Mental Wellness
Young People Awaiting Mental Health Care May Benefit from Social Prescribing
Social prescribing, which connects people with community activities and other forms of non-clinical support, may help young people awaiting specialist mental health care improve their resilience, behaviour and relationships, according…
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The Way Children Talk May Predict Future Mental Health Challenges
Researchers have found that the way children speak about stressful experiences may help predict their…
Unsafe Living Environments Elevate Fall Risk for Seniors
Older adults living in homes with electrical or plumbing problems, limited living space, or poor…
Can Eating Less Protein Promote Healthy Ageing?
Protein-fortified foods are now common, appearing in products ranging from breakfast cereals and coffee to…
Financial Instability Associated with Faster Brain Ageing
Persistent financial hardship is associated with faster cognitive decline and poorer brain health in later…
Mental Wellness
Believing positively about ageing may help people stay healthier and more active, researchers find
Older adults who hold positive perceptions of ageing are significantly more likely to engage in vigorous physical activity, even when…
Loneliness remains disproportionately high for working-age adults with disabilities, new study finds
Working-age adults with disabilities experience far greater levels of loneliness than their peers without disabilities, according to a new study…
Study finds retirement’s mental health boost not equally experienced
Retirement has long been imagined as a time of freedom and rest, but new research suggests the psychological benefits of…
Theatre Helps Alleviate Emotional Symptoms in Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease
A recent clinical study led by a research team at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), in collaboration with the…
Can Early Academic Grading Contribute to Mental Health Issues in Adolescents?
Research in Health Economics has shown that introducing academic grading systems—using letters such as A for excellence and F for…
New study reveals connection between depression and heightened dementia risk in middle and later life
A groundbreaking new study has revealed that depression experienced in both midlife and later life is associated with an increased…
Stroke survivors may benefit from talking therapy interventions
Stroke survivors experiencing depression or anxiety are more likely to recover from their psychological symptoms if they engage in talking…
Depression and Anxiety Linked to Discrimination Especially Prevalent Among Multiracial, White, and Asian Groups
A recent study has revealed that more than half of adults in the United States report experiencing some form of…