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tDCS in Clinical Settings: Can It Reduce Depression?
Read more: tDCS in Clinical Settings: Can It Reduce Depression?Although tDCS continues to be investigated for treating a variety of physical and mental disorders, it holds great promise in the treatment of depression, especially for those who do not respond to antidepressants and psychotherapy or who need additional help beyond traditional treatments. There have been a number of published clinical trials to date testing…
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Brain Stimulation and Depression: Does tDCS work?
Read more: Brain Stimulation and Depression: Does tDCS work?Transcranial direct current stimulation, or tDCS, is an alternative psychological treatment primarily targeting depressive symptoms. tDCS delivers a direct electrical current to the scalp via electrodes placed on key areas of the skull corresponding to different regions of the brain. Related treatments include transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). These treatments…
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Can Gaming Enhance Mental Health?
Read more: Can Gaming Enhance Mental Health?Games available on a variety of platforms, including mobile devices, game consoles, and computers, have been developed to address some mental health outcomes. What is “mental health”? According to the World Health Organization, mental health “is a state of affective and cognitive wellness, and an absence of mental problems or psychological symptoms.” Cheng and Ebrahimi…
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Are Anxiety and Depression Truly Different Disorders?
Read more: Are Anxiety and Depression Truly Different Disorders?This question was raised in a book I am currently reading titled “Lost Connections” by Johann Hari (2018). In addition to many surprising insights about what really causes depression, he asserts that anxiety and depression typically co-occur in many individuals. Think about it: if you had severe, debilitating anxiety, wouldn’t that make you depressed? Or,…
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Prayer for Mental Health
Read more: Prayer for Mental HealthDoes calling for divine intervention via prayer lead to reduced human suffering? Can this be studied scientifically? Numerous studies, including randomized controlled trials, have tested the effectiveness of prayer and religious interventions on physical and mental healing. This study is the first of its kind to apply a randomized crossover trial to in-person (vs. remote…
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Does type of occupation relate to “deaths of despair”?
Read more: Does type of occupation relate to “deaths of despair”?Deaths of despair (DOD) are highest among less-educated White Americans. Educational level is highly correlated with type of occupation such that many “working class” jobs involve higher risk of injury. In this paper, the authors focused on a logical question about connections between deaths of despair and occupational hazards. Are people in occupations prone to…
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