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Psychotherapy Can Help People With Lupus Cope
After 10 sessions, anxiety, depression and stress lessened, researchers say...
Bans on Same-Sex Marriage May Affect Mental Health
FRIDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) -- Gay, lesbian and bisexual people living in states with institutional discrimination -- such as bans on same-sex marriage -- are at increased risk of psychiatric disorders, says a new study....
People With Asthma More Likely to Be Depressed
By Serena GordonHealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, March 4 (HealthDay News) -- Asthma may affect more than your ability to breathe, it may also make you more prone to developing psychological problems, new research suggests....
Exposure Therapy Effective in Preventing Post-Traumatic Stress
TUESDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) -- Having recent trauma survivors relive the troubling event in a controlled environment may help prevent them from developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a new report. ...
Quitting Smoking Tougher on Women
FRIDAY, Dec. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Women who quit smoking tend to suffer more intense withdrawal symptoms, such as depression, anxiety, poor concentration and weight gain, a new report says.Whether men or women tend to be more successful at ending their cigarette habit was not determined by the report, published...
Depression, Anxiety Hinder Quality of Life After Stroke
THURSDAY, Dec. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Many people who survive a subarachnoid hemorrhage stroke have a poor quality of life due to anxiety, depression and fatigue, Dutch researchers report.A subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) stroke occurs when a blood vessel on the brain surface ruptures and bleeds into the space between the...
Stress Triggers Heart-Damaging Behavior
By Ed EdelsonHealthDay ReporterMONDAY, Dec. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Stress increases the risk of heart attack and other cardiovascular problems by pushing people toward bad habits, new British research suggests....
Finding the Right Therapy for Children
Cognitive behavioral therapy can help children struggling with mental illnesses such as anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, and depression. But finding good CBT can be really tough, particularly since some child psychologists say they do CBT but don't really. It's a precise art. Unlike talk therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on teaching...
Children as Young as 4 Can Develop OCD
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Children as young as 4 can develop obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), a new study says.The study, published online by the Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, found many parallels between young children with OCD and their older peers with the anxiety disorder. For example, both...
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Best for Traumatized Youths
MONDAY, Sept. 29 (HealthDay News) -- In children and teens, individual and group cognitive behavioral therapy helps reduce depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other trauma symptoms, say U.S. researchers who reviewed of dozens of studies on the subject....
Overtime Work Tied to Anxiety, Depression
THURSDAY, June 19 (HealthDay News) -- Working overtime puts you at a higher risk for developing anxiety and depression, a new study suggests.Men who worked 40 hours a week or less had a 9 percent "possible" depression score on standard screening questionnaires, while 12.5 percent of their counterparts who worked...
Family History Key to Psychiatric Disorder Risk
TUESDAY, July 7 (HealthDay News) -- A person's family history not only reveals their risk for conditions such as anxiety, depression, alcoholism and drug abuse, but it may also predict the course of the illness and prognosis, a new study finds....
Anti-Smoking Drugs Get FDA 'Black-Box' Warning
By Steven ReinbergHealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, July 1 (HealthDay News) -- Two drugs prescribed to help people quit smoking, Chantix and Zyban, will now carry "black-box" warnings on the potential risks of psychiatric problems, including depression and suicidal thoughts, U.S. health officials said Wednesday. ...
Insomnia and Anxiety May Be Genetically Linked
MONDAY, June 8 (HealthDay News) -- A genetic link between anxiety, depression and insomnia has been identified by U.S. researchers, who said adolescents who suffer from anxiety and depression should also be screened for insomnia....
Sedatives Increase Suicide Risk Among Elderly
THURSDAY, June 4 (HealthDay News) --Sedatives greatly increase the risk of suicide in the elderly, Swedish researchers say.In their study, hypnotic medication also was linked with a greater likelihood of suicides in older people. "Sedative treatment was associated with an almost 14-fold increase of suicide risk in the crude analysis...
FDA Panel Snubs Seroquel as 1st Choice Depression Treatment
By Randy Dotinga and E.J. MundellHealthDay ReportersWEDNESDAY, April 8 (HealthDay News) -- In a unanimous vote, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel determined Wednesday that AstraZeneca's antipsychotic drug Seroquel has too many safety concerns to make it a first-line treatment against depression or anxiety disorders....
