Does Treating Insomnia Help Prevent Depression?

Walking at a brisk pace for just 75 minutes every week could cut your risk of depression, a new study finds. The World Health Organization recommends everyone should exercise for at least two-and-a-half hours every seven days. But researchers at Cambridge University, England, found adults who got half as much...

Jean-Guy Beauvoir is a thirty-something Inspector in the Sûreté du Québec, once married, loyal to his boss Armand Gamache, shot in the line of duty, and addicted to OxyContin. Most importantly, Beauvoir is a fictional character in Louise Penny’s Chief Inspector Gamache mystery series. His character sounds initially like a cliché: the wounded police officer, heroically refusing therapy, becoming an addict. Except that Penny explores the cliché in a multi-novel story arc, through all her characters' thoughts, emotions, behaviors, and interactions. She creates a seemingly stable character in Beauvoir and then, through novel after novel, unravels him. Through Beauvoir, I enter the mind of an arrogant, paranoid, traumatized addict with a severe case of literal self-centeredness, beloved by Gamache.

A study used machine learning to compare social, health, functional, and cognitive variables as risk or protective factors for depression. The strongest risk factors were self-reported social isolation and poor health. It may be valuable to screen for depression among older adults with those two risk factors. Depression is a...

The impacts of narcissistic parenting can be unique to the individual who lives through it. An adult child of a narcissist may believe their worthiness depends on how they act and what they do, not on who they are. Learning what healthy boundaries are and how to set them with...

The fear of the experience of fear can bring about the very panic the person is seeking to avoid. Not everyone who has panic attacks has panic disorder. To help, a clinician must employ a series of interventions that can redirect the person's conscious attention during the feared situations. The...

Though helpful for cleaning and disinfecting, Lysol contains a number of harmful chemicals that can irritate your eyes, skin, and respiratory system.

It’s a story many have heard before. COVID-19 enters a household whether through a spouse, parent, sibling or caretaker – but despite extensive exposure, not everyone gets sick. [. SEE:. Latest Coronavirus and Vaccine News ]. And it could be a more common occurrence than some think. The...

MILLIONS of Brits have been urged to take up a rapid test to see if they have bowel cancer. The Health Secretary has called on men over 60 to make sure they have the life-saving checkups. It couldn't be easier - with a home testing kit on offer, or use...

Tragic events like wars, famines, earthquakes, and accidents create fearful memories in our brain. These memories continue to haunt us even after the actual event has passed. Luckily, researchers from Tokyo University of Science (TUS) have recently been able to understand the hidden biochemical mechanisms involved in the selective suppression of fearful memories, which is called fear extinction. The researchers, who had previously demonstrated fear extinction in mice using the chemically synthesized compound "KNT-127," have now identified the underlying mechanism of this compound's action. Their findings have been published recently in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience.

Many people with chronic and difficult-to-treat medical conditions often feel invalidated by the medical community. Due to the high numbers of people with long COVID, it is now starting to be taken seriously. Regardless of what kind of physical condition you have, psychological and behavioral interventions can improve quality of...

Taking care of our dead in the home is a longstanding tradition in many parts of the world. When a baby dies, parents can benefit enormously from taking their baby home until burial or cremation. It is legally permitted to care for our dead loved ones at home until disposition;...

Start by creating space for the child to actively grieve. Create a present, continuous yet patient, and open connection with the child. Simplifying is good too, but be careful not to oversimplify. Regular social interaction with friends or family during child development helps broaden their understanding of their own social...

The benefits of self-control are legion, easily laudable: high credibility and trustworthiness, strong relationships and broad satisfaction, and enhanced productivity and success. Self-control is part of the brain’s executive function (e.g., important in ADHD and meditation response), the cornerstone of effectiveness, because self-control allows optimized allocation of mental resources, the ability to say “no” to temptations and to focus on the task at hand (“inhibitory self-control”), the ability to regulate aversion to work to diminish procrastination, and the capacity to manage desires and to regulate emotions—remaining “calm, cool and collected”.

Suicide has always been part of the human experience. Although suicide is believed to be a matter of pure choice, social and psychological factors suggest this might not always be the case. Motivations to suicide are typically lost to the ether. Of the eight billion people on our tiny blue...

When our caring is overstretched, we can’t be part of the solution. We need an effective way to nurture our own vitality. Being present can help you change your approach to over-caring and stay energized. There is a common misconception in our society that martyrdom is heroic and to...

Increased socializing can also bring greater exposure to unwanted questions about sensitive topics, like relationships or pregnancy. Remember: You get to choose what to tell other people and when. No one else can decide that for you. Certain techniques, like replying with a question, changing the subject, or complimenting others,...

Every parent has a unique take on what's needed in raising their children. They bring their own personality and life history to the job. Let it be OK that you and your partner have different perspectives on parenting. You may know best, but that's not what matters most. Calm, loving,...

Experiencing awe has benefits for our psychological and physical well-being. We need not wait for grand events to find awe. We can be intentional about looking for moments of awe in our everyday experiences. The power of awe may extend well beyond the experienced event itself and have more lasting...

Someone embattled in court proceedings must understand that his or her present and prior mental state will be considered. This information also may be introduced in court, in motion papers, and even submitted as evidence during a custody trial. To fully understand a family situation, the court may order a...

Our emotions make us belong to our cultures. Our emotions are not mere mental feelings; we need others to feel the way we do. Moving cultures can be hard, and our emotions tend to be out of step. I was born and raised in the Netherlands, and I had always...