8+ hour, 31+ min ago   (889+ words) A man wakes from a nap, walks up to the woman he has been married to for fifty years, and asks who she is. He can describe her face accurately. He knows what his wife looks like. He is simply…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago   (517+ words) A college student's TikTok theory about schizophrenia has exploded across social media after she argued that modern psychiatry may be focusing on the wrong part of the brain entirely. The student at the centre of the debate is Lilith Mara,…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (448+ words) Mental health patients in the UK are “routinely coming to harm” due to rising caseloads, chronic understaffing and excessive administrative burden, according to a survey by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). The poll found that only around one in…...

5+ mon, 3+ day ago   (622+ words) Cannabis is not an effective treatment for common mental health conditions despite the global surge in patients using it for that purpose, a review has found. Researchers concluded there was “very little evidence for its efficacy” in treating anxiety, anorexia…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (570+ words) Schizophrenia is a serious mental health disorder that is characterized by psychosis, making it difficult for a person to tell what is real. It impacts about one per cent of the Canadian population and is linked to major health challenges,…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (959+ words) Depression and anxiety affect millions of people worldwide. While treatments such as medication and psychotherapy (sometimes called talk therapy) can be very effective, they’re not always an option. Barriers include cost, stigma, long waiting lists for appointments, and potential drug…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (547+ words) Aerobic exercise such as running, swimming or dancing can be considered a frontline treatment for mild depression and anxiety, according to research that suggests working out with others brings the most benefits. Scientists analysed published reviews on exercise and mental…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (138+ words) inkl Doctors urged to ‘prescribe exercise’ to treat depression and anxiety - A new study suggests exercise, including running, swimming, and dancing, is an effective "evidence-based first line intervention" for symptoms of depression and anxiety. - Researchers, whose findings were published in…...

6+ mon, 4+ week ago   (553+ words) Having ADHD in childhood could increase the risk of physical health problems such as migraines, back problems, cancer, epilepsy and diabetes later in life. That’s according to a study led by University College London (UCL) and University of Liverpool researchers…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (715+ words) When you think of people with sleep apnea, maybe you picture loud, cartoonish snoring, or assume you’d know something was wrong because you’d wake up feeling completely wiped out every morning. But clinically, sleep apnea is more complex (and easier…...