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How the Pandemic Is Changing Mental Health

COVID has jostled people’s emotional equilibrium. Therapy apps, telehealth, lay counselors and psilocybin are poised to change the foundations of caregiving

The Sign Of A Happy Long-Term Relationship

The positive pattern was seen whether or not couples were satisfied with their relationship. Humour and acceptance replace bickering in happy long-term relationships, research finds. While heated disagreements can plague the early years of marriage, these often turn to tenderness with age.

The Fruit Juice That Lowers Blood Pressure

Drinking this uncommon juice can lower blood pressure. The lingonberry is a tiny red berry similar to a cranberry, but powerful enough to improve blood vessel function, new research finds. Drinking lingonberry juice in the long-term will lower blood pressure by widening the blood vessels and relaxing the smooth muscle cells within the arteries.

The Devastating Ways Depression and Anxiety Impact the Body

Mind and body form a two-way street.

Adolescent Mental Health? There’s a ‘Vaccine’ for That

School-based interventions that help students regulate their emotions in healthy ways have proved effective at preventing pandemic-related issues

Think leisure is a waste? That may not bode well for your mental health

Feeling like leisure is wasteful and unproductive may lead to less happiness and higher levels of stress and depression, new research suggests

Mental health in light of the COVID-19 pandemic

Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, Regional Director & Dr Natasha Azzopardi-Muscat, Director of Country Health Policies and Systems at WHO/Europe, lift the lid on mental health in light of the COVID-19 pandemic

Sometimes Mindlessness Is Better Than Mindfulness

In some situations, don’t pay so much attention

Depression is not a one-size-fits-all condition – we need a more nuanced approach to mental health

Feelings of sadness are ubiquitous but the concept of depression is ill-defined – and the risk is medication being inappropriately prescribed

Apple Is Working on iPhone Features to Help Detect Depression, Cognitive Decline

Company is working with UCLA, Biogen to see if sensitive data like facial expressions, typing metrics could signal mental-health concerns

Companies who pay scant attention to workers' psychological health leave employees at higher risk of depression, research finds

A stressful workplace can take its toll on our mental health, and new evidence backs up this belief. A year-long population study reveals that toxic workplaces can increase full-time workers' risk of depression threefold.

This week is mental health awareness week from October 3-October 9