mental health

Can reading encourage empathy?
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Can reading encourage empathy?

Although it has long been assumed that reading is good for your mental health, there has been little evidence so…
Adults to be screened for depression, especially pregnant women
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Adults to be screened for depression, especially pregnant women

An influential US panel yesterday called for all adults to be screened for depression, including women during and after pregnancy,…
Here’s why you need to thank your father for your good mental health
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Here’s why you need to thank your father for your good mental health

Experts suggest that children with fathers who are involved in their health and development may grow into teens who are…
Teen mental health risk increases with food insecurity
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Teen mental health risk increases with food insecurity

Adolescents living in households with limited or uncertain availability of nutritious food are more than twice as likely as other…
Transgender kids have good mental health when allowed to be themselves
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Transgender kids have good mental health when allowed to be themselves

Transgender kids who transform their appearance to match their gender identity rather than their sex assigned at birth may not…
Taking drugs for depression linked to better diabetes control
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Taking drugs for depression linked to better diabetes control

People who have both diabetes and depression may have an easier time keeping their blood sugar levels under control if…
Four mental patients among 30 killed by heatwave
Egypt

Four mental patients among 30 killed by heatwave

Soaring temperatures in Egypt killed four patients at the al-Khanka pyschological hospital in Qalyubiya, north of Cairo, on Sunday. The victims…
Extreme picky eating may portend mental health problems in preschoolers
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Extreme picky eating may portend mental health problems in preschoolers

Preschoolers who are extremely picky eaters may also be more prone to mental health problems, a study suggests. Children with severely…
Care for depression, anxiety helps war-exposed children long-term
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Care for depression, anxiety helps war-exposed children long-term

Treating depression and anxiety in youngsters affected by war may have lasting benefits for their mental health and ability to…
Mental health problems spreading in Sinai: rights group
Egypt

Mental health problems spreading in Sinai: rights group

President of the Association of Crisis Management in Sinai, Sheikh Salem al-Bayady, said a large number of people in Sinai…
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