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New Study Looks At The Oral Microbiome And Sleep Health In Teens
Theravive - Therapy News And Blogging - A new study published in the Journal of Sleep looked at the associations of sleep and the oral microbiome among adolescents and young adults in the United States. “We aimed to investigate whether different sleep durations, especially insufficient or excessive sleep, are associated with changes in the richness and evenness of oral microbial communities, a largely unexplored area in adolescent sleep health research," study author Marie-Rachelle Narcisse told us.
Warmth From Mothers In Early Childhood Can Have Lifelong Physical And Mental Health Benefits
Theravive - Therapy News And Blogging - Warmth and affection from parents in early childhood can have lifelong physical and mental health benefits. Research published in JAMA Psychiatry found that children who experience greater maternal warmth at the age of three have better positive perceptions of social safety by the age of 14 which the leads to better physical and mental health outcomes at age 16.
Eating Disorders Impact All Demographics On College Campuses, But Not All Receive Treatment
Theravive - Therapy News And Blogging - Eating disorders are impacting students from all demographics across college campuses. But new research suggests that students from minority groups are often more impacted.
The Effect Of Play On Children's Health
Theravive - Therapy News And Blogging - A new review looked at play and children’s health. “This was a scoping review exploring peer reviewed literature from the past 10 years in order to examine what it can tell us about the connection between play and children’s health in healthcare settings,” review author Kelsey Grabor told us. We hoped to better understand recent and relevant evidence that might demonstrate why we should utilize and support the integration of play into a more holistic view of children’s healthcare.”
New Study Finds Parental Warmth Helps Children Feel Safe
Theravive - Therapy News And Blogging - A new study published in the Journal of Child Development looked at predictors of young adults’ primal world beliefs in eight countries. “This study is about beliefs about the world held by young adults in eight countries,” study author Dr. Jennifer Lansford told us. “We were hoping to discover what experiences during childhood and adolescence predict beliefs about the world in early adulthood.”
New Study Looks At Progress Of 988 Suicide Lifeline
Theravive - Therapy News And Blogging - A new study published in JAMA Psychiatry looked at changes in specialty crisis services offered before and after the launch of the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline. “The 988 number is designed to be easier to remember than the previous number, 1-800-273-8255, and it also has a broader scope, focusing on mental health crises rather than just suicide,” study author Jonathan Cantor told us. “The switch to a simpler number aimed to enhance recall and awareness of the suicide lifeline. There has been a noticeable increase in contacts to 988. We aimed to assess whether the crisis support infrastructure changed during this rise in demand.”
New Study Looks At How Different Generations Approach Work
Theravive - Therapy News And Blogging - A new study published in Generations in the World of Work looked at insights into the intergenerational dynamics in today’s workplaces. “We sought to better understand the similarities and differences between generational cohorts in the context and environments of work,” study author Dr. Meghan M. Grace told us. “Our theory was that there would be some distinct differences between generations due to varying responses to evolving societal factors during the formative years of each cohort.”
Physically Active Families Booth Mental Health Of Teens
Theravive - Therapy News And Blogging - Teens who exercise with their parents are likely to have better physical and mental health. Research published in Health Reports found that teens who engaged in a higher amount of family physical activity reported better mental health and greater life satisfaction.
Paternal Depression Can Have Lasting Impact On Children
Theravive - Therapy News And Blogging - Children who are exposed to paternal depression at the time they enter kindergarten are more likely to have teacher-reported behavioral issues as well as poor social skill at the age of nine. Research published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that is the paternal depression remained undiagnosed or unaddressed, there can be negative behavioral and social impacts on children for years.
New Study Looks At The Effects Of Discrimination On Mental Health
Theravive - Therapy News And Blogging - A new study published in JAMA Network Open looked at discrimination, depression, and anxiety among US adults. “Our study examines how everyday discrimination affects mental health, specifically anxiety and depression, across a representative group of U.S. adults including multiracial, white, Asian, Black, and Hispanic/Latino populations,” study author Monica Wang told us. “We wanted to better understand if and how discrimination impacts mental health differently across these groups, especially beyond the typical Black-White or Hispanic/Latino vs. non-Hispanic/non-Latino comparisons.”
