The mental health consequences of COVID-19 can be described as the “fourth wave” of the pandemic, and are projected to result in the greatest and most enduring health footprint. Canadian data show growing mental health concerns across the country. In April…
The Importance of Sleep: More Than Rest and Relaxation
With the pace of modern life seeming to increase every day, it is easy to suddenly find yourself feeling fatigued, drained and just plain run down. From working adults to young students, it is common to think that…
Nursing networks in the NICU and their association with maternal stress: A pilot study.
Abstract AIMS: this pilot study explored how maternal stress experienced in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is affected by the individual nursing structure and the network that provides care to extremely preterm infants. BACKGROUND: mothers experience high stress…
Journey to mother baby care: Implementation of a combined care/couplet model in a Level 2 neonatal intensive care unit
Authors: de Salaberry J, Hait V, Thornton K, Bolton M, Abrams M, Shivananda S, Kiarash M, Osiovich H. Abstract: “Why can’t I have my postpartum care in the same room as my baby?” questioned Hilary, a neonatal intensive care unit…
New insights into the neural risks and benefits of marijuana use
Compounds in cannabis can impair or improve memory depending on age, disease. Research released today underscores both the dangers and the therapeutic promise of marijuana, revealing different effects across the lifespan. Marijuana exposure in the womb or during adolescence may…
PTSD symptoms improve when patient chooses form of treatment
A new study is the first large-scale trial of hundreds of PTSD patients, including veterans and survivors of sexual assault, to measure whether patient preference in the course of treatment impacts the effectiveness of a type of cognitive behavioral therapy…
How to Harness Your Anxiety
Research shows that we can tame anxiety to use it as a resource. Anxiety has long been one of the most feared enemies in our emotional canon. We fear its arrival, feel helpless and trapped under its spell, and grant…
Six behaviors that make people detach from us
An interesting article on the spanish journal “El Paìs” writes about some guidelines on how to act with other people to get along with them. Here is a short version of it: Six behaviors that make people detach from us -How…
How to Help Teenagers Embrace Stress
Stretching beyond familiar limits doesn’t always feel good, but growing and learning — the keys to school and much of life — can’t happen any other way. Now that the school year is in full swing, many young people…
Psychotherapy Is THE Biological Treatment
It addresses the brain in the way it actually develops, matures and operates. Neuroscience surprisingly teaches us that not only is psychotherapy purely biological, but the only real biological treatment. It addresses the brain in the way it actually develops,…