Mental Health - Page 594

Memory-boosting research could help soldiers recall skills

Soldiers are often under pressure to learn and remember skills from their training up to months or years later, sometimes in the heat of combat.

Post-traumatic stress: Rethinking the disorder and finding hope

In thinking about how we can best serve our veterans, we must spread hope that there are meaningful treatment options.  

Stress response may help teens avoid car accidents

A little stress may be a good thing for teenagers learning to drive

'Stranger danger' makes people less empathetic

Being around strangers can cause people stress and, in turn, make them less able to feel others' pain, new research suggests.

Colorado rejects PTSD as ailment eligible for medical pot

Citing scant research, Colorado health officials voted Wednesday against adding post-traumatic stress disorder to the list of ailments eligible for treatment with medical marijuana.

The health benefits of vitamin D: Are you getting enough?

In recent years, vitamin D has gained a reputation for being a miracle nutrient of sorts— boasting benefits from improving physical and mental wellbeing.

Long hours at work can push you to drink, study says

Working more than a standard 40-hour workweek (if that "standard" still even exists) won't only shave away at your R&R time: It may also cause you to drink more, the Guardian reports.

Drug testing in schools is ineffective, study claims

Many schools employ drug testing to deter students from using illegal substances – but new research has revealed that these checkups actually fail to dissuade teens from trying drugs.

Do you need a friend break? Dealing with friendship transitions

Though you may have once shared two-halves of a heart necklace that read Friends Forever, you now dread seeing her name on your caller ID.

Being shorter may lead to feelings of inferiority, study says

A new study published in Psychiatry Today found that people who had their height “virtually lowered” felt inferior and mistrustful, Medical News Today reported.