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Topic- Mental health
Tech: Robotic pet improves mood, behavior, cognition in dementia
While pet therapy is known to be a cost effective and therapeutic intervention for improving mood and behavior in older adults, little is known about pet therapy in people with mild-to-moderate dementia. So, researchers at Florida Atlantic University tested the effectiveness of affordable, interactive robotic pet cats to improve mood, behavior and cognition over the course of 12 visits in an adult day center.
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Pandemic causes depression, anxiety disorders to soar
The first global estimates of impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health in 2020 suggests an additional 53 million cases of major depressive disorder and 76 million cases of anxiety disorders were due to the pandemic. Although younger people were more affected than older people, women at all ages were most affected. The authors call for urgent action by governments and policy makers to strengthen mental health systems globally to meet increased pandemic-related demand.
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Nature-based activities improve mood, curb anxiety
Outdoor nature-based activities can improve mental health in adults, including those with pre-existing mental health problems, researchers from the University of York, UK, have found, after screening more than 14,000 nature-based intervention (NBI) records and analyzing 50 studies. Their study showed that taking part in outdoor, nature-based activities led to improved mood, less anxiety, and positive emotions.
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Tech Talk: Making the most of mental health apps
Mental health has been a hot topic throughout the pandemic, affecting all demographics. Can mental health apps help? Yes and no, and not surprisingly, it depends on the app and the person using it. The key is choosing and adopting the best possible technology.
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Tech Talk: Anxious employees get digital mental health help
Meru Health, a company with a mission to help make mental healthcare more accessible, has created a coaching program targeted to employees. Its website states, "Meru Health Coaching is a personalized coaching program for stress or mild depression and anxiety symptoms. The program is based on the Emotional Intelligence framework and combines chat-based coach and peer support, virtual workshops, and evidence-based digital content to reduce stress, increase resilience and promote emotional wellbeing."
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Depression linked to older subjective age
Research has documented that subjective views of aging such as older subjective age and negative attitudes towards one's own aging are associated with negative health outcomes. A recent study estimating the relationship between subjective views on aging and physical, emotional and cognitive health, as well as specific diseases, found that the severity of affective health problems such as depression was the strongest risk factor for negative views.
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