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Social media found to be associated with more frequent vaccination

Both scholars and journalists have raised concerns that social media use might push down vaccination rates by spreading misinformation about vaccines. The relationship between social media use and vaccine uptake has never been properly examined, however. In a new paper, researchers from the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) find that more social media use actually correlates with more vaccination

10 Breathing Exercises for Anxiety Relief

Breathing exercises for anxiety help to promote the body’s relaxation response. When anxious, we may forget to breathe or take shallow breaths. As a result, we don’t take in enough oxygen, which can exacerbate feelings of anxiety.

Maladaptive Behavior and Mental Health: What’s the Link?

Maladaptive behaviors are unhealthy or ineffective ways of coping with something difficult or stressful. While they can be effective in helping you avoid distress in the short term, over time, maladaptive behaviors can negatively shape your social interactions, success in school or work, and ability to function in a healthy, appropriate way within society.

Separation anxiety in teens: What to know

Separation anxiety is often a typical part of development in younger children. However, it can develop into a disorder if it continues to occur in older children and teens.

Positive emotion skills combat burnout among health care workers

The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated already rising rates of burnout among American health care workers. A new Northwestern University study found learning and practicing skills that increase positive emotion like gratitude, mindful awareness and self-compassion helped improve health care workers’ well-being and reduce stress and anxiety.

Can Anxiety Cause High Blood Pressure?

Anxiety is a natural response to stress or perceived danger and is often associated with fear and worry. If you’re feeling anxious, you may experience physical symptoms, such as sweating, shaking, nausea, or muscle tenseness. These symptoms may become excessive or persistent if you have a generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), and may affect blood pressure, just as chronic high blood pressure or hypertension may in some circumstances cause feelings of anxiety.

Children With Mental Health Issues Have More Difficulty Recovering From Concussion, Study Finds.

Kids struggling with mental health problems have a tougher time recovering from a concussion, a new study finds.

These troubled kids tend to have more emotional symptoms after concussion and take longer to fully recover, results show.

More Than 1 in 4 U.S. Adults Plans to Make Mental Health a Priority in 2024

Over 75% of U.S. adults plan to start 2024 with a New Year’s resolution—including 28% who are resolving to work on improving their mental health, according to APA’s latest Healthy Minds monthly poll. The poll was conducted online from December 2 to 4 among 2,202 adults.

Women, Hormones and Depression
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www.jaacap.com/article/PIIS0890856709622668/abstract

Abstract: Delirium and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated dementia are well recognized neuropsychiatric consequences of HIV infection in adults. Almost nothing is known regarding the management of delirium in HIV-infected children and adolescents. HIV-related progressive encephalopathy is thought to represent the pediatric form of HIV-associated dementia; however, this condition occurs in HIV-infected infants and preschool children and is rapidly followed by death. This report describes the identification and treatment of apparent HIV-associated dementia complicated by delirium in an adolescent girl.

All of the authors were with The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, at the time of the study. Drs. Scharko, Kothari, and Khattak were with the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; Dr. Baker was with the Department of Radiology and Radiological Science; and Dr. Lancaster was with the Department of Pediatrics. Presently, Dr. Scharko is at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Dr. Baker is at the Diagnostic Radiology Department, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD; Dr. Kothari is in private practice at Weston Town Center, Weston, FL; and Dr. Lancaster is in private practice at The Pediatric Center, Baltimore.

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