School smartphone bans save time but don’t improve student mental health, study finds
As secondary schools across the United Kingdom and the globe grapple with the integration of digital technology in the classroom, the debate over smartphone bans has intensified. Proponents of restrictive…
Free Your Mind and Mental Health and Wellbeing Will Follow: Evidence from Across-Day Within-Person Mediation in an Eight-Week Mindfulness RCT
A comprehensive new study published in the journal Mindfulness has provided a detailed roadmap of how daily practices of mental awareness translate into measurable improvements in psychological health. Conducted by…
What is the best exercise to improve sleep? The answer depends on your age, gender, and mental health
A paradigm shift in sleep medicine is underway as new research suggests that the long-standing advice to simply "exercise more" is insufficient for addressing the global sleep crisis. Four independent,…
Could improving gut health also help improve mental health?
A groundbreaking pilot clinical trial, recently published in the esteemed Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, offers compelling preliminary evidence that augmenting standard depression treatment with probiotics may yield significant…
The effect of lavender herbal tea on the mental health of individuals with misophonia A randomized controlled trial.
A groundbreaking clinical trial published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research suggests that a simple, natural intervention—drinking lavender herbal tea—may offer significant relief for the secondary psychological symptoms associated with…
Role of Mental Abilities and Conscientiousness in Explaining College Grades
A comprehensive analysis of longitudinal data spanning several decades has identified general mental ability and the personality trait of conscientiousness as the primary drivers of collegiate academic success, overshadowing specific…
Social Media Addiction Moderates Links Between Perceptions of Freedom and Mental Health in the United States and Germany.
Recent psychological research has uncovered a complex interaction between digital habits and the foundational human need for autonomy. A study published in the peer-reviewed journal Psychology of Popular Media indicates…
GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Show Remarkable Mental Health Benefits, Large-Scale Study Reveals
Medications commonly prescribed for type 2 diabetes and obesity, including prominent brands such as Ozempic and Wegovy, are demonstrating an unexpected and significant positive impact on mental health. A comprehensive…
New study links identity politics to lower mental well-being among progressives
The Mental Health Divide and the Rise of Identity Politics For more than a decade, social scientists and public health experts have observed a widening chasm in the psychological well-being…


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