It’s well understood that a difficult childhood can increase the likelihood of mental illness, but according to new research, a happy and secure childhood does not always protect a child from developing a mental illness later in life. Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/02/210207100710.htm
Tag: mental illness
Social Media Damages Teenagers’ Mental Health, Report Says
Teenagers’ mental health is being damaged by heavy social media use, a report has found. From a report: Research from the Education Policy Institute and The Prince’s Trust said wellbeing and self-esteem were similar in all children of primary school age. Boys and girls’ wellbeing is affected at the age of 14, but girls’ mental health drops more after that, it…
Study Claims 18% of Covid Patients Later Diagnosed with Mental Illness
A new article summarizes research from the University of Oxford and NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre. Slashdot reader AleRunner writes: Nearly one in five people who have had Covid-19 are diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder such as anxiety, depression or insomnia within three months of testing positive for the virus,” Natalie Grover writes. Although “people with a pre-existing mental health…
Why So Many Japanese Children Refuse To Go To School
In Japan, more and more children are refusing to go to school, a phenomenon called “futoko.” As the numbers keep rising, people are asking if it’s a reflection of the school system, rather than a problem with the pupils themselves. From a report: Ten-year-old Yuta Ito waited until the annual Golden Week holiday last spring to tell his parents how he…
Researchers Train Rats To Drive Tiny Cars
New submitter BytePusher shares a report from Phys.Org: U.S. scientists have reported successfully training a group of rodents to drive tiny cars in exchange for bits of Froot Loops cereal, and found that learning the task lowered their stress levels. Their study [published in the journal Behavioral Brain Research] not only demonstrates how sophisticated rat brains are, but could one day…
No Tie Between Mental Illness and Gun Violence
President Trump called for better identification of people with mental illness as a way to stop gun violence and mass shootings. But what would that do? Source: https://www.livescience.com/66107-no-link-mental-illness-gun-violence.html