Psychotherapy Can Ease Post-Surgical Depression
MONDAY, April 6 (HealthDay News) -- Two non-drug treatments -- cognitive behavior therapy and supportive stress management -- seem to be more effective than usual care for treating depression in patients who've had coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, a new study finds....
U.S. Asked to Do More for Kids' Mental Health
WEDNESDAY, March 25 (HealthDay News) -- A report from private, nonprofit groups calls on the U.S. government to become more involved in protecting and improving the mental health of the nation's youth. ...
Girls' Anti-Social Behavior Predictive of Later Depression
FRIDAY, Feb. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Anti-social behavior among young elementary school girls and increased anxiety in either boys or girls that age tend to predict whether they develop depression in adolescence, a new study shows. ...
Report Urges Broader Effort to Stem Emotional Disorders in Youth
FRIDAY, Feb. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Mental, emotional and behavioral problems in young Americans cost the nation about $247 billion a year, says a report that urges the federal government to make preventing these disorders and promoting mental health in young people a priority. ...
Should You Take Antidepressants for Money Worries?
While reconnecting with old friends over dinner in Miami two nights ago, I was horrified to hear that they'd lost several million dollars—nearly their entire savings—in the Madoff scheme. Faced with a substantial loss of yearly income needed to pay their mortgage and private-school tuition, my friend Loren told me...
Web-Based Psychotherapy Can Work
By Amanda GardnerHealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, Aug. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Online psychotherapy with patient and therapist texting each other in real-time can be effective, potentially giving thousands or even millions of patients new access to much-needed treatment, researchers say....
Psych Drugs Gaining Widespread Acceptance
By Serena GordonHealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, July 31 (HealthDay News) -- A growing number of Americans now have a positive opinion on psychiatric medications, a new study contends. About five out of six people surveyed felt psychiatric medications could help people control psychiatric symptoms, but many also expected the medications could...
Lead Exposure May Affect Mental Health
TUESDAY, Dec. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Young adults with elevated levels of lead in their blood might be at increased risk for major depression and panic disorders, a new study suggests.Researchers analyzed information on 1,987 adults, aged 20 to 39, who took part in the U.S. National Health and Nutrition...
Fear of Anxiety May Lead to Depression
TUESDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Fear of anxiety may push "above-average" worriers into depression, a new study suggests."Anxiety sensitivity has been called a fear of fear," study author Andres Viana, a graduate student in psychology at Penn State, said in a news release. "Those with anxiety sensitivity are afraid...
Depression May Up Death Risk to That of Smoking
MONDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Being depressed might take as many years off your life as smoking does, a new study suggests.However, a combination of depression and anxiety appears to be better for longevity than just depression....
Green Spaces Boost the Body and the Mind
By Amanda GardnerHealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, Oct. 15 (HealthDay News) -- The closer you live to nature, the healthier you're likely to be.For instance, people who live within 1 kilometer of a park or wooded area experience less anxiety and depression, Dutch researchers report. ...
Troubled Minds Can Mean Wider Waistlines
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Common mental health disorders, such as anxiety and depression, may increase a person's risk of obesity, and people with repeated episodes of these disorders are particularly at risk, British researchers say....
Hairstylists Often Privy to Older Clients' Health Issues
SUNDAY, Oct. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Hairstylists can do more than make their clients look good, they may also be helpful in getting some elderly people the health-care services they need, an Ohio State University study suggests. ...
Depressed Teens Continue to Suffer
FRIDAY, Sept. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Mildly depressed teenagers are more likely to have major depression, anxiety disorders and eating disorders as adults, a new study suggests.In 1983, researchers interviewed 755 teenagers who were about age 16 about mood, anxiety and eating disorders, disruptive behaviors and substance abuse....
Non-Drinkers More Likely to Be Anxious, Depressed
FRIDAY, Sept. 4 (HealthDay News) -- While alcohol may be considered a depressant, teetotalers as well as heavy drinkers are more likely to suffer from depression and anxiety than moderate tipplers, a new study has found....
