Boredom is a common human experience. But how people cope with or handle being bored is important for mental health.
Há provas: gostar de ficar sozinho faz um bem danado à nossa saúde mental
Pessoas que reservam um tempo para ficarem sozinhas apresentam redução de estresse e riscos de depressão e ansiedade ao investirem em atividades criativas.
Depression Speeds Up Brain Aging.
Night owls can ‘retrain’ their body clocks to improve mental well-being and performance
A simple tweak to the sleeping patterns of ‘night owls’ — people with extreme late sleeping and waking habits — could lead to significant improvements in sleep/wake timings, improved performance in the mornings, better eating habits and a decrease in depression and stress.
Gut Bacteria Linked to Depression Identified
The first population-level study on the link between gut bacteria and mental health identifies specific gut bacteria linked to depression and provides evidence that a wide range of gut bacteria can produce neuroactive compounds. Jeroen Raes (VIB-KU Leuven) and his team published these results today in the scientific journal Nature Microbiology.
Six Paths to the Nonsurgical Future of Brain-Machine Interfaces
Teams selected for DARPA’s Next-Generation Nonsurgical Neurotechnology program will pursue a mix of approaches to developing wearable interfaces for communicating with the brain.
City life damages mental health in ways we’re just starting to understand
Urban dwellers are particularly at risk from the impacts of air pollution and other hazards on mental health.
What is cognitive behavioral therapy and how does it work?
CBT aims to uncover unhelpful or problematic ways of thinking in order to change unwanted or unhealthy behaviors.
7 emociones que sentíamos los seres humanos y que ya no existen
Cuando pensamos en las emociones, tendemos a pensar que son fijas y compartidas por todo el mundo. Sin embargo, no solo varían de país en país sino que también cambian con los tiempos. Aquí te explicamos algunas que eran muy comunes en el pasado.
Is nutritional psychiatry the future of mental health treatments?
Mental health problems are notoriously tricky to treat, with many sufferers reporting that they’ve gone through several different psychiatrists and medications before striking on something that manages their condition to at least some degree. However, it’s starting to look like seeing a conventional psychiatrist for mental health problems might be a bit like going to a cardiologist for a skin condition; an emerging specialty, nutritional psychiatry, holds a lot more promise when it comes to successfully conquering mental illness.
