Happy Saturday, sweet readers!
I must say, I hope you’ve all had a better week than I. During a quick getaway last weekend, I managed to catch a nasty summer cold (isn’t getting sick during the summer the worst?) and, suffice it to say, I’ve spent a lot of time couch surfing with a box of tissues and all manner of cold medicine that doesn’t. work. at. all.
Cue sneezing fit.
Still, I managed to scour the interwebs for some of the latest in mental health news just for you! Read on to find out the psychological benefits of writing, why time seems to go faster as we age, and — oh yeah — why the new all-the-rage app Pokemon Go is actually good for your mental health!
The Psychological Benefits of Writing: From improving your mood and well-being to helping you handle hard times and reflect on gratitude, writing is so much more than obessing over the next Great American Novel.
Pokemon Go’s Mental Health Benefits Are Real: Chances are, you’ve read at least something about the latest smartphone app, Pokemon Go. Love it or hate it (and each side seems quite passionate about those emotions!), it seems Pokemon Go provides more benefits than just conquering a game; specifically, it’s helping people who struggle with mental health issues. According to Psych Central’s own Dr. John Grohol, “The challenge has always been, if you’re depressed, your motivation level is nonexistent […] So, you want to go out and get some fresh air, or even take a shower, and it can be a very difficult thing to even comprehend, much less do. I think the impact of something like this, this game, can really be beneficial.”
Doctors Warn Strep Infections Can Lead to Mental Illness: Research is still emerging, but doctors think strep bacteria can trigger abnormal immune reactions (causing proteins to attack the part of the brain that controls behavior) and cause a curious disease now known as PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Strep).
Should You Undergo a Mental Health Evaluation for Obesity? Growing evidence shows there is a link between your mind and your body weight, and if you’re struggling to lose weight, the difficulty could go beyond just diet and exercise. According to Susan McElroy, a psychiatry and neuroscience professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, “Obesity is so hard to treat, and it so often co-occurs with mental disorders that I think [all] people with obesity should receive a comprehensive mental health evaluation.”
Experimental Drug Eliminates Postpartum Depression In 7 Of 10 Patients: During a recent study, 7 out of 10 patients who suffered from postpartum depression experienced remission after intravenously using an experimental drug, SAGE-547 (from Sage Therapeutics of Cambridge, Massachusetts), compared to the 1 out of 11 patients in the placebo group. According to Sage Therapeutics CEO Jeff Jonas, the study isn’t big enough for FDA filing and, with the FDA’s assistance, he wants to do a larger study to determine the correct dosage of SAGE-547 to best treat postpartum depression.
Why Does Time Seem to Speed Up with Age? “When it comes to how we perceive time, humans can estimate the length of an event from two very different perspectives: a prospective vantage, while an event is still occurring, or a retrospective one, after it has ended. In addition, our experience of time varies with whatever we are doing and how we feel about it.”
from World of Psychology http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2016/07/16/psychology-around-the-net-july-16-2016/
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