Study provides broader understanding of the mental health benefits of green space Higher levels of greenness are associated with lower risks of hospital admissions for mental disorders, finds an analysis of data from seven countries over two decades, published in The BMJ’s climate issue today. The results suggest that this protective effect ...
But sex, age, family history, co-existing conditions not specific risk factors Impact on risk of death from any cause even greater than it is in others of same age The survival rates of people with early onset dementia—diagnosed before the age of 65—vary considerably by clinical type, but sex, age, ...
Even light drinking is unlikely to be protective; risk rises in tandem with quantity consumed Drinking any amount of alcohol likely increases the risk of dementia, suggests the largest combined observational and genetic study to date, published online in BMJ Evidence Based Medicine. Even light drinking—generally thought to be protective, based ...
Increasing from twice as high for one disorder to 11 times as high for four or more In particular, concurrent mood + anxiety disorder linked to odds of up to 90% for dementia The odds of developing dementia are strongly linked to the number of co-existing mental health disorders, rising ...
While often not immediately obvious, its effects may be no less damaging or protracted Prevalence of verbal abuse has risen substantially while that of physical abuse has halved Experiencing childhood verbal abuse shows a similar impact to adult mental health as physical abuse, suggests a large intergenerational study, published in ...
It’s caused by environmental change and is linked to depression, anxiety, and PTSD ‘Solastalgia’ might help explain the negative effects of climate change on mental health, suggests a review of the available research, published in the open access journal BMJ Mental Health. Solastalgia is caused by changes to the home ...
But figures based on 2020-21 data and don’t include all indirect costs Societal and financial impacts of increasingly common condition “gravely” undervalued The annual UK cost of the mental health disorder PTSD is likely to top £40 billion, but the figures are based on 2020-1 prevalence rates—the most recently available—and ...
Risks higher in women than in men with the same condition Chronic exposure to systemic inflammation may explain associations, say researchers Living with an autoimmune disease is linked to a near doubling in the risk of persistent mental health issues, such as depression, generalised anxiety, and bipolar disorder, with these ...
Men and the overweight may be especially vulnerable to effects of restrictive eating Following a low calorie diet is linked to a heightened risk of depressive symptoms, finds research published in the open access journal, BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health. Men and those who are overweight may be especially vulnerable to ...
Despite relatively high prevalence of condition among active duty and veteran personnel Potentially protective effects challenge some previous assumptions, suggest researchers General service in the US military may lower, rather than heighten, the risk of depression, despite the relatively high prevalence of the condition among active duty and veteran personnel, ...
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