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Belt-type device slows breathing rate to ease test anxiety in students
Device-guided breathing (DGB), as facilitated by the RESPeRATE device, appears to reduce test anxiety and can boost subsequent test performance among students, according to a recent study.
Belt-type device slows breathing rate to ease test anxiety in students
17 Jun 2022
Internet searchers could give real-time clues to population depression, anxiety burden
Internet searches related to depression or anxiety appear to be correlated with the population-wide burden of these mental health conditions, reports a recent US study.
Internet searchers could give real-time clues to population depression, anxiety burden
11 Jun 2022
Postpartum depression: Another outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic?
Several studies presented at ACOG 2022 have raised the question as to whether postpartum depression (PPD) is one of the mental health outcomes of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Postpartum depression: Another outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic?
08 Jun 2022
ECT-induced negative symptom improvements boost cognition, functioning in schizophrenia
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) or the delivery of a finely controlled electric current to the brain in patients with schizophrenia can effectively address negative symptoms, which in turn translates to improvements in overall function, as shown in a study from Singapore.
ECT-induced negative symptom improvements boost cognition, functioning in schizophrenia
08 Jun 2022
High depressive symptoms at multiple timepoints carry elevated stroke risk
Among individuals who have undergone repeated assessments for depression, the presence of high symptoms at multiple timepoints raises the risk of developing stroke, according to a study.
High depressive symptoms at multiple timepoints carry elevated stroke risk
06 Jun 2022
Survivors of symptomatic COVID-19 likely to have impaired wellbeing
People who experienced symptomatic COVID-19 are more likely to suffer from feelings of nervousness, anxiousness, and tension than those who had oligosymptomatic disease, a recent study has found. Such an effect appears to be pronounced in women and younger survivors.
Survivors of symptomatic COVID-19 likely to have impaired wellbeing
04 Jun 2022
Severe hypoglycaemia linked to tighter glucose control, higher worry scores
Among older Southeast Asian type 2 diabetes mellitus patients, severe hypoglycaemia tends to occur with tighter glycaemic control, greater impaired hypoglycaemia awareness, and higher worry scores, regardless of treatment regimens, according to a study.
