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DEPRESSION
Problems and misfortunes are a part of life. Everyone experiences unhappiness, and many people may become depressed temporarily when things don’t go as they would like. Experiences of failure commonly result in temporary feelings of worthlessness and self-blame, while personal losses cause feelings of sadness, [...]
Archive for the ‘anxiety’ Category
14 Nov
UNDERSTANDING MENTAL ILLNESS
13 Nov
Stroke Puts Stress on Spousal Relationship
Patient/caregiver roles often take the place of a partnership, researchers say
TUESDAY, Nov. 10 (HealthDay News) — Although many wedding vows include the phrase “in sickness and in health,” a stroke can put that promise to the test by causing major relationship problems for married couples, according to British researchers.
The University of Ulster study included 16 [...]
5 Nov
Depression May Blur Memory of Aches and Pains
Expert suggests having people write down symptoms as they occur
TUESDAY, Nov. 3 (HealthDay News) — Depressed people tend to report more physical symptoms than they actually experience, a new study finds.
The study involved 109 women who completed questionnaires designed to assess their levels of neuroticism and depression. For the next three weeks, they kept daily [...]
1 Nov
What Exactly Is A ‘NERVOUS BREAKDOWN?"
What is a nervous breakdown? What causes people to have them?
Mayo Clinic psychiatrist Daniel Hall-Flavin, M.D., answers:
The term “nervous breakdown” is used by the public to characterize a wide range of mental illnesses. Nervous breakdown is not a medical term and doesn’t indicate a specific mental illness. Generally, the term describes a person who is [...]
30 Oct
Depersonalization Disorder: A Feeling of Being ‘Outside’ Your Body
What causes depersonalization disorder? How is it treated?
Mayo Clinic psychiatrist Daniel Hall-Flavin, M.D., answers:
Depersonalization — a feeling of unreality or of being “outside” your body — can be a syndrome or a symptom of another mental disorder. It’s often associated with anxiety and stress.
When you feel anxious or stressed out, you may breathe [...]
24 Oct
Increase In Long-term Antidepressant Drug Use, UK Study Reveals
ScienceDaily (Oct. 23, 2009) — A dramatic rise in antidepressant prescriptions issued by GPs has been caused by a year on year increase in the number of people taking antidepressant drugs on a long-term basis, according to researchers from the University of Southampton.
In a paper, published in the printed edition of British Medical Journal (BMJ), [...]
11 Oct
Stressful childhood may mean earlier death
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – October 9, 2009 – Having a stressful childhood may slash decades off a person’s life, researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report.
Among people who reported experiencing at least six of eight different bad childhood experiences-from frequent verbal abuse to living with a mentally ill person-average age [...]
19 Sep
Health Tip: Stress Has Its Warning Signs
Here’s a list of possible symptoms
(HealthDay News) — September 17, 2009 – Everyone has a certain amount of stress. But too much of it may make us feel quite fearful or worried, not to mention the physical effects it can cause, such as a rise in blood pressure.
The National Women’s Health Information Center offers this [...]
10 Sep
Severe, Lasting Depression Tied to Heart Patient Deaths
MONDAY, Sept. 7 (HealthDay News) — Certain depressed patients who suffer from heart disease have nearly double the risk of dying over a seven-year period compared with other depressed patients, researchers say.
The patients most at risk are those who suffer from the most severe depression within a few weeks of being hospitalized for a cardiac [...]
8 Sep
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.
Norwegian and British researchers also found that people who don’t drink report having fewer friends than drinkers do, a possible [...]
27 Jun
Is Cognitive Therapy In Schizophrenia of Value?
ScienceDaily (June 26, 2009) — Research co-led by an academic at the University of Hertfordshire, concludes that cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is of no value in schizophrenia and has limited effect on depression.
Professor Keith Laws, at the University’s School of Psychology, is one of the lead authors on a paper entitled: Cognitive behavioural therapy for [...]
