President Joe Biden is addressing the nation before Congress Tuesday night in his first State of the Union address, where he’ll discuss America’s role in the Ukraine war. And he will announce a new plan to tackle inflation and mental health—an area where he hopes to find common ground. With the world on edge as…
Capitol Report (March 1): Biden Addresses Nation at Fraught Moment
March 1, 2022
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Video Gaming Associated with Loneliness and Elevated Level of Immune Inflammation
A study led by Colorado State University has found there is a causal link between that “addictive” internet gaming loneliness and the activation of molecules that can cause inflammatory responses in the body. Gamers experiencing disordered gaming habits are often associated with increased levels of conserved transcriptional response(CTRF), an immune system abnormality. This condition is often…
Legalizing ‘Medical Aid in Dying’ Normalizes Suicide
Commentary Here’s the advocacy scam: “Death with dignity” activists push suicide facilitation for some people—but still claim to oppose suicide per se because they call doctor-prescribed death by the euphemism, “medical aid in dying” (MAID). Then, they claim that the availability of MAID will reduce rates of “premature deaths” because people with serious illnesses will…
Mental Health Impact of Lockdowns Has Affected Immunity—Doctor Says This Is How to Regain It
When lockdowns began across the world due to the spread of COVID-19, mental health professionals quickly warned that, if prolonged, the shutdowns could do much damage to large portions of the population. Several studies have since proven the experts’ unfortunate predictions correct. “To get out of this pandemic, we need to break this vicious cycle,”…
COVID-19 Lockdowns Linked to Brain Inflammation and Poor Mental Health, Study Suggests
February 24, 2022
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Lockdowns imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic may have caused brain inflammation among healthy adults who did not contract the virus, a new study from Massachusetts General Hospital suggests. Researchers examined the societal and lifestyle disruptions caused by the pandemic, and found that healthy adults without COVID-19 had higher brain and blood levels of various…
South Australian Labor Party Promises to Focus on Mental Health and Fix Ramping Crisis
South Australian Labor Party Leader Peter Malinauskas has vowed to upgrade the South Australian health system through the addition of 300 hospital beds and 100 more doctors to prioritise mental health and reduce ramping if he is elected Premier in March. The announcement came at Labor’s campaign launch on Sunday, where Malinauskas noted that included…
People Who Contract COVID-19 at Higher Risk of Mental Health Problems: Study
February 19, 2022
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People who get COVID-19 are more likely to suffer from mental health problems, according to a newly published study. Researchers found that people with COVID-19 who did not die were at a 60 percent higher risk of any mental health diagnosis or prescription, with problems including sleep disorders, depression, and neurocognitive decline. People with COVID-19,…
Woman Accused of Decapitating Son Will Undergo Mental Tests
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—A Kansas City woman charged with decapitating her 6-year-old son will undergo a mental health evaluation. The prosecution of Tasha Haefs, 35, was suspended Thursday after a court ordered the mental health evaluation, KSHB-TV reported. Haefs was charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action after officers found her son, Karvel Stevens, dead…
Privatization Is Not Seen as the Answer to Youth Mental Health Crisis: State Officials, Advocacy Groups
February 12, 2022
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State officials and advocacy groups in South Carolina and Michigan don’t see privatizing mental health services as an answer to the youth mental health crisis COVID-19 helped create by disrupting students’ lives. They agree the solution is additional funding to increase salaries of school counselors and clinicians and hire new ones to replace many who…
Mental Health-Related Prescriptions to Australian Children On the Rise
Despite the known risks of adverse effects in children and adolescents and potential consequences for children’s developing bodies and brains, researchers have found a steady increase in the prescriptions of psychiatric drugs by Australian doctors to young people. The study published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry examined the prescription to over…
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