Facebook use can worsen as well as improve mental health conditions
Facebook can help people recover from mental health problems but it needs to be used cautiously and strategically as it can also make symptoms worse, new research shows.
Facebook can help people recover from mental health problems but it needs to be used cautiously and strategically as it can also make symptoms worse, new research shows.
Social Sciences
Apr 14, 2015
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(Phys.org)—Investigations into the nature of King George III's illness will reopen this year. Neuroscientists will pore over thousands of 18th century letters to and from the monarch, well known for his bizarre behaviour ...
Other
Nov 19, 2012
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Past studies on whether incarcerated people with mental illness are more likely to be placed in solitary confinement have yielded mixed results. A new study examined the issue in one state's prisons, taking into account factors ...
Social Sciences
Mar 10, 2021
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On the road to Walgett a sign welcomes visitors: "Farming is not a way of life, it keeps everyone alive." But with drought taking a heavy toll on the region, farming has become a battle for survival.
Environment
Mar 2, 2015
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Mental health and neurological disorders are a growing epidemic. In the U.S., nearly one in every five people has a mental health condition.
Machine learning & AI
Nov 9, 2018
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"Going home" is a classic metaphor for exiting prison. But most people exiting prison in Australia either expect to be homeless, or don't know where they will be staying when released.
Social Sciences
May 3, 2022
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How has COVID-19 affected rural communities in Ireland?
Social Sciences
Apr 24, 2020
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A crippling drought is ravaging vast tracts of Australia's pastoral heartlands, decimating herds and putting desperate farmers under intense financial and emotional strain, with little relief in sight.
Environment
Aug 8, 2018
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A link between major political and social crises and mental health has been highlighted as part of research by a historian at the University of Sheffield that is seeking to increase our understanding of suicide.
Social Sciences
Sep 28, 2018
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New research has demonstrated for the first time the widely discussed but poorly documented link between job quality, working conditions and mental health for women in UK workplaces.
Social Sciences
Jun 10, 2022
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