Mental Health Update

Growing up in the UK - not so bad after all?

In 2007 a Unicef report rated Britain's children as some of the most unahppy in the developed world. However, a new study , by researchers at the Institute for Social and Economic Research at the University of Essex has painted a rosier picture finding...

Published Thu, Mar 03 2011 2:37 AM by Mental Health Update

Filed under: Child Development, Parenting

Keep smiling - you might live longer

Being unhappy could be worse for your health than being obese. Professor Ed Diener from the University of Illinois reviewed 160 studies into the connection between a positive state of mind and overall health and longevity. The overwhelming majority of...

Published Thu, Mar 03 2011 2:11 AM by Mental Health Update

Miscarriage effects last for years

The trauma of miscarriage can last for years after the event even after a subsequent healthy birth. Dr Emma Robertson Blackmore of Rochester University in New York State used information from 13,000 women in the Bristol area compiled as part of the Avon...

Published Thu, Mar 03 2011 2:08 AM by Mental Health Update

A tiny tipple could stave off dementia

Moderate drinking - a glass of wine, or a pint of beer a day - could cut dementia risk by almost a third. Researchers from the Central Institute of Mental Health in Mannheim in Germany studied 3,200 people over three years. The participants were all over...

Published Thu, Mar 03 2011 2:05 AM by Mental Health Update

Filed under: Alzheimer's Disease

Metabolic syndrome makes for more senior moments

Metabolic syndrome is a catch-all term used to cover a number of different risk factors for health problems, such as high blood pressure, a pot belly, high blood fats (triglycerides), high blood sugar and low 'good' cholesterol - to be defined...

Published Wed, Mar 02 2011 2:32 AM by Mental Health Update

Filed under: Obesity, Memory Problems, Cognition

Humbleness, honesty and work performance

Humility and honesty could be the keys to high performance at work. Researchers from Baylor University in Texas studied 269 people providing health care for 'challenging' clients. The participants worked for 25 different companies in 20 different...

Published Wed, Mar 02 2011 2:15 AM by Mental Health Update

Researching regret

Most people have some regrets in life, whether about career choices, romantic relationships or things they wish they had, or hadn't done. Researchers from Concordia University in Montreal looked into regret in a study of 104 adults. The participants...

Published Wed, Mar 02 2011 1:58 AM by Mental Health Update

Filed under: Regret

Spanish study shows drugs' effect on cognition

As well as having adverse effects on people's physical health drug abuse can also affect people's cognition, including their ability to recognise emotions in other people. Researchers from the University of Granada in Spain compared 123 drug users...

Published Tue, Mar 01 2011 3:45 AM by Mental Health Update

Filed under: Substance Abuse, Cognition

Study gives thumbs up to school emotional-intelligence programmes

Researchers from Loyola University Chicago and the University of Illinois at Chicago have been looking into the effectiveness of school-based social and emotional learning programmes. The programmes aim to help children recognise and manage their emotions...

Published Tue, Mar 01 2011 3:19 AM by Mental Health Update

Why depressed people are at the back of the queue for heart-attack care

Depression is known to increase peoples' risk of developing heart disease and lead to worse outcomes for those who develop cardiovascular problems. Now a new study by researchers from the Institute of Clinical Evaluation Sciences in Canada has found...

Published Tue, Mar 01 2011 2:39 AM by Mental Health Update

Filed under: Service Users' Health, Depression

Alzheimer's. More risk on the mother's side?

Alzheimer's disease is known to have a hereditary element and people with first-degree relatives with the condition are four to 10 times more likely to develop the disease themselves compared to people with no family history of it. Researchers from...

Published Tue, Mar 01 2011 2:18 AM by Mental Health Update

Filed under: Alzheimer's Disease

All work and no play ...

Doing paid work for more than twenty hours a week could be bad for schoolchildren. A team of researchers led by Kathryn C. Monahan from the University of Washington studied 1,800 middle-class teenagers from Years 10 and 11. They found that working for...

Published Mon, Feb 28 2011 5:47 AM by Mental Health Update

Study gives thumbs up to parenting programme

Parenting programmes aim to intervene early to improve child-rearing in vulnerable groups and to get children off to a better start in life. There are a number of different programmes available and researchers from New York University have been studying...

Published Mon, Feb 28 2011 3:59 AM by Mental Health Update

Filed under: Child Development, Parenting

Teenage happiness lasts well into adult life

Teenage happiness carries on well into adult life. Researchers from the University of Cambridge and the Medical Research Council's Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing used information from 2,776 people taking part in the 1946 British birth-cohort...

Published Mon, Feb 28 2011 3:38 AM by Mental Health Update

Filed under: Child Development

Sexuality, victimization and drug abuse

Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago have been looking into the links between sexuality, victimization and drug abuse. They studied 34,635 people using data collected as part of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related...

Published Mon, Feb 28 2011 2:41 AM by Mental Health Update

Filed under: Substance Abuse, Bullying

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