Research has shown that integrating anything at this scale into human daily life could lead to overuse and addiction. So what does all this screentime mean for our long-term mental and physical health?
New research findings suggest that changes in DNA methylation could serve as both a biomarker for identifying individuals at risk of depression and a possible marker of biological resilience against mental illness.
Researchers demonstrated the equivalence of the effect of delivering early palliative care via video versus in-person visits on quality of life in patients with advanced lung cancer.
The Mass General Addiction Recovery Management Service (ARMS) addresses gaming, gambling and problematic digital technology use in young adults.
In a double-blind, randomized, cross-over study of adults who use cannabis regularly, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital assessed participants’ brain activity under the influence of THC (the main psychoactive component in cannabis) versus placebo.
Advanced meditation and related experiences offer new possibilities for improving mental health and well-being.
Study finds that altered states of consciousness associated with yoga, meditation, mindfulness, and other practices are common, and mostly positive or even transformative, but that for some people, they can be linked to suffering.
Early intervention is critical to prevent progression of CB-PTSD, a disorder that may carry serious health consequences for as many as 8M women a year worldwide.
Elyse R. Park, PhD, MPH an investigator in the Department of Psychiatry and Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Director of the Health Promotion Resiliency Intervention Research (HPRIR) Center, is the lead author of a recently published study in the Journal of Oncology Practice, Health Insurance Navigation Tools Intervention: A Pilot Trial Within the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Karen Kuhlthau, PhD, chief and director of General Academic Pediatrics at Mass General for Children, is senior author.
A survey study found recovery community centers are welcoming environments for people who take medication for opioid use disorder.
