COVID-19: Mental health telemedicine was off to a slow start – then the pandemic happened

By creating both an urgent need for mental health care and the need to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the pandemic is enabling telemedicine to go mainstream.

Arash Javanbakht, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University • conversation
April 7, 2022 ~8 min

30 mins of daily exercise may ease depression symptoms

Just 30 minutes of exercise may reduce symptoms of depression for at least 75 minutes and also boost the benefits of therapy, two new studies show.

Rachel Cramer-Iowa State • futurity
March 30, 2022 ~7 min


What's the 411 on the new 988 hotline? 5 questions answered about a national mental health service

New federally funded mental health help line features easier access and more consistent regulation.

Derek Lee, Doctoral Student in Counselor Education and Supervision, The Ohio State University • conversation
March 28, 2022 ~6 min

Even after lockdowns eased, pandemic depression persisted across social classes – new study

Adults in the US reported the same levels of depression a year into the pandemic as they did at the outset.

Sandro Galea, Professor of Family Medicine, Boston University • conversation
March 25, 2022 ~5 min

Mental health may sway if vaping teens go to cannabis

Mental health influences whether teens who vape will begin using cannabis, but the risk differs depending on the mental health problems they experience.

Jennifer Rainey Marquez-Georgia State • futurity
March 17, 2022 ~7 min

Future med? A little LSD cuts anxiety in mice

Regular administration of low doses of LSD reduces anxiety symptoms in mice, research finds. The results suggest possible treatments for human anxiety.

Evelyne Dufresne-McGill • futurity
March 17, 2022 ~7 min

1 in 3 new moms had postpartum depression early in COVID

One in three new mothers during early COVID-19 screened positive for postpartum depression, nearly triple pre-pandemic levels, research shows.

Laura Bailey-Michigan • futurity
March 15, 2022 ~5 min

Ukraine doomscrolling can harm your cognition as well as your mood – here's what to do about it

What use are we in helping to solve difficult global challenges if we’re so depressed and cognitively depleted that we can’t think of the best actions to take?

Jianfeng Feng, Professor of Science and Technology for Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Fudan University • conversation
March 11, 2022 ~7 min


Many Ukrainians face a future of lasting psychological wounds from the Russian invasion

Ukrainian children, refugees and military personnel will be among those hardest hit with PTSD due to the Russian invasion.

Arash Javanbakht, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University • conversation
March 7, 2022 ~9 min

Stigma may keep vet students from getting mental health care

Perfectionist culture and stigma may keep veterinary students from seeking help with mental health. But there are things instructors can do to help.

Brian Consiglio-Missouri • futurity
Feb. 28, 2022 ~6 min

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