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Neuroscience News: Young People Turn to AI …

Posted on June 16, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Young People Turn to AI for Mental Health Support FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology ·June 15, 2026 Summary: New research revealed a critical safety and regulatory paradox within campus healthcare, proving that college students experiencing severe mental health crises are disproportionately turning to artificial intelligence … Continue reading →

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The Harvard Gazette: A promising first for researchers probing mental illness

Posted on June 12, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Health A promising first for researchers probing mental illness Sy Boles Harvard Staff Writer June 10, 2026 4 min read Anxiety finding a highlight as brain stimulation trial raises new hopes for precision care Psychiatrists have long treated depression using transcranial … Continue reading →

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Neuroscience News: Social Anxiety Disorder – soaring numbers of people affected

Posted on June 11, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Social Anxiety Disorder has surged by 71% since 2002, creating a profound generational mental health crisis that now impacts 24% of young Canadian adults. Credit: Neuroscience News 71% Explosion in Social Anxiety Disorder Featured Neuroscience Psychology ·June 10, 2026 Summary: Researchers … Continue reading →

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The Harvard Gazette: Loneliness, a public health issue?

Posted on June 4, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Health How loneliness became major public health issue U.K., U.S. experts trace rise in awareness through research, political involvement, pandemic Alvin Powell Harvard Staff Writer June 3, 2026 6 min read One of the first national efforts to combat loneliness as … Continue reading →

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Forever corrected for laughing inappropriately; 30+ years on I am reading a book written by a psychiatrist, who explains the condition Pseudobulbar affect. A cause TBI and frontal lobe damage, which I have. I am a firm believer in lifelong learning even though I forget so much but this has caused me and those close to me much embarrassment. This explanation is from the Mayo Clinic in the U.S.

Posted on June 4, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Pseudobulbar affect Request an Appointment Overview Pseudobulbar affect, also called PBA, is a brain condition in which a person suddenly starts to laugh or cry and can’t manage the reaction. The term “pseudobulbar” means a condition in the brainstem’s corticobulbar … Continue reading →

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Axios: Medicine goes off-script

Posted on April 16, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

1 big thing: Medicine goes off-script Illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axios. Stock: Getty Images   Your doctor’s new prescription might be for a fishing rod, or other goods or services you won’t find at a pharmacy, Axios’ Natalie Daher writes. With the rise of “social … Continue reading →

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El Pais: Loneliness

Posted on March 25, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Loneliness Matthew Lieberman, psychologist: ‘Loneliness kills in ways that aren’t obvious’ The American professor has spent 30 years studying the social brain. He speaks with EL PAÍS about the loneliness epidemic, specifically how artificial intelligence and political polarization might influence … Continue reading →

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AI time for people to engage even augment. RTÉ Investigates: The Psychiatric Care ScandalThe RTÉ Prime Time episodes you referenced aired as a two-part investigative documentary series titled RTÉ Investigates: The Psychiatric Care Scandal on Monday, February 9, 2026, and Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at 9:35 PM on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player.

Posted on February 16, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

See new posts Prime Time RTE programme Monday and Tuesday last week Mental Health Prisons and community services Thought for 48s RTÉ Investigates: The Psychiatric Care Scandal. The RTÉ Prime Time episodes you referenced aired as a two-part investigative documentary … Continue reading →

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Mental illness and tragedies … that is what was reported in the Sunday papers. Time to look at Grok AI synopsis of the Vision for Change … all these years ie 20 and promises! If mental illness impacts your family please explore because in the U.S. President Trump has issued an executive order to open psychiatric hospitals … to get people off the streets. We know only too well his opinions about the mentally ill and constraint. Change lies ahead on the global stage and that includes Ireland. Be informed.

Posted on February 16, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Vision for Change. a synopsis. What has been achieved in 2026? Thought for 1m 16s Synopsis of “A Vision for Change” “A Vision for Change: Report of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy” is a landmark Irish government policy … Continue reading →

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PJ Psych: Assisted suicide is being fast-tracked: what about those of us living with despair?

Posted on February 15, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

The British Journal of Psychiatry Article contents Assisted suicide is being fast-tracked: what about those of us living with despair? Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 February 2026 James Downs[Opens in a new window] Show author details Save PDFShareCite Rights … Continue reading →

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