Mental health
New research has revealed a profound connection between the spirituality of science and positive wellbeing, much like the benefits traditionally associated with religion. The studies explored how people use science as a source of spirituality and its connection with their sense of wellbeing. Study lead Dr Jesse Preston, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology [...]
One treatment each of two psychedelic drugs lowered depression and anxiety and improved cognitive functioning in a sample of US special operations forces veterans who sought care at a clinic in Mexico, a new analysis of the participants’ charts has revealed The treatment included a combination of ibogaine hydrochloride which is derived from the West [...]
Research from the World Health Organization shows that depression is a leading cause of disability and people with severe mental health conditions die prematurely due to preventable conditions. As we look to World Mental Health Day on October 10,it’s clear more progressive approaches are needed to stop this global epidemic. The key to success in this space is acting [...]
Agave Health claims to be the first virtual clinic to offer comprehensive care for adults with ADHD. Health Tech World hears from a clinical psychologist and one of the company's key advisors, Dr David Sitt. In his first year of graduate school, Dr David Sitt was diagnosed with ADHD. “It blew my mind,” he told [...]
Children’s mental health services have reached a crisis point. Increasingly, technology is stepping in to shorten waiting lists and address the postcode lottery. Access to mental health care for children and young people has become a critical issue. In the wake of the pandemic, traditional models of care – which were already proving inadequate pre-Covid [...]
Infertility patients experiencing chronic stress are being diagnosed with psychiatric conditions including depression and anxiety - leading to calls for better mental health support for patients. Couples have reported feeling isolated and stigmatised as a result of difficulties conceiving, with added difficulties being around other families with children. Mental health pressures have grown astronomically in [...]
Experts say that the mind and body are inseparable, and that loneliness can be connected with heart disease, diabetes and dementia. New data showing soaring heights of loneliness could mean we are heading straight into a public health “catastrophe”. Over three million of us are struggling with loneliness in the UK alone (ONS). In the [...]
Who is having a real impact on healthcare and digital health? Which innovations will positively affect healthcare in 2023? Here’s the Health Tech World longlist of some of the most prominent names in the space… 1- Intuition Robotics | Israel Intuition Robotics is on a mission to empower older adults to live happier, healthier and [...]
Artificial intelligence is learning to imitate human compassion - and it’s taking shape everywhere from customer service to psychiatric therapy to full imitations of our dead relatives. But can we automate empathy? Should AI be marketed as having compassion? No matter which way you spin it, the idea of automating empathy and compassion is a [...]
A total of 12 mental health trusts have reported that they still can’t access patient records, months after the latest cyber attack on the NHS. Is it looking like some records won’t be recovered? There are 12 mental health trusts which are still unable to access important patient data as a result of the huge [...]
