the psychology of religion and its impact on healthy wellbeing.
Children’s mental health in Africa
OAG examines the state of investment in and provision of adolescents and children’s mental health services in Africa.
‘Benevolent sexism’ behind support for restrictive abortion legislation
When it comes to overturning Roe V. Wade, less than 15% of people support fully restrictive abortion legislation - with traditional gender role attitudes as a predictive factor.
Mental health and perinatal depression in the US
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is the lead U.S. federal agency for research on mental illnesses.