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Too little sleep was defined as four or fewer hours a night, while too much was deemed 10 or more hours a night. The ideal amount? Seven hours a night.
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Are you dreading the holidays this year, or is the pandemic giving them special meaning?
Read Full ArticleAre you dreading the holidays this year, separated from friend and family, unable to celebrate in the usual way? Or is the pandemic giving the holiday season special spiritual meaning, after a time of self-focus? Email your response to faith@dallasnews.com. Please limit the response to 250 words, and include your full name, address and phone number. We plan to publish reader opinions on this question in coming weeks on the Living Our Faith page online and in the Sunday Opinion print section.
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Loneliness Spikes In Older Adults During Pandemic
Read Full ArticleMore than half said they sometimes or often felt isolated from others, which is more than double the 27% who reported the same feeling in a 2018 poll.
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The One COVID Side Effect That Scares Even Doctors
Read Full ArticleA study published in the journal Brain, Behavior and Immunity found that more than half of people who survive COVID-19 later develop a mental health condition such as depression or post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Does forgetting a name or word mean that I have dementia?
Read Full ArticleThe number of cases of dementia in the U.S. is rising as baby boomers age, raising questions for boomers themselves and also for their families, caregivers and society. Dementia , which is not technically a disease but a term for impaired ability to think, remember or make decisions, is one of the most feared impairments of old age. Incidence increases dramatically as people move into their 90s .
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Do these 5 things and you’ll become happier as you age
Read Full ArticleWomen face a lot as they get older: harmful cultural stereotypes, ageism, misogyny, to name a few. But Pipher urges us to remember we have the capacity to make it a better journey.
“Women in their sixties and early seventies are crossing a border,” she writes. “And everything interesting happens at a border.”
Here are the five important insights from her book that may help you navigate your own journey through getting older.
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Stressed About COVID-19? Here's What Can Help | Johns Hopkins Medicine
Read Full ArticleFrom the news to social media, a lot of information is circulating about the new coronavirus. Some is true, but much of it may be misinformed or only partly correct, especially as information rapidly changes.
McGuire recommends using credible sources such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the World Health Organization to obtain up-to-date, scientific information about the illness and how to prevent it. -
Workers face depression or mental health issues with COVID-19: Ask HR
Read Full ArticleJohnny C. Taylor Jr., a human resources expert, is tackling your questions as part of a series for USA TODAY. Taylor is president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management, the world's largest HR professional society. The questions are submitted by readers, and Taylor's answers below have been edited for length and clarity. Have a question? Do you have an HR or work-related question you’d like me to answer? Submit it here . Question: My company is preparing to reopen the office.
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Commentary: May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Let’s take our health seriously - Opinion
Read Full ArticleOn May 1, Mental Health America announced the start of its May 2020 Mental Health Month campaign, with an emphasis on delivering “Tools 2 Thrive” to address the mental health needs of everyone. Soon after, Mayor Connie Schroeder and County Judge Paul Pape declared May 2020 Mental Health Awareness Month through proclamations. Both the mayor and county judge have been supportive, helping all residents throughout the year via various projects that enhance the quality of life.
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Lockdown Got You Feeling Low? Yoga May Help
Read Full ArticleNew research says people under stay-at-home orders turning to online yoga as a way to manage the stress may be onto something.
Many people under stay-at-home orders have turned to online yoga as a way to manage the stress. And a new research review suggests they're onto something.
The review, of 19 clinical trials, focused on the benefits of yoga for people with clinical mental health conditions ranging from anxiety disorders to alcohol dependence to schizophrenia. Overall, it found yoga classes helped ease those patients' depression symptoms.
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Mental Health and Coping During COVID-19 | CDC
Read Full ArticleThe outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may be stressful for people. Fear and anxiety about a disease can be overwhelming and cause strong emotions in adults and children. Coping with stress will make you, the people you care about, and your community stronger.
Stress during an infectious disease outbreak can include
Fear and worry about your own health and the health of your loved ones
Changes in sleep or eating patterns
Difficulty sleeping or concentrating
Worsening of chronic health problems
Worsening of mental health conditions
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Is there a cure for cabin fever?
Read Full ArticleFeeling trapped? Are the walls closing in? Do you have a strange urge to do something a little crazy? Maybe it's not that bad, but after more than a month of distancing yourself from co-workers, classmates, friends and even members of your family, you might be showing signs of a troubling illness: cabin fever.
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Mental Illness the 'Inevitable' Next Pandemic?