25 Jun
Smoking More Than Five Cigarettes A Day May Provoke Migraine Attacks
ScienceDaily (June 24, 2009) — Tobacco acts as a precipitating factor for headaches, specifically migraines, new research suggests. This is indicated in a study which shows that smokers have more migraine attacks and that smoking more than five cigarettes a day triggers this headache. The work has appeared in the Journal of Headache and Pain.
The [...]
14 Jun
Symptoms Of Depression In Obese Children Linked To Elevated Cortisol
ScienceDaily (June 11, 2009) — A new study connects abnormalities of the “stress” hormone cortisol with symptoms of depression in obese children, and confirms that obesity and depression often occur together, even in children. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society’s 91st Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
“There is evidence in adults that abnormal regulation [...]
8 Jun
Relationship Found Between Napping, Hyperactivity, Depression And Anxiety
ScienceDaily (June 8, 2009) — Napping may have a significant influence on young children’s daytime functioning, according to a research abstract that will be presented on June 8 at Sleep 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.
Results indicate that children between the ages of 4 and 5 who did not take [...]
7 May
Couples often differ in grief after baby loss
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – May 07, 2009 – Parents who lose a premature baby soon after birth often differ in their level of grief, and couples who talk about those feelings might fare better in the long term, a small study suggests.
In interviews with 22 couples who’d lost a pre-term baby two to six [...]
26 Apr
Herbal Remedy: Teens & Cannabis
Herbal Remedy: Teens Often Use Cannabis For Relief, Not Recreation, Study Finds
ScienceDaily (Apr. 24, 2009) — When legal therapies let them down, some teens turn to cannabis. A new study, published in BioMed Central’s open access journal Substance Abuse, Treatment, Prevention and Policy suggests that around a third of teens who smoke cannabis on a [...]
9 Apr
Cognitive Behavior Therapy Eases Anxiety for Older People
The technique lessens worries more than usual care, study finds
TUESDAY, 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.
Researchers found that people over age 60 who were treated with [...]
8 Apr
Psychotherapy Can Ease Post-Surgical Depression
Two techniques worked for patients after heart bypass procedures, study finds
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.
About 20 percent [...]
1 Mar
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.
However, showing signs of depression in first or second grade did not mean adolescent depression was imminent, said the report [...]
8 Feb
Mood disorders common in polycystic ovary syndrome
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Feb. 06, 2008 - The prevalence of depression and anxiety among patients with polycystic ovary syndrome is high and warrants routine screening and aggressive treatment, investigators report in the journal Fertility and Sterility.
In a previous study, Dr. Anuja Dokras, at the University of Pennsylvania and colleagues identified high rates of [...]
30 Jan
Anxiety & Depression & Fertility Treatment
Fertility Treatment: Anxiety And Depression Do Not Affect Pregnancy And Treatment Cancellation Rates
ScienceDaily (Jan. 28, 2009) — Anxiety and depression before and during fertility treatment does not affect the likelihood of a woman becoming pregnant or of her cancelling her treatment, according to a new study.
Dr Bea Lintsen, a physician at the Department of Obstetrics [...]
16 Jan
Newer Antipsychotics Pose Cardiac Risk
Patients advised to avoid the drugs in some cases
WEDNESDAY, 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.
The odds of a heart problem are low, and specialists [...]
9 Jan
Childhood Trauma And Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Risk Biologically Linked
ScienceDaily (Jan. 7, 2009) — Childhood trauma is a potent risk factor for development of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), according to a study by researchers at Emory University School of Medicine and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Results of the study confirm that childhood trauma, particularly emotional maltreatment and sexual abuse, is associated [...]
18 Dec
Abused Women Seek More Infant Health Care, Study Finds
ScienceDaily (Dec. 16, 2008) — Pregnant women who experience intimate partner violence (IPV) before, during or after pregnancy often suffer adverse health effects, including depression, post traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and chronic mental illness. Now, University of Missouri researchers have found that women who experience intimate partner violence are more likely to seek health care [...]
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