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For any health concerns we have, there is always a drug or medication we can turn to alleviate our complains. Even in sleeping, people have depended a lot on medication to aid and induce that perfect sleep to help recharge everyday. After much hyped on using sleeping pills between 1993 and 2010 where a reported jumped of 69% on benzodiazepines and 140% zolpidem prescriptions, research found that there has been 31%...
"Without losing sight of the larger perspective that most who are violent are not mentally ill, and most of the mentally ill are not violent, our message is that mental health providers, lawyers and the public should be made aware that some unmedicated patients do pose an increased risk of violence," wrote researchers led by Dr. Ira Glick, from Stanford University's School of Medicine.
Glick's team studied 35 mass shooting cases...
Although there is a well-established relationship between diet and physical health, the associations between diet and mental health remain largely undiscovered .
A team of researchers recently used survey data to investigate the role that diet plays in mental health .
Key findings include the associations that mental distress has with caffeine and fast food and the increased mental well-being that comes with higher...
THOUGH THE PHYSICAL effects of COVID-19 have generally not been as severe for most children compared to adults, the mental health impacts of the pandemic are just as severe. And that has laid bare an ongoing epidemic in children's mental health. That's according to a panel of experts who recently participated in a U.S. News & World Report webinar on " Managing Children's Mental Health: A Pediatric Hospital...
It might not surprise you to know that in the past decade, the time spent on Facebook, Instagram and other social media networks rose. So did the rates of anxiety, depression and suicide among youths and adults alike, according to Mariam Wahby, a licensed marriage and family therapist and education specialist in behavioral health services at Memorial Hermann Health System who addressed the topic on the hospital’s health and wellness...
With nursing, there are plenty of options when it comes to climbing the ladder. If you are at the start of your nursing career, then you have most likely considered advancing even further, whether that’s to become a nurse anesthetist or a family nurse practitioner. Getting there can be a struggle, however, as you will need to further your education.
Attaining a nursing master’s or doctorate takes a lot of hard work, and it is...
Restrictive measures aimed at curbing the new coronavirus pandemic have changed the lives of people all over the world in drastic ways. For this Special Feature, we have asked readers and contributors to share their best coping strategies.
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