There’s a stigma around talking out loud to yourself. Most people think this is a sign of craziness, when really, research found that it’s a good way to calm yourself down, the New York Post reports. Researchers from Michigan State University and ... | Read More
Your Instagram May Indicate Depression
A new study finds that the picture-based social media app Instagram may help determine whether or not a user is depressed, USA Today reports. Professors from Harvard University and the University of Vermont teamed up to conduct this study. They ... | Read More
More American Women with Depression are Smoking While Pregnant
A new study indicates that there is a rise in the amount of American women who suffer depression and smoke during pregnancy, US News reports. The researchers who conducted this study looked at data provided by pregnant women in an annual ... | Read More
VA Confirms: Veteran PTSD Disability Claims Tripled in Decade
According to Veterans Affairs, there has been a sharp increase in the amount of veterans receiving disability payouts due to post-traumatic stress disorder over the last ten years, Navy Times reports. The VA reported that in 2008, there were ... | Read More
Civilian Support
A Brown University study indicates more resources need to be devoted to alleviating PTSD’s impact on civilians. By Brandon Lilly Getting proper care and services for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is hard enough if you are a military veteran. ... | Read More
Virtual Reality as Possible PTSD Therapy
Researchers are exploring virtual reality as a possible post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) therapy option, ABC KSAT reports. The research is being led by JoAnn Difede, Ph.D., at Weill Cornell Medicine and New York-Presbyterian, where she works ... | Read More
Five Ways to Break the Sleep-Stress Cycle
Most Americans are not getting quality sleep, making them more susceptible to a sleep-stress cycle, Huffington Post reports. Lack of quality sleep leads to increased stress; increased stress leads to an inability to sleep due to over-alertness. ... | Read More
The Increased Likelihood of Anxiety in Women
A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Cambridge found that women are almost twice as likely as men to suffer anxiety, Business Insider reports. The research team reviewed studies on the demographics of people with anxiety ... | Read More
Eight Reasons People Take Antidepressants Besides Depression
A new study suggests antidepressants are being used to treat conditions other than depression, Huffington Post reports. As antidepressant prescriptions have significantly increased over the past 20 years, experts have had two main theories: a rise ... | Read More