Psychiatrists and psychologists have higher incidence of mental illness in themselves!

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Psychiatrists and psychologists treat mental issues of their patients. But what about their own mental illnesses?  Psychiatrists and psychologists are more ill mentally  Doctors   are in great stress during their training as well as career period. The workload, busy and fast life schedules, and higher expectations and competitiveness and the nature of the job itself leads to a sense of exhaustion, both physical and mental. There is a heavy burnout. Moreover, time for socialization is almost nil.  Hence, doctors are in grave risk of suffering from mental health illnesses. And in this, psychiatrists and psychologists have a higher risk and incidence of mental health issues.  It is a sad truth that psychiatrists and psychologists are more ill mentally than general public or other doctors. This has been known but not accepted and recognised sufficiently.  Also, read: Narcissist mothers are non-loving and jealous of their daughters  Studies have revealed that psychiatrists and psychologists
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Cocoa flavanols can improve brain function after a challenge and make a person do complex tasks faster and better!

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Flavanols found in fruits and vegetables are known to be beneficial for vascular function. But now a new study from Birmingham has revealed that they can boost cognition and make people be able to do more complex jobs easily. Besides, the brain vascular function is better with them. The study was conducted using flavanols of cocoa origin.

THE STUDY ON FLAVANOLS AND BRAIN FUNCTION

This is the first study of its kind to determine the action of cocoa flavanols on brain function and cognition. Catarina Rendeiro, a researcher in nutritional sciences at the University of Birmingham led this research in collaboration with psychology professors, Monica Fabiani and Gabriele Gratton. The latter two were from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Their study is published in the Scientific Reports journal. 

Cocoa flavanols [Source: Confectionery News]

Catarina said:

“Flavanols are small molecules found in many fruits and vegetables, and cocoa, too. They give fruits and vegetables their bright colours, and they are known to benefit vascular function. We wanted to know whether flavanols also benefit the brain vasculature and whether that could have a positive impact on cognitive function.”

THE STUDY DESIGN

The research team recruited 18 participants who were healthy adults and non-smokers. These adults had no heart, vascular, respiratory, or brain diseases. These were tested before the intake of cocoa and after the consumption. The trials were two; in one the recruits consumed flavanol-rich cocoa and in the second trial they had processed cocoa with very low levels of flavanols.

Cocoa flavanol [Source: Cocoa Flavanol Science]

It was a double-blind study in which neither the researchers nor the participants knew what they are consuming. After two hours of consumption, the study people were exposed to 5% of carbon-di-oxide. This was to challenge the brain vasculature. The normal response is raised blood flow to the brain. Gabriele said:

“This brings in more oxygen and also allows the brain to eliminate more carbon dioxide,”

THE FINDINGS OF THE STUDY

14 of the 18 participants felt that the drinking of flavanol-rich cocoa assisted them in improvement in brain function and the ability to meet the challenge. Their brains recovered faster from the vascular challenge of carbon-di-oxide. 



And their brains also performed better on complex tests after the dietary flavanols in the form of cocoa. Chocolate contains cocoa and this could mean that consumption of chocolate could help a person meet challenges better and do more complex tasks!

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