Program boosts positive emotions in healthcare workers
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Kristen Fischer
Jun 27, 2024
Systemic and organizational changes are vital to help healthcare workers manage stress and burnout, but workers also are looking for programs to help them develop individual resilience. An online, self-guided...
Mental health appears to affect perceived versus actual hearing results
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Kristen Fischer
May 10, 2024
A new study found that a person’s mental health affects how they perceive their hearing to be compared to actual test results based on two different types of self-assessments, according to a study published...
Family caregiving doesn’t always mean poor mental health, study finds
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Kristen Fischer
Dec 15, 2023
Caregiving may be stressful for some people, but it can have mental health benefits for others, according to a new study. The author said people should not automatically categorize caregiving as a chronic...
For poorer adults, life satisfaction not always linked to better cognitive functioning, study finds
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Kristen Fischer
Oct 02, 2023
Though many studies show that satisfaction in life can improve cognitive function, a new study showed that’s not the case for all people. Even if they are satisfied, they may not get a cognitive boost...
AMA offers tips for docs to integrate behavioral healthcare for seniors
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 26, 2023
Face-to-face encounters are better. Talk about changing health. These are a couple of recommendations the American Medical Association offered for primary care doctors in addressing behavioral health with...
Here’s who is most at risk for self-harm after dementia diagnosis
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 24, 2023
The highest risk for people living with dementia to hurt themselves is within the first 24 months after receiving the diagnosis, according to data presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International...
Putting 25 years into perspective: The forecast for supporting mental health in SNFs
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Ari Kalechstein, Ph.D.
Nov 11, 2022
Our 25th anniversary was a year to remember. Having started it at the height of the pandemic, we adapted to a constantly evolving and booming mental healthcare market, and it worked. We invested in an...
Social prescribing – the new drug for feeling better
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Angela Burton
Charles de Vilmorin
Jun 08, 2022
Social prescribing is intended to address an individual’s personal interests, hobbies or passions. Rather than your healthcare provider focusing on the physical or medical problem at hand, they’re...
Beware the Russian invasion and its effect on mental health
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Sherri Perry
Mar 14, 2022
The devastating impact of COVID-19 over the past two years affected not only Americans, but the entire world and caused many of us to feel emotions we weren’t familiar with. The unfathomable death...
Mental disorders increase risk of dementia later in life
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Amy Novotney
Feb 17, 2022
Preventing and treating mental health disorders earlier in life might reduce or delay the risk of cognitive decline, according to a new study.