IMPACT Lab

The IMPACT Lab, under the direction of Anna Van Meter, studies bipolar spectrum disorders in youth with an emphasis on technology-based assessment and treatment

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Join us in recognizing World Bipolar Day - an important opportunity to raise awareness and build support for those affected! @ISBD4 #WorldBipolarDay2023

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Are you making any New Year's Resolutions? We were inspired by this article from @AShihipar in @TheAtlantic to express gratitude to the people who support us through thank you notes! https://t.co/TiJUMn2lHH

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Doing any last minute shopping? Understanding the psychology of gift giving might help! Check out this article by @AnnaGoldfarb for @TheAtlantic about why we buy the gifts we do, and why the best gifts put the receiver first. https://t.co/Q7xp7EAcnx

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The holidays are not “the most wonderful time of year” for everybody. Whether you’re struggling with mental health concerns, grief, loneliness, or other challenges, the professionals at @McLeanHospital are sharing their knowledge and experience on how to cope. ⬇️

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Mental health days” are becoming increasingly popular, but @JonMalesic argues in @TheAtlantic that although they can be helpful in the moment, mental health days are a “band-aid” solution to a larger problem.

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Instead of accepting burnout as a side effect of employment, workers deserve a more permanent solution: a workplace environment that minimizes burnout.

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Appreciate this @nytimes article on antidepressants. Many people believe their symptoms are caused by a chemical imbalance, which can limit motivation for non-medication treatments and lead to demoralization when meds don’t work.
https://t.co/3oF3vVvim8

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Light therapy can help with non-seasonal depression, too.

Check out this article from Julie Corliss @HarvardHealth to learn more about the benefits of light therapy!

https://t.co/HFlfvmLRRb

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As winter draws near, you may start hearing more about Seasonal Affective Disorder - or SAD. You’ll also probably hear a hundred different tips and tricks to help you get through it!

Light therapy stands out as an effective tool for treating SAD ☀️

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Light therapy consists of exposure to light, whether from a specialty light box or from the early morning sun.

It can have a positive impact on your mood and energy!

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@_HGAPS is a great organization dedicated to making psychological science available to all for free. Please consider supporting them! https://t.co/IoYo2kgMXf

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Reading this article was helpful for our lab as we develop our own projects. We appreciate the work of Vesel and colleagues at University of Illinois at Chicago. 🙌
@alexfeuillet @claudia_vesel

What did YOU learn from this week’s journal club? Drop a comment below! ⬇️

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Let’s journey ✈️ into journal club! 🧠

During this week’s journal club at the IMPACT Lab, we talked about the amazing associations between keyboard metadata and mood symptoms…

Read on to learn more! ⬇️

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Severe depression was correlated with faster typing, increased mistakes, increased pauses and increased variability.

Due to the design of the study, we can’t say for sure, but could these results be related to the neurocognitive impairments associated with depression? 🤔