Viewing Art Boosts Wellbeing
Theravive - Therapy News And Blogging - Simply looking at artwork, whether it be in a museum, in the home or in a hospital room can enhance wellbeing. Research published in the Journal of Positive Psychology found that looking at art, particularly repeatedly doing so, can boost a feeling of meaning in life.
Can AI Chatbots Help With Mental Health Treatment?
Theravive - Therapy News And Blogging - A new study published in NEJM AI looked at a generative AI chatbot for mental health treatment. “We conducted the first randomized controlled trial to evaluate a therapy chatbot driven entirely by generative AI,” study author Nicholas Jacobson told us. Jacobson is an associate professor of biomedical data science and psychiatry at Dartmouth. “We developed the bot over 5.5 years and the goal of the work was to treat depression, anxiety, and eating disorders and all of their related comorbidities.”
New Study Looks At Education Levels And Stroke
Theravive - Therapy News And Blogging - A new study published in Jama Network Open looked at education levels and poststroke cognitive trajectories. “Having a stroke can sometimes affect a person’s thinking,” study author Mellanie V. Springer told us. “Researchers have not yet identified all of the factors that put people at risk for developing problems with their thinking after stroke. We did this study to determine whether a person’s education level before stroke influences their risk of having problems with their thinking after stroke.”
New Study Finds Exposure To Varying Temperatures Associated With Anxiety, Attention, And Depression Symptoms In Teens
Theravive - Therapy News And Blogging - A new study published in JAMA Network Open looked at temperature exposure and psychiatric symptoms in adolescents. “Our study is about trying to understand how exposure to temperature, both cold and heat, could be related to psychiatric symptoms in a young adult population based in the Netherlands and Spain,” study author Esmée Essers told us. “We were hoping to gain a deeper understand of how the relationship between climate change and mental health might manifest in the context of mental health symptomatology.”
Female physicians at higher risk of suicide
Theravive - Therapy News And Blogging - Female physicians have a higher rate of suicide than females in the general population. Research published in JAMA Psychiatry found that female physicians had a 53% increased risk of suicide compared to their female counterparts who weren’t physicians.
New Study Finds Many Women Feel Inadequate And Judged By Men At The Gym
Theravive - Therapy News And Blogging - A new study published in PLOS One looked at women’s body image and experiences of exercising in gym settings. “Our study explores the experiences of women who exercise in gyms, focusing on the barriers they face, including issues related to body image and harassment,” study author Emma Cowley told us. Cowley works at the SHE Research Centre, Department of Sport and Health Sciences, Technological University of the Shannon in Athlone, Ireland. “We aimed to understand how gym environments impact women’s confidence, comfort, and ability to fully engage in exercise.”
Optimism can increase savings
Theravive - Therapy News And Blogging - Having optimism about the future may help people save more money. Research published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology found that people who are optimistic tended to save more money and that was particularly the case for people in lower incomes.
People with eating disorders more harshly judged than those with depression
Theravive - Therapy News And Blogging - Those experiencing an eating disorder are more harshly judged than those with other mental health conditions. Research from the University of South Australia found the social stigma associated with eating disorders could make it harder for people to seek help.
New Study Looked At Indigenous Perspectives On Child-Caregiver Bond
Theravive - Therapy News And Blogging - A new study published in the Journal of Child Development looked at Indigenous perspectives on the child–caregiver bond from a northwest tribal community. “Our study is about uplifting the experiences, perspectives and knowledges regarding parenting young children that are held by members of a Northwest tribal community,” Sara F. Waters told us. “In particular, we wanted to center Indigenous knowledge of and approaches to the child-caregiver bond.”
New Study Examines The Well-Being Of Off-Reserve First Nations Children
Theravive - Therapy News And Blogging - A new study published in the Journal of Child Development looked at the determinants of socioemotional and behavioral well-being among First Nations children living off-reserve in Canada. “Our study focused on positive health outcomes among young First Nations children,” study author Sawayra Owais told us. “Specifically, we examined Indigenous and non-Indigenous-specific determinants associated with positive well-being among First Nations children living off-reserve in Canada.”