Fear of Job Loss May Be Worse Than Loss Itself
By Jennifer ThomasHealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDay News) -- People who constantly worry about losing their jobs reported poorer physical health and more symptoms of depression than those who'd actually been laid off, a new study shows....
Workers Fear Stigma of Seeking Mental Health Care
SATURDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Fears about losing status at work and about confidentiality are among the main reasons that many American workers are more hesitant to seek treatment for mental health issues than for physical health problems, according to a national survey released this week by the American...
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Pursuit of Females Dates Way, Way Back
FRIDAY, June 13 (HealthDay News) -- Men fighting over women? Nothing new there, based on the findings of a prehistoric mass grave in southwest Germany. Durham University-led researchers say that genetic evidence from 34 skeletons dating back to around 5000 B.C. shows the deaths were the result of a tribal...
6 Ways to Manage Social Anxiety
Updated on 04/17/08 Social anxiety disorder can be far more crippling than normal shyness. Experts offer these tips on how to overcome the symptoms....
More Than Shy: How to Cope With Social Anxiety
Updated on 04/17/08 It's a condition that can make leaving one's house a terrifying ordeal. Asking someone out on a date can induce panic attacks. And the thought of speaking up in class or at a meeting can be so frightening that sufferers will try to avoid the situations entirely. It's...
How Job Anxiety Can Help You Succeed
It wouldn't be fair, really, for the media to detail each twist and turn in the economic downturn dance, parade doomsday data before your eyes at every opportunity, and then tell you to relax. So we won't....
Anxiety's Steep Toll on Your Heart
It turns out that a chronic case of quiet anxiety may be as good a predictor of a coronary catastrophe as angry, hostile behavior is. Researchers analyzed the psychological tests, medical exams, and health habits of 735 men over 12 years and found as much as a 40 percent greater...
Anxiety, Shyness May Be Long-Lasting Traits
FRIDAY, July 4 (HealthDay News) -- The brains of people who suffer from anxiety and severe shyness may respond more strongly to stress and show signs of being anxious even in situations considered safe by others, say researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. ...
PTSD High Among Witnesses to 9/11
FRIDAY, June 13 (HealthDay News) -- Two to three years after the World Trade Center terrorist attacks, one in eight residents who lived near the site had signs of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a New York City Health Department study reports. ...
'Sideline' Rage Triggers Mirror Those of Angry Drivers
MONDAY, July 7 (HealthDay News) -- People who are prone to road rage are also more likely to rant and rave while watching their children play sports, says a U.S. study.Ego defensiveness, one of the triggers of road rage, also causes "sideline rage," said researcher Jay Goldstein, a kinesiology doctoral...
Loud Music in Bars Hastens Drinking
By Alan MozesHealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- If busy bars and blasting music seem to go hand in hand, new research from France suggests that might be because loud music encourages more drinking....
Deliver a Speech Like Michelle Obama: 5 Ways to Beat Your Anxiety
People, it's said, fear public speaking more than they fear death. But if that adage applied to Michelle Obama when she took the podium last night, before a crowd of about 20,000 and a TV viewing audience of millions, it was hardly noticeable. To me, she seemed a little stiff...
Gene Variant May Predispose Some to Anxiety
MONDAY, Aug. 11 (HealthDay News) -- A gene variation may explain why some people are more prone to anxiety disorders, such as post-traumatic stress, a new study says. People carrying two copies of the Met158 variation of the catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene showed greater anxiety on a standard personality test and...
Afraid of Heights? Try Skydiving
After hearing about the surprise $800,000 birthday bash that Jennifer Lopez gave her husband last Sunday—just hours after she finished a triathlon—I thought, that's nice, but my husband did her one better. As a surprise birthday present for me (also on Sunday), David took me skydiving, something that's been on...
Neighbor's Barking Dogs Trigger $25K Lawsuit
Sick of your lousy neighbor's dogs barking all night? Ever consider suing? That's what two brothers in Ohio reportedly did after their neighbor was allegedly unable to keep his dogs from yapping. From the Cleveland Plain Dealer: The brothers [Tom and Joe McDaniel] have sued Dan Ullman, claiming the relentless yapping of...
