Daily Mind Balance
Daily Mind Balance
Carefully prepared wellness reporting, practical context and balanced perspectives from the Daily Mind Balance editorial desk.
For People With Chronic Pain, Social Disconnection May Be Part of the Suffering
In interviews with six adults in Quebec, participants described loneliness, judgment and lost independence as major sources of…
Low Social Trust Was Linked to Later Depressive Symptoms in Chinese Teens
A two-year study of 971 Chinese adolescents found that lower social trust, family arguments, academic pressure and lower…
At Peace memorial reflects a changing Catholic response to suicide
A new memorial at Queen of Heaven Catholic cemetery in Illinois honors people who died by suicide and…
What We Know—and Don’t Know—About Children’s Use of Generative AI
A 2026 mini review found that children remain largely absent from research on generative AI and learning, leaving…
Study Finds GAD in One in Five Japanese Psychiatric Outpatients
A 2026 study of 407 adults receiving psychiatric care in Japan found that 20.4% met criteria for current…
Study Finds Hope, Fear and Anger Were Linked to Political Activity Among Black Women
Survey research found that hope, fear and anger were each associated with some forms of non-voting political activity…
Why NHS ADHD and autism services are losing staff to private clinics
Staff departures and long assessment backlogs are putting pressure on NHS neurodevelopmental services, while new CQC oversight is…
When AI Does More of the Planning, Students May Feel Less Engaged
A survey of 486 undergraduates in China linked highly adaptive-feeling AI learning environments with lower enjoyment, more study-related…
Before Going No Contact With Family, Consider These 11 Questions
Ending contact with a family member can protect safety and wellbeing, but it can also bring grief, uncertainty…
Unclear AI Rules Were Linked With More Reported Cheating in Vietnamese Undergraduates
A survey at one Vietnamese technical university found that students who saw AI policies as unclear and enforcement…