Mental health experts find Semmie Williams competent to stand trial
Mental health experts find Semmie Williams competent to stand trial WPEC .
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Why ‘Prolonged Grief Disorder’ Has Mental Health Professionals Split
Photo: Artur Widak/NurPhoto (fake images) TThe American Psychiatric Association last week officially presented a new diagnosable mental health condition: prolonged grief disorder. The news, while welcomed by some doctors and researchers, has also been controversial.. At the center of the debate it is the long-standing question of how to define suffering, as well as how … Read more
A Harvard nutritionist shares the 6 best brain foods: ‘Most people aren’t eating enough of’ these’
Like the intricate relationship between the gut and the brain, diet and mental health are inextricably linked, and the connection between them goes both ways: one lack of good dietary options leads to an increase in mental health problems, and mental health problems in turn lead to poor eating habits. When people find out that … Read more
Murfreesboro Police add mental health responder
Murfreesboro Police Add Mental Health Responder | Community | murfreesboropost.com Murfreesboro Post .
How Exercise Boosts the Brain and Improves Mental Health
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Runners in Hawaii exercise at sunset. Exercise has profound effects on brain structure and provides more subtle mental health benefits as well. Sean M. Haffey / Getty Images for IRONMAN Mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety aren’t easy to treat. Medications help many but have a high failure rate and may bring nasty … Read more
Study highlights importance of bonding between young mental health patients and nurses
The young people, all from child and adolescent mental health services in four UK sites, described how their relationships with nursing staff might influence their progress during treatment. The researchers interviewed the participants extensively and identified six themes that described therapeutic relationships, their development, and maintenance. One theme focused on the feeling that therapeutic relationships … Read more
‘They don’t see the struggle’: Noosa’s youth face difficulty accessing mental health support
Kaleb was 13 when he started smoking marijuana, and within a few years he and his brother were also using ice. Then his girlfriend took her own life and just a few years later, in 2020, his brother died from a drug overdose. Despite growing up in the idyllic seaside town of Noosa, Kaleb, at … Read more
Interoception: This ‘sixth sense’ could be key to better mental health
How our brains interpret signals from inside the body has a surprisingly big influence on the mind, an insight that’s leading to new ways of tackling conditions like depression, anxiety, and eating disorders. Health February 2, 2022 For Caroline Williams Brett Ryder Lying in the dark, my senses strain for information and find none. I … Read more