Economic Crisis Takes Toll on Emotional Health
By Amanda GardnerHealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Wall Street's roller coaster ride is costing Americans more than money: It's costing them sleepless nights and a heap of emotional distress, experts say....
Health Buzz: Diabetes on the Rise and Other Health News
New Diabetes Cases on the Rise The number of new cases of type 2 diabetes increased from 4.8 per 1,000 people between 1995 and 1997 to 9.1 per 1,000 people between 2005 and 2007, HealthDay reports. Obesity is a leading cause of diabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and...
Combo Treatment Best for Anxiety Disorder in Kids
By Steven ReinbergHealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, Oct. 30 (HealthDay News) -- For children with anxiety disorders, a combination of cognitive behavior therapy and the antidepressant sertraline (Zoloft) works better than either treatment alone, researchers report....
Panic Disorder Linked to Higher Risk of Heart Disease
FRIDAY, Dec. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Adults who have panic disorder or panic attacks have an increased risk of heart attacks and heart disease, but not heart-related deaths, a new study shows.British researchers analyzed the medical records of almost 58,000 adults diagnosed with panic disorder/attacks and more than 347,000 adults...
Bad Bosses Are Hard on the Heart
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Nov. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Burdened by an overbearing boss? Your heart may pay the price, according to new research. The Swedish study found that workers' risks for angina, heart attack and death rose along with the reported incompetence of their bosses....
Debt-Linked Stress May Spur Premature Delivery
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Some stressful events, especially debt, can increase a woman's risk for preterm delivery, but most kinds of stress have no effect, a new study finds.The study, released by the research institute RTI International, looked at 18 types of stressful situations and concluded that only...
How to Cope When Illness Doesn't Take a Holiday Break
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Holidays can bring stress as well as joy, which can be a particular concern for people managing a serious illness. But Dr. Michelle Riba, associate chairwoman for integrated medicine and psychiatric services at the University of Michigan Health System, said there are ways...
Serotonin Transporter Gene Tied to Social Anxiety
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 14 (HealthDay News) -- A mutation in a gene that transports the brain chemical serotonin may shape social behavior in humans, according to a new study on rhesus macaque monkeys.Humans tend to have either two long (L/L) or two short (S/S) versions of the serotonin transporter gene, which...
Newer Antipsychotics Pose Cardiac Risk: Study
By Randy DotingaHealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, Jan. 14 (HealthDay News) -- A new study warns that the second generation of antipsychotic drugs, used to treat conditions ranging from schizophrenia to anxiety, put patients at higher risk of sudden death due to cardiac arrest. ...
Feel Paranoid? You Might Be, Says Daniel Freeman
Your friends chuckle after you excuse yourself to use the bathroom. They must be mocking you. Your boss didn't say "hello" in the hallway—so you're about to be fired. A woman bumps into you at the store. It must be intentional. Strangers on the street are cloaking pistols; your child...
Positive Outlook Cuts Chances of Dementia
By Tate GunnersonHealthDay ReporterSpanish ID: 623242 MONDAY, Jan. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Sociable people who don't sweat the small stuff may be more likely to remember the small stuff as they age, suggests new research exploring the link between personality and the incidence of Alzheimer's disease....
Paranoid? 5 Ways to Shrink Your Suspicions
Paranoid thoughts may be an everyday affair. But some people appear more apt to have them than others, says Daniel Freeman, a clinical psychologist at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, and one of the world's leading paranoia researchers. Those who ruminate on problems are more prone to feel...
Antidepressant Eases Anxiety in Older Adults
By Steven ReinbergHealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, Jan. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Older adults with generalized anxiety disorder treated with the antidepressant Lexapro showed significant improvement in symptoms, a new study reports....
Those Who Feel Rejected Direct Hostility Toward Others
FRIDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Getting the cold shoulder can turn some people into hotheads.A University of Kentucky study found that people who feel socially rejected are more likely to view other people's actions as hostile and also more likely to behave badly toward other people....
Tweaking Hormones Might Ease Chronic Stress
TUESDAY, Jan. 27 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. and Canadian scientists say they've devised a potential new method of promoting recovery from chronic stress disorders by utilizing the natural dynamics of the body's "fight or flight" response....
Plan Hopes to ID Early Halt in Reproductive Function
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Guidelines to help doctors diagnose and treat a menopause-like condition in girls and women younger than age 40 has been developed by a U.S. government scientist.In patients with primary ovarian insufficiency, the ovaries stop releasing eggs and producing estrogen and other reproductive hormones. This...
Cognitive Behavior Therapy Eases Anxiety for Older People
By Serena GordonHealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, April 7 (HealthDay News) -- For older adults, anxiety is an increasingly common problem, and new research suggests that cognitive behavior therapy may help them ease their worries more than standard care does. ...
Stress May Raise Diabetes Risk for Obese Black Women
THURSDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) -- Stress may play a key role in the development of type 2 diabetes in obese black women, U.S. researchers say."Much attention has been given to the role of obesity in the development of type 2 diabetes, but stress may be as important in this...
Stress May Speed Melanoma Progression
THURSDAY, Feb. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Stress appears to hasten the progression of aggressive or advanced melanoma skin cancer, but commonly prescribed blood pressure drugs may slow the disease and improve the quality of patients' lives, according to an Ohio State University study....
Postpartum Anxiety May Delay Puberty in Kids
THURSDAY, June 11 (HealthDay News) -- Postpartum anxiety may delay puberty in biological and adopted daughters, research on mice has found. The study found that mice with low levels of the hormone prolactin in early pregnancy had substantial anxiety after giving birth and that their female offspring had delayed onset...
Health Tip: Soothing Separation Anxiety
(HealthDay News) -- Many young children have difficulty leaving their parents when it's time for school, work or a parental date night.Rotary International offers this advice on how to make separating from your child less stressful for you both:...
Anxiety-Prone People Find Distractions Hard to Ignore
MONDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) -- Anxious people have more difficulty tuning out distractions and require more time to shift their attention from one task to another, a new study from British researchers has found....
Fear of Crowds? When You Need Help for Anxiety
While taking a little holiday in Manhattan over the weekend, I breathed in all the sights, sounds, and smells of Fifth Avenue and Central Park. Though I lived in the city 15 years ago, I'd forgotten about the crowds: swarms of people strolling along the sidewalks or clustering around street...
Most Not Worried by Delayed Prostate Cancer Therapy
MONDAY, July 27 (HealthDay News) -- Men who delay treatment for their early prostate cancer are not especially anxious about living with the disease, new Dutch research shows....
Soothe Back-to-School Anxiety, Teach Kids to Relax
SUNDAY, Aug. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Children who are nervous about the new school year can relax by practicing "mindfulness" during anxious moments, researchers say.Experts at Duke University, in Durham, N.C., recommend mindfulness, which is a technique borrowed from meditation, to help children transition into the new school year and...
Young Animals May Be Able to Erase Bad Memories
By Randy DotingaHealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, Sept. 4 (HealthDay News) -- New Swiss research suggests that young animals may have a mechanism that allows them to jettison traumatic memories, but experts say it's unclear whether humans of any age can do the same....
Trauma From Iraq Could Alter Veterans' Brains
By Steven ReinbergHealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, Sept. 9 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) appear to show growing attention deficits in the year following their return, Boston University researchers report....
Treating Workers' Mental Woes May Boost Productivity
THURSDAY, Sept. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Treatment can help workers with mental health problems return to near-normal productivity, but not treating people who have high levels of mental stress seemed to have the same effect, researchers report....
Anxious Kids at Risk for Obesity in Adulthood
TUESDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Children with emotional difficulties have a greater risk of becoming obese in adulthood, new research has found. In the study, published online Sept. 11 in the journal BMC Medicine, researchers from the MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Center at the Institute of Psychiatry...
World Trade Center Workers Have More Cases of Acid Reflux
By Jennifer ThomasHealthDay ReporterMONDAY, Oct. 26 (HealthDay News) -- World Trade Center rescue workers can add another illness to the list of health problems that may have resulted from exposure to Ground Zero toxins and the ensuing mental anguish of the tragedy -- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)....
Exposure to Holocaust May Have Raised Cancer Risks
MONDAY, Oct. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Among Jewish survivors of World War II, those who were potentially exposed to the Holocaust have an increased risk of cancer, likely due to physical and mental stress, an Israeli study has found....
After Age 55, Workplace Stress Seems to Decline
THURSDAY, Oct. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Feeling stressed at work? If you're younger than 50, it might get worse -- at least for a while. Researchers from the University of Nottingham in England report that stress levels peak when people reach their early 50s but start to dip as they...
Health Fears Are Nothing to Sneeze At
By Serena GordonHealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- It may sound hard to believe, but just one sneeze is enough to increase your fear not just of contracting flu, but also of dying from a heart attack at an early age, dying from an accident or being the victim...
Can a Bad Boss Make You Sick?
By Randy DotingaHealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- If an inept or abrasive boss is ruining your workday, you may be taking that stress to heart, literally.New research links having a poor supervisor to a higher risk of heart attack, and that's not all: people who don't like...
Stifled Anger at Work Doubles Men's Risk for Heart Attack
By Ed EdelsonHealthDay ReporterMONDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Men who bottle up their anger over unfair treatment at work could be hurting their hearts, a new Swedish study indicates....
Memories That Make Your Heart Race Can Be Defanged
By Randy DotingaHealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, Dec. 9 (HealthDay News) -- A new study suggests that people might be able to reduce the power of fearful memories that cause physical symptoms when they're triggered....
How to Attack Holiday Stress Head-On
SATURDAY, Dec. 12 (HealthDay News) -- With pressures from the economic hard times, dysfunctional families and countless other factors, the holidays can contribute to emotional stress and depression. But there are ways to cope with the various scenarios that people experience at this time of year, according to Dr. Laura...
Witnesses to Bullying May Suffer Most of All
THURSDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Students who watch others being bullied may suffer even more than the victims or the perpetrators, a new British study suggests."It's well-documented that children and adolescents who are exposed to violence within their families or outside of school are at a greater risk for...
I've Heard Yoga Can Relieve Anxiety. How?
Hatha yoga, the most common form of yoga practiced in the Western world, combines body postures or asanas, breath control or pranayama, and meditation, and each of these can help reduce stress and anxiety. Depending on the particular form of yoga and the skill level and fitness of the practitioner,...
Cutting Parkinson's Drug Dose Linked to Withdrawal Effects
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Reduced dosages of dopamine agonists, drugs routinely used to treat Parkinson's disease, can cause symptoms similar to those experienced by addicts in withdrawal, such as anxiety, panic attacks, pain, dizziness and drug cravings, researchers say....
Scientists Read Brain's Magnetic Fields to Spot PTSD
By Amanda GardnerHealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, Jan. 21 (HealthDay News) -- For the first time, researchers have been able to diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by reading patterns of magnetic fields created by brain cells....
Biofeedback Now Seen as 'Regular' Medicine
By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, Feb. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Biofeedback used to be thought of as alternative therapy -- something that might help but wasn't considered a fully legitimized medical treatment....
Financial Woes Add Anxiety to Breast Cancer Diagnosis
MONDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Financial pressure puts low- and medium-income women at particularly high risk for anxiety and depression after being diagnosed with the noninvasive breast cancer ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a U.S. study has found....
Autism-Related Hypersensitivity Better Understood
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists report they've gained greater understanding of fragile X syndrome, which causes autism and mental retardation, by studying the brain circuitry of mice....
Chronic Migraines Take a Greater Toll
THURSDAY, Feb. 18 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that there's a difference between people who have migraines a lot and those who have them less often: The most frequent sufferers are in worse health overall, poorer and more depressed. ...
Anxiety Disorder Patients Process Emotions Differently
THURSDAY, Feb. 18 (HealthDay News) -- For those with the common mental illness known as generalized anxiety disorder, a new study has found that the brain processes emotions in abnormal ways.The study authors say the research could provide new insight into better treatments for people suffering from debilitating anxiety....
Exercise Can Quiet Anxiety That Comes With Illness
By Steven ReinbergHealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, Feb. 23 (HealthDay News) -- People suffering from anxiety can find some relief through regular exercise, University of Georgia researchers report....
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