Read Full ArticleAlthough social distancing is slowing the spread of COVID-19, it will undoubtedly have negative consequences for mental health and well-being in both the short- and long-term, public health experts say.
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Don't let coronavirus drive you crazy, says Billings mental-health expert
Read Full ArticlePeople with anxiety disorder may have their heads spinning with the daily updates about coronavirus, but Billings mental-health experts said Tuesday it's important to not worry about things outside one's control.
“I personally think the first thing folks ought to do is don’t try to control something you have no control over. I think it makes more sense for people to focus on things they do have control over,” said Barbara Mettler, the executive director at the Mental Health Center in Billings.Mentions: coronavirus -
Doctors say COVID-19 stress could affect your mental health
Read Full ArticleAt this point, you know the symptoms of COVID-19, also known as the new coronavirus, but doctors say all the stress about possibly getting it could affect your mental health, too.
Doctors say you may have what's called coronavirus stress syndrome but there are ways to ease anxiety.
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Expert tips on coping with stress and anxiety during a pandemic
Read Full Article“Physical distancing and isolation measures, [and] the closure of schools and workplaces, are particularly [challenging for] us, as they affect what we love to do, where we want to be, and who we want to be with,” said Dr. Hans Kluge, the WHO’s regional director for Europe, in his opening remarks.
“It is absolutely natural for each of us to feel stress, anxiety, fear, and loneliness during this time. At [the] WHO, we consider [effects on] our mental health [and] psychological well-being as being very important consequences of COVID-19,” he added. -
Tips on How to Maintain Your Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Read Full ArticleSince the World Health Organization declared the CCP virus a pandemic on March 11, federal and state officials have taken quick actions to try to slow the spread of the disease by closing schools, certain businesses, and having people work from home.
The Epoch Times refers to the novel coronavirus as the CCP virus because the Chinese Communist Party’s coverup and mishandling allowed the virus to spread throughout China and create a global pandemic.
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Calming Your Child's Coronavirus Fears
Read Full ArticleSchools are closing. Sports and other activities have been cancelled. Everything is changing. In the midst of this chaos, how do parents keep kids from stressing too much?
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Coronavirus boosts mental health app and chatbot usage
Read Full ArticleOver the past two weeks, my closest friend and I have regularly traded our worst Covid-19 anxieties over text. She’d tell me she couldn’t stop crying, worried about her parents’ job security and an abrupt transition to working from home. I was nervous about extensive self-isolating, scouring the news every few minutes for bright spots amid mostly tragedy-ridden headlines.
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Wearable Magnetic Stimulator for Stroke Recovery
Read Full ArticleStroke can result in a variety of debilitating conditions caused by damaged neural connections within the brain.Researchers at the Eddy Scurlock Stroke…
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How social media is having unintended consequences on teen mental health
Read Full ArticleAs teens go through everyday life, they deal with the normal pressures of school, friends, and family. One escape from this stress can be social media, but there can be unintended consequences for their mental health, according to researchers.
Atlee High School senior Kendall Jasinski says she can relate to those unintended consequences.
"I started struggling in eighth grade,” said Kendall. “I was truly sad and wasn’t exactly sure why I was feeling that way.”
Although she was told things would get better when she got to high school, Kendall says things got even worse during her freshman year.
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Alzheimer's advocates push for early diagnosis support in Sacramento
Read Full ArticleCaring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease can be a difficult process, but what happens when the caregiver also develops dementia?
That’s the problem Beverly Pearce had to solve first-hand when her mother was diagnosed four years ago. At the time that Eloise Boily started displaying symptoms of Alzheimer’s, she was acting as a caregiver for husband Jeff Boily, Pearce’s father, who had been diagnosed four years prior.
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Savvy Senior: Does Medicare cover counseling services? | Community News
Read Full ArticleIf you have original Medicare, your Part B coverage will pay 80% (after you’ve met your $198 Part B deductible) for a variety of counseling and mental health care services that are provided outside a hospital, like individual or group therapy, family counseling and more. They also cover services for treatment of beneficiaries who struggle with alcohol and drug abuse.
You, or your supplemental insurance, is responsible for the remaining 20% co-insurance.
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This Top-Rated App Can Help You Deal With Stress in the New Year
Read Full ArticleStress tends to accumulate around the holiday season but it's not like it simply disappears otherwise. Life is full of stressors, from tight project deadlines to frustrating coworkers to rush hour traffic. Don't just accept the stress, deal with it appropriately by investing in your own mindfulness. Aura is a meditation app that can help you manage stress and anxiety effectively without resorting to bad or destructive habits.
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