Mental

Jon Voight attributed the mass shootings, like the one at an Uvalde, Texas, elementary school that killed 19 students and two teachers on Tuesday, to abuse and mental health issues. In a two and a half minute video posted to his social media, the actor said there “should be proper qualifications for gun ownership” while also stating that the country “must not allow mental illness to take away our right to bear arms.” Voight began his message, titled “My Soul Cries for All Lost,” by saying, “We must do something…

Credit: Shutterstock Psychological distress is on the rise among young people in Australia. The implications of COVID-19 and the strain on the training and availability of psychologists are likely to add to the mental health challenges and hinder young people's ability to get help. …

The University of Oregon is doing a study on the effect phones have on mental health, using Google’s Health Studies app. The goal of the study is to see how people are actually using their phones and how that affects their well-being. A post on the company blog written by one of the lead researchers on the project says that the aim of the research will ultimately be able to help companies design better products and even shape policy and education in the future. According to the blog post, researchers are using the app…

Hey readers, One summer evening in Mumbai, we sat around a table. We were discussing an intensely personal story a writer in our group had just written - a rough draft that would go on to become a best-selling memoir on mental health. Hearing that story gave us the courage to bring up our own struggles: Growing up with a bipolar father, bringing up a child with anxiety. Because this is what books on mental health do — they help you understand yourself and others. They tell you that you are not alone. They offer…

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Sports PMN News PMN Health Author of the article: Publishing date: May 20, 2022  •  13 minutes ago  •  2 minute read  •  Join the conversation Article content NEW YORK — The mental toll of professional tennis will be in focus as the curtain rises at Roland Garros next week, a year since four-time major winner Naomi Osaka sparked fresh debate around athletes’ mental health. The former world number one stunned the tennis world when she withdrew from the clay…

The lead singer of New Order has attacked “ludicrous” NHS waiting lists for mental health support, as he spoke out about his anguish at being unable to help his former bandmate Ian Curtis in the days before he took his own life 42 years ago.Speaking at a suicide prevention event in parliament, Bernard Sumner – who was a member of the post-punk band Joy Division, whose singer, Curtis, killed himself at home in Macclesfield on 18 May 1980 – described the suicide of a friend’s daughter who had been told she would have to…

Credit: Shutterstock Gaze aversion, lack of emotional expression, repetitive body movements, or speaking in monolog tone can sway people's judgment of another's credibility and honesty—notably in the criminal justice system. …

Everyone needs a good night's sleep, more so in the rapidly changing world where lifestyle changes are taking a toll on physical and mental health. It is well documented how an adequate amount of sleep can help us feel better and perform our daily chores efficiently. It makes us feel full of energy. But why does this happen? A new study may have an answer for this. It says that the brain triages emotions during dreaming to store the positive emotions and dampen the negative ones. More importantly, this study highlights…

Our updates on social media gives world an insight into our personality in general and our needs and perspectives on those issues in particular. But what if there's also a way to judge how we were feeling exactly at the time we shared an image, a video or any other post. To be able to understand this, researchers at the Open University of Catalonia in Spain have developed an algorithm that they claim can identify people who are unhappy by screening the posts they share on social media. The researchers believe this tool…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The latest policy brief from work and employment think-tank, ReWAGE, argues that there is an urgent need to reduce rising levels of mental ill-health in the workplace and to help organizations retain and integrate employees with mental conditions. …