New Study Finds Significant Mental Health Disparities Between Sexual And Gender Minority Individuals And Cisgender Heterosexual Peers
Theravive - Therapy News And Blogging - A new study published in JAMA Network Open looked at mental health disparities by sexual orientation and gender identity in the All of Us Research Program. “Our study examined mental health disparities between sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals and their cisgender heterosexual peers using data from the All of Us Research Program,” study author Junjie Anderson Lu told us.
New Study Sees Changes In Mother-Child Relationships In Guatemalan Maya Community Over Past Three Decades
Theravive - Therapy News And Blogging - A new study published in the Journal of Child Development looked at mother–child collaboration in an Indigenous community. “Changes in family life related to globalization may include reduction in the collaborativeness observed in many Indigenous American communities,” study author Barbara Rogoff told us. “The present study examined longitudinal changes and continuities in collaboration in a Guatemalan Maya community experiencing rapid globalization.”
Aviation disasters are making headlines: here's how to cope with flight anxiety
Theravive - Therapy News And Blogging - There have been two mid air collisions and 94 aviation incidents so far in 2025. A passenger jet colliding with a helicopter in Washington DC and a Delta plane flipping at Toronto airport are just some of the aviation disasters making headlines. Experts say the news could be troubling for those with flight anxiety, but there are strategies that can help.
Working later in life can boost wellbeing
Theravive - Therapy News And Blogging - Having a job over 50 for those who want one can boost overall wellbeing. The University of Michigan’s National Poll on Healthy Aging found that more than two thirds of people who work after 50 say it helps their physical and mental health.
New Study Looks At Childhood Obesity And Guided Self-Help
Theravive - Therapy News And Blogging - A new study published in PubMed looked at guided self-help versus group treatment for children with obesity. “This study compares the intensive group-based treatment for children with obesity, called family-based treatment, with a guided self-help version which is delivered to the parent /child dyad,” study author Kerri Boutelle told us. “We were interested whether the guided self-help version would provide similar weight losses to the intensive family-based treatment.”
New Study Looked At Paediatric Critical Care And Staff Wellbeing
Theravive - Therapy News And Blogging - A new study published in Nursing in Critical Care looked at building evidence-based interventions to improve staff well-being in paediatric critical care using the behaviour change wheel. “The study aimed to explore what wellbeing means to staff who work in paediatric intensive care settings,” study author Rachel Shaw told us. “We wanted to explore what challenged their wellbeing and what might help to improve it. After that, we planned to develop interventions that would help staff to prioritize and even improve their wellbeing at work.”
New Study Looks At The Strategic Decision-Making Capabilities Of London Taxi Drivers
Theravive - Therapy News And Blogging - A new study published in PNAS looked at how expert navigators deploy rational complexity–based decision precaching for large-scale real-world planning. “Our study is about the intricate planning processes of London taxi drivers, who are renowned for their exceptional knowledge of the city's layout,” study author Daniel C. McNamee told us. “We aimed to uncover how these expert navigators manage the complex task of route planning across more than 26,000 streets in London.”
New Study Finds Higher BMI May Be Associated With Decreased Alzheimer's Risk In Women
Theravive - Therapy News And Blogging - A new study published in PubMed looked at the associated risk and resilience factors of Alzheimer's disease in women with early bilateral oophorectomy. “The study is about risk and resilience factors related to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in women,” study author Noelia Calvo told us. “Epidemiologic data show that AD is more prevalent in women than in men, but we do not know why."
The Mental Health Toll Of The Southern California Fires
Theravive - Therapy News And Blogging - More than 18 thousand structures were destroyed and 29 people killed in the Eaton and Palisades fires in southern California. Whilst the fires burned for 24 days, the recovery efforts are just beginning and experts say the mental health impacts could be long lasting.
Poor Health Poses Challenges For Friendships In Older Age
Theravive - Therapy News And Blogging - People aged 50 and older find with poor or fair health are twice as likely to report not having any close friends. Data from the University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging found that friends can play a key role for people over the age of 50, but that those with mental or physical health problems can experience challenges in this area.
Pregnancy Could Increase Risk Of Mental Illness In People With MS
Theravive - Therapy News And Blogging - Those living with multiple sclerosis who are pregnant have a greater chance of experiencing mental illness during pregnancy and in the first few years following birth. Research published in Neurology found that pregnant people with MS had a 26% increased risk of mental illness during pregnancy when compared with pregnant people without MS and a 33% increased risk of mental illness after birth.
New Study Looks At Trauma Exposure And Childhood Psychiatric Disorders
Theravive - Therapy News And Blogging - A new study published in the Lancet looked at associations between childhood trauma and childhood psychiatric disorders in Brazil. “This study looks at the impact of childhood trauma exposure on the mental health of adolescents at ages 15 and 18 in a Brazilian birth cohort,” study author Megan Bailey told us. Bailey is an ESRC-Funded PhD Researcher in the Department of Psychology at the University of Bath.
New Study On Anhedonia Finds Brain Stimulation Results Surprising And Exciting
Theravive - Therapy News And Blogging - A new study published in the Journal of Nature aimed to understand the neural code of stress to control anhedonia. “The goal of the study was to understand what drives reduced reward-seeking in individuals who are susceptible to traumatic stress,” study author Mazen A. Kheirbek told us. “We were hoping to identify patterns of activity in the brains of mice that may be related to this process of anhedonia, and patterns that are associated with resiliency to developing anhedonia.”
New Study Looks At Mental Health Effects Of Exposure To Lead Over The Past 75 Years
Theravive - Therapy News And Blogging - A new study published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry looked at the contribution of childhood lead exposure to psychopathology in the US population over the past 75 years. “We set out to determine the toll that leaded gasoline took on the US population’s mental health over the past century,” Dr. Aaron Reuben told us. “We knew it would be higher than anyone previously understood.”
New Study Looks At The Effects Of Antipsychotic Medication On Long-Term Care Residents
Theravive - Therapy News And Blogging - A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association looked at a longitudinal treatment effect analysis of antipsychotics on the behavior of residents in long-term care. “Our study was focused on the use of advanced statistical methods to evaluate the effects of antipsychotic use among nursing home residents who do not have existing conditions associated with psychosis,” study author, Dr. John Hirdes told us. Dr. Hirdes is a professor in the School of Public Health Sciences. “These drugs are often use ‘off label’ to manage behaviours in persons with dementia. We wanted to determine whether these drugs would be effective in managing behaviour problems in long-term care.”
New Study Looks At The Psychological And Physiological Impacts Of Emergency Medicine
Theravive - Therapy News And Blogging - A new study published in Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine assessed the psychobiological demands of high-fidelity training in pre-hospital emergency medicine. “Individuals who provide emergency medical services mount physiological responses including activation of the nervous and endocrine systems,” study author Mark Wetherell told us. “These responses are highly adaptive and provide the energy resources to deal with the situation, however, frequent and sustained responding, with little opportunity for recovery, causes wear and tear on the body and this can lead to increased risk of stress-related illness.”
New Study Looks At Sexual Dysfunction Once Antidepressant Use Stops
Theravive - Therapy News And Blogging - A new study published in the Journal of Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology looked at the frequency of self-reported persistent post-treatment genital hypoesthesia among past antidepressant users in Canada and the US. “In my counselling practice, I specialize in working with people with Post Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) Sexual Dysfunction (PSSD), which is a type of sexual dysfunction where sexual function does not return to normal upon discontinuation of commonly prescribed antidepressants such as SSRIs, Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRIs), and some tricyclic antidepressants,” study author Yassie Pirani told us.he
Insomnia In College Students Impacted More By Loneliness Than Screen Time
Theravive - Therapy News And Blogging - Feeling lonely has a greater impact on sleep for college students than too much screen time. Research from Oregon State University found that students with high levels of loneliness were more likely to have difficulties sleeping compared with less lonely students, regardless of their level of screen time.
New Study Looks At The Effect Of Nature On The Mental Health Of Children
Theravive - Therapy News And Blogging - A new study published in JAMA Network looked at a nature-based intervention and the mental health of schoolchildren. “We found that a 12-week nature-based intervention in Grades 5 and 6 did not lead to overall reductions in mental health symptoms, according to both per-protocol and intent-to-treat analyses,” study author Marie-Claude Geoffroy told us.