Our Scans · (ZY.4.22) Psychology · Weekly Summary

• [New] The Italy-Albania Protocol violates the code of medical ethics and human rights and puts the physical and psychological health of migrants at risk. ABC News
• Musk acknowledges the numerous obstacles that must be overcome, including the psychological effects of long-duration space travel, the health risks associated with low gravity, and the complexities of establishing a functioning society on another planet. County Local News
• The study, published in Psychological Medicine, analyzed detailed health records data spanning 5 decades and representing more than 6 million people in Denmark to estimate the fraction of schizophrenia cases that could be attributed to cannabis use disorder on the population level. National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• The World Health Organization defines violent behaviours as the intentional use of force or weapons to threaten or harm oneself, others, groups, or society, resulting in or potentially leading to injury, developmental disorders, psychological harm, death, or deprivation of rights. BioMed Central
• As the Council of Europe recommends, EU Member States could benefit from developing risk assessment and risk management that reflect the risk of psychological violence. European Institute for Gender Equality
• Marijuana has been used for thousands of years as pain relief, but more recently CBD oil UK has been proven to work as a natural pain reliever, as a fully legal alternative to marijuana without the risk of dependencies and psychological impacts. Eden's Gate
• In an Israeli university study of 40 participants who measured smartphone use at night, were at risk of reduced sleep quality and overall psychological health. PubMed Central (PMC)
• Prolonged exposure to environmental noise is associated with increased risk to both physiological and psychological health including higher rates of hypertension, coronary heart disease, and stroke. Data-Smart City Solutions
• The risk thresholds for Taiwan - to both economic and societal resilience - are rapidly approached as the economic and psychological effects produce political pressure on Taipei to act in a manner that military threats short of war do not. FDD
• Jamaica, like other countries in the Caribbean, faces high levels of social and economic challenges, including violence, community instability, and high unemployment rates, which can significantly increase psychological distress and the risk of suicidal behaviour among youth. BioMed Central
• The American Psychological Association defines individual resilience as the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats, or significant sources of stress - such as family and relationship problems, serious health problems, or workplace and financial stressors. Psychology Today
• Ukraine HR professionals offered psychological services to employees and families such as grief counseling, dealing with trauma, call-in support lines, workshops on mental health and stress reduction, and side by side therapy groups where employees could share. LinkedIn
• Intergenerational trauma is today one of the most important psychosocial issues affecting Afghans' mental health and psychology, with the potential to affect subsequent generations. PubMed Central (PMC)
• Google promotes a culture of psychological safety, enabling team members to voice dissent without fear of retribution. Forbes
• Mintel predicts practices such as psychodermatology - exploring the relationship between psychological wellbeing and skin health - and neurocosmetics - focusing on the mind-skin connection - will gain traction. European Spa Magazine
• While UNICEF considers all children in Gaza to have experienced psychological harms from the violence and deprivation they have endured or witnessed, the mental health of children with disabilities has been uniquely impacted because of the challenges they face and their consequent worries and fears. Human Rights Watch
• Organizations and leadership teams should regularly assess psychosocial risks, evolve their cultures, and reinforce psychological safety throughout the year. Workplace Options
• Resilience is defined by the American Psychological Association as the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats, or even significant sources of threat, and is often used to evaluate individual's social adaptive capacity and mental health. PubMed Central (PMC)
• As a public health threat affecting women and girls worldwide, sexual violence has placed survivors at risk of unintended pregnancy, unsafe abortion, sexually transmitted diseases and long-term psychological trauma. Health Policy Watch
• Legal professionals could push for psychological, social, and legal support for families of missing children as a response to address their trauma and loss whilst also raising more awareness about the plight of missing children through media coverage and international attention. The New Arab
• Iran's delegation to the UN warned that if Israel began an extensive military operation against Lebanon, a war of extermination would be launched, even though Iran regarded Israel's threats to attack Lebanon as psychological warfare. The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center

Last updated: 27 June 2025