http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Patients coping with chronic pain should also be evaluated for anxiety disorders, according to new research published in General Hospital Psychiatry. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-chronic-pain-anxiety.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 15 May 2013 07:26:36 EST news287821587 UNC researchers are launching a 5-year study aimed at understanding the role of oxytocin in postpartum depression and bonding between mothers and babies. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-link-postpartum-depression-hormone.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 10 May 2013 07:50:01 EST news287388997 Secondary school students who follow an in-class mindfulness program report reduced indications of depression, anxiety and stress up to six months later. Moreover, these students were less likely to develop pronounced depression-like symptoms. The study, conducted by Professor Filip Raes (Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, KU Leuven), is the first to examine mindfulness in a large sample of adolescents in a school-based setting. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-mindfulness-school-likelihood-depression-related-symptoms.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 15 Mar 2013 08:03:45 EST news282553418 A new study found that adult sleepwalking is a potentially serious condition that may induce violent behaviors and affect health-related quality of life. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-adult-sleepwalking-condition-impacts-health-related.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:23:53 EST news281287418 (Medical Xpress)—A study conducted in the University at Buffalo Department of Psychology has found that college students who drink to cope with anxiety may experience more negative alcohol-related consequences than peers who drink for other reasons. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-college-students-anxiety-special-dangers.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 07 Feb 2013 07:40:03 EST news279442399 (HealthDay)—There's a link between depression and anxiety symptoms and temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder pain, a condition that affects the jaw, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-jaw-pain-disorder-tied-anxiety.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:50:01 EST news278177482 UC Davis researchers have found that for children with the genetic disorder known as chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome anxiety—but not intelligence—is linked to poorer adaptive behaviors, such as self-care and communication skills, that affect daily life. The developmental syndrome, which is associated with a constellation of physical, cognitive and psychiatric problems, usually is apparent at birth or early childhood, and leads to lifelong challenges. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-higher-anxiety-poorer-functioning-children.html Pediatrics Mon, 05 Nov 2012 16:27:09 EST news271355219 (Medical Xpress)—Hear the word "party" and memories of your 8th birthday sleepover or the big bash you attended last New Year's may come rushing to mind. But it's exactly these kinds of memories, embedded in a specific place and time, that people with depression have difficulty recalling. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-memory-specific-events-alleviate-symptoms.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:08:08 EST news267106073 Researchers studying stroke patients have found a strong association between impairments in a network of the brain involved in emotional regulation and the severity of post-stroke depression. Results of the study are published online in the journal Radiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-post-stroke-depression-linked-functional-brain.html Neuroscience Tue, 05 Jun 2012 00:00:01 EST news258045029 People's judgements about whether they are depressed depend on how they believe their own suffering "ranks" in relation to the suffering of friends and family and the wider world, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-people-depression-anxiety.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 03 May 2012 10:40:02 EST news255259525 Anxiety, depression, stress and social support can predict early alcohol and illicit drug use in youth, according to a study from Carolyn McCarty, PhD, of Seattle Children's Research Institute, and researchers from the University of Washington and Seattle University. Middle school students from the sixth to the eighth grade who felt more emotional support from teachers reported a delay in alcohol and other illicit substance initiation. Those who reported higher levels of separation anxiety from their parents were also at decreased risk for early alcohol use. The study, "Emotional Health Predictors of Substance Use Initiation During Middle School," was published in advance online in Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-middle-school-teacher-lowers-early.html Addiction Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:02:31 EST news251564539 Many adults suffer from mild to moderate depression and/or anxiety symptoