Along with feelings of independence, living alone might also cause an increased risk of alcohol-related death, according to a study from the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health. Researchers analyzed the deaths of 80 percent of all people living in Finland between 2000 and 2007 for the study. Roughly 18,200 people died from
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Football players are usually frowned upon when they let their feelings show, but new studies are finding that when athletes are strong both emotionally and physically, there are positive effects on and off the field. In one study, participants read a short story about a football player named Jack who
People suffering from schizophrenia are often plagued with a lifetime of hallucinations, delusions and isolation from society. But researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania are suggesting that cognitive therapy can help those most severely impaired by this disorder regain some sense of normalcy. “Mental health
Despite a July SAMHSA report revealing that suicide rates among middle-aged women have dramatically increased over the years, a new Gallup-Healthways daily poll of Americans’ well-being found that more women were optimistic about their lives than men, USA Today reports. Twenty-five percent of the women polled between the ages 45 and 55
We are always told to learn from our mistakes, but a soon-to-be-published study reveals that whether we actually believe this adage affects how our brain reacts to mistakes. “One big difference between people who think intelligence is malleable and those who think intelligence is fixed is how they respond to
The economic downturn and subsequent recession in the United States has yielded more than just long-term unemployment. As the Washington Post reports, the ramifications of a bad economy can be seen in Americans’ mental health. Of the 14 million unemployed individuals in the United States, three-quarters have been of work
Overcoming addiction is a difficult task at any age, but a new study by the Center for Addiction Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School and the Butler Center for Research at Hazelden revealed that most young adults want to overcome their addiction; they just need help along the way.
While each teen reacts differently to peer pressure, researchers found a surprising perpetuator in drinking among adolescents: It’s not their friends or their significant others’ drinking habits that rub off on them most, but the drinking habits of the friends of their significant other. “Dating someone whose friends are big
The phrase “not a morning person” might seem to be applicable to most people, but a Cornell University study involving Twitter found that we are actually at our happiest early in the day and also on the weekends. Over the course of two years, researchers analyzed tweets — 140 character
The struggling economy is affecting the welfare of countries around the world and especially in the way of healthcare. In his latest address, National Institute of Mental Health Director Thomas Insel discusses the World Economic Forum’s new report, which brings to light the global economic burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs),