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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.”
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.
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 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 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 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.
New Study Looks At Effects Of Consumption of Large Amount Of Alcohol And Mortality
Theravive - Therapy News And Blogging - A new study published in the American Journal of Medicine looked at increasing trends in alcohol related mortality in the United States. “We sought to explore whether there have been increases in U.S. alcohol related mortality,” study author Alexandra Matarazzo told us. “We were hoping to find out whether there were increases and, if so, whether they are occurring at younger ages.”
Do You Reach For High Fat Foods When You're Stressed?
Theravive - Therapy News And Blogging - A new study published in PubMed looked at how cocoa flavanols rescue stress-induced declines in endothelial function after a high-fat meal, but do not affect cerebral oxygenation during stress in young, healthy adults. “We know that when people are stressed, they tend to gravitate towards high-fat foods,” study author Dr. Catarina Rendeiro told us. “We have previously shown that fatty food can impair the body’s vascular recovery from stress. In this study, we wanted to see if adding a high-flavanol food to the fatty meal would alleviate the negative impact of stress in the body."
1 in 5 Parents Worry Their Children Don't Have Enough Friends
Theravive - Therapy News And Blogging - One in five parents worry their children don’t have friends or don’t have enough friends. Results from the University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health found that 90 percent of parents think their children would like to make new friends.
COVID-19 Lockdowns Transformed Family Dinners For The Better
Theravive - Therapy News And Blogging - COVID lockdowns caused many families to eat more meals at home, and it may have had an unexpected benefit. Research published in the journal Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice found that families who ate together more often during the COVID-19 pandemic experienced in increase in quality family time during dinners.
New Study Looks At How The Brain Works When It Comes To Stress And Memory
Theravive - Therapy News And Blogging - A new study published in Cell looked at how stress disrupts engram ensembles in lateral amygdala to generalize threat memory in mice. “We examined how acute stress impacted fearful memories,” study author Sheena Josselyn, Senior Scientist at Hospital for Sick Children told us. “We found that acute stress before a fearful event generalized the memory of this fearful event. That is, the subjects reacted fearfully both to the cues that predicted the fearful event and also safe cues.”
New Study Looks At PTSD In The Military And Outpatient Programs
Theravive - Therapy News And Blogging - A new study published in the Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma looked at the effectiveness of residential and intensive outpatient programs for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder in active military. “The care and services provided for the treatment of active military personnel and veterans suffering from PTSD encompass a variety of formats, including both residential and outpatient treatment programs,” study author Walter S. Marcantoni told us. “The structural differences between these program types present challenges in making direct comparisons.”
New Study Looks At Antibodies And Autoimmune Encephalitis
Theravive - Therapy News And Blogging - A new study published in the Journal of Nature looked at structural and functional mechanisms of learning and memory. “NMDA receptors are essential for the fundamental processes,” study author Hiro Furukawa told us. “Recent clinical studies have revealed that in autoimmune encephalitis, antibodies targeting NMDA receptors disrupt normal neuronal function, resulting in psychotic symptoms.”
Can Medications Like Ozempic Help People With Substance Use Disorders?
Theravive - Therapy News And Blogging - A new study published in Journal of Addiction looked at whether certain medications can help with substance-related outcomes in patients with opioid and alcohol use disorders. “Our study examines the potential of GLP-1 receptor agonists (RAs), like Ozempic, to reduce severe outcomes, specifically overdose and intoxication, in individuals with opioid and alcohol use disorders,” study author Fares Qeadan told us. “We aimed to see if these medications could provide an adjunctive therapy to help reduce the significant health risks associated with substance use.”
Online Grief Support Groups Can Both Help And Harm
Theravive - Therapy News And Blogging - Online grief support groups can both help and harm participants. More than 50% of people in the US will grieve a loved one who died by suicide, and almost three quarters of them will look to internet support groups for help.But are online support groups beneficial or detrimental? Researchers at the New university of Colorado Boulder suggest it’s a bit of both.
New Study Looks At Dopamine And Reward Responses
Theravive - Therapy News And Blogging - A new study published in the Journal of Nature looked at how dopamine dynamics are dispensable for movement but promote reward responses. “We tested whether rapid dopamine dynamics are necessary for the behavioral functions of dopamine,” study author Pascal S. Kaeser told us. “There is conflicting literature on each dopamine function as to whether it is mediated by fast and precise signalling or by slower, tonic signaling.”
New Study Looks At Prescriptions Of Benzodiazepines In Stroke Patients
Theravive - Therapy News And Blogging - A new study by the American Heart Association analyzed initial excess supply and longitudinal trends in benzodiazepine use in Ischemic stroke survivors. “Our research at the Center for Value-Based Healthcare and Sciences at Massachusetts General Brigham focuses on ensuring people living with dementia and stroke receive high quality care,” study author Julianne D. Brooks told us. “We have an amazing team of clinicians, statisticians, and scientists dedicated to improving healthcare quality. Our study investigates the use of benzodiazepines (Xanax, Valium, and others) after stroke in the population over 65. We are hoping to understand trends in the use of these medications.”
What's The Danger Of Humans Empathizing With AI?
Theravive - Therapy News And Blogging - A new study published in Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies looked at how humans mindlessly treat AI virtual agents as social beings, but how this tendency diminishes among the young. “We were interested in understanding how people relate to AI tools, for example chatbots or smart speakers,” study author Jianan Zhou told us. “Such systems are pervasive nowadays and appear to be smart and well-informed to the typical user, which makes sense from the point of usability. The question this raises, however, is whether interaction with such systems can increase feelings of liking or sympathy towards them and lead us to behave much like we do when interacting with other humans.”