Minneapolis St. Paul Mental Health Blog

Males Under 40 Face Highest Risk Related to Alcohol Consumption

Individuals under the age of 40—particularly males—face higher risks from alcohol consumption than older adults, according to new research published this month in The Lancet.

Mental Health | Imagine living with a serious, persistent disease like Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s Disease.

Minnesota Mental Health | Three consecutive nights of fewer than 6 hours of sleep caused the mental and physical well-being of US adults to greatly deteriorate,

..... according to study results published online ahead of print in the Annals of Behavioral Medicine.

Mental Health during Covid 19 and its restrictions matters, if you need help, please ask.

Adults most at risk of experiencing moderate or severe depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic include those experiencing abuse or low social support, those with low socioeconomic position, and those with preexisting mental and physical health conditions,...

Mental Health | studies have shown that both children and adults learn more and remember better when writing by hand.

Now another study confirms the same: choosing handwriting over keyboard use yields the best learning and memory.

Mental Health and Sleep | Most of us know first-hand that lack of sleep has a profound effect on how we function day to day.

From irritability and increased clumsiness to greater susceptibility to colds and chronic diseases, there's ample research to back this up.

Now, a large new study also confirms that being sleep deprived really can suck the joy out of life.

from the CDC regarding Covid-19 and the long term impact

The identification of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in December 2019 has led to a growing and continually evolving body of knowledge about the virus and the disease it causes, COVID-19.

Mental Health | Overdose deaths

Brain scans show psilocybin reduces activity in the claustrum,....

a thin sheet of neurons deep within the cortex considered by some to be the seat of consciousness, awareness, and sense of self, according to a study published online in the journal NeuroImage.

Covid-19 and what happens now | Mental Health Matters

I'm a global health researcher working to address health and gender inequalities in the Global South. During my work in areas where Malaria or Dengue Fever are endemic, I always took extra precautions to avoid getting infected. I never anticipated that while living in a large, urban city from Canada I would be at higher risk… Until the COVID-19 pandemic.

During lockdown, like most working mothers, I became the major responsible for childcare and housework.