You probably know that a good diet (less saturated fat, less sodium, more fruits and veggies) is important to heart health. But research is increasingly finding that eating the right foods can protect mental health, as well. A 2019 meta-analysis, the first study to evaluate the existing data on the […]
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The Surprising Mental Health Benefits of Video Games
Video games tend to get a bad rap. They’ve been blamed for countless violent crimes, including the 1999 Columbine high school massacre, and video game addiction was listed as an official medical condition by the World Health Organization in the latest revision of the International Classification of Diseases. Concerns about […]
New Franchise Ellie Mental Health Expands Access to Therapy | Franchise News
Ellie Mental Health co-founders Erin Pash and Kyle Keller, center, are flanked by COO Haillie Corbett, far left, and Chris Pash, chief business officer. Scott and Heather Cramer were close to signing as the first franchisees of Ellie Mental Health when they experienced the struggle for access to therapy first […]
Eco-Anxiety and Contributing Mental Health Factors Among BIPOC
Like many public health crises, climate change does not affect all Americans equally. In fact, as 2 collaborating psychiatrists discussed with HCPLive, the most historically oppressed populations are facing a greater—and more diverse—brunt of the anxiety borne from climate change. In an interview with HCPLive during the American Psychiatric Association […]
Prisoner reentry group announces mental health, addiction services for vets
The New Jersey Reentry Corp. will partner with health organizations to offer mental health and addiction services to veterans who received an other-than-honorable discharge, former Gov. Jim McGreevey announced Thursday. The services will include acute short-term psychiatric care provided by Hackensack Meridian Health, a 30-day program for veterans with substance […]
Mental Health Month Tips From Wellness Thought Leaders| Well+Good
Inhale, exhale. In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, Well+Good tapped some of our favorite health and wellness leaders to create the Mental Well-Being Challenge, a 31-day action plan to help you trust yourself, cope with stress, thrive at work, and show up for your community. Read More Recently, social […]
Fighting cancer? Expert-approved mental health tips to stay resilient | Health
Cancer is a much-dreaded word and not without a reason. The long and arduous journey requires great resilience, strength and support and it is certainly a battle which can be won to a great extent with your mind. It is easier said than done though as the cancer patient has […]
Hacking Incidents Reported by Illinois Gastroenterology Group & the Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester
Posted By HIPAA Journal on May 9, 2022 Share this article on: Illinois Gastroenterology Group has recently announced that unauthorized individuals gained access to its computer environment and potentially accessed and exfiltrated sensitive patient data. The cyberattack was detected on October 22, 2021, when suspicious activity was identified within its […]
Inside the Effort to Expand Virtual Reality Treatments for Mental Health | Science
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A patient uses the gameChange virtual reality program. University of Oxford A June 21, 1995, headline on page 11 of the New York Times read: “‘Virtual Reality’ Conquers Fear of Heights.” The article told the story of Chris Klock, a junior at Georgia Tech, who donned a head-mounted display once […]
International Nurses Day 2022: 5 mental health tips for nurses by a psychologist | Health
The contribution of frontline workers including our doctors, nurses and other medical staff amid the Covid-19 pandemic is unparalleled. Working tirelessly day and night till they dropped, they also had to deal with lack of essential items as they struggled to save lives and take care of Covid patients. What […]