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Hot yoga could put this common mental illness in ‘remission’: study
Feeling downward, dog? Hot yoga could fix that. For people with moderate to severe depression, just one session of hot yoga per week was associated with a “significantly greater” reduction in symptoms compared to no treatment at all, according to a clinical trial. The Harvard Medical School findings, published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry,…
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Office of Mental Health receives $13.5M in suicide prevention federal funding
NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced the State Office of Mental Health has received two federal grants totaling $13.5 million to expand access to mental and behavioral health services in primary care practices for youth and to implement the ‘Zero Suicide’ model at 13 certified community behavioral health clinics across the state. The awards…
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Medical exceptions to abortion bans often exclude mental health conditions
More than a dozen states now have near-total abortion bans following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, with limited medical exceptions meant to protect the patient’s health or life. But among those states, only Alabama explicitly includes “serious mental illness” as an allowable exception. Meanwhile, 10 states with near-total abortion bans (Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Ohio, Tennessee, West Virginia…
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Libraries Are the New Front Line in America’s Mental-Health Crisis
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Health Headlines: Mental health toolbox
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – More people are seeking mental health treatment than ever before. The CDC reports more than 21% of people are seeing a psychiatrist, psychologist, therapist, counselor, or social worker. But what keeps our mental health professionals sane? And what can we learn from them? Washington University Psychiatrist, Jessi Gold helps…
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NEW MENTAL HEALTH PLATFORM INNERWORLD RECEIVES $2M GRANT FROM NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH (NIMH)
PRELIMINARY DATA SHOWS TOOLS LEAD TO REDUCTIONS IN ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — In the midst of our global mental health crisis, Innerworld has emerged as a proven effective solution to reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety. Innerworld offers peer-to-peer support groups with expert guides trained in Cognitive Behavioral Immersion™…
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Time change 2023: How to manage mood and mental health during fall time change
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Staunton counselor gives insight into when children may need mental health screenings
STAUNTON, Va. (WHSV) – October is Depression and Mental Health Screening Month and as they days get shorter during the fall season, many people of all ages struggle with Seasonal Affective Disorder. But what signs indicate a child may need help from a professional? Staunton Counselor Dustin Wright, Ed.S, LPC said there are different strategies…
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Oregon’s mental health system dogged by failures, complexity: Beat Check podcast
Jayati Ramakrishnan and Nicole Hayden, both staff reporters for The Oregonian/OregonLive, produced the first two parts of the newsroom’s in-depth examination of Oregon’s mental health system and its failures. Editor Therese Bottomly leads a discussion of what their findings have been so far. Ramakrishnan, who has covered the Oregon State Hospital for months, traced the…
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Student Housing Design’s Role In Supporting Mental Health
Deteriorating levels of mental health among young Americans are increasingly well documented and a growing concern for parents, educators and medical professionals. But student housing architecture may be able to play a role in combatting the scourge. According to Mental Health America, rates of children’s visits to emergency departments due to deliberate self-harm soared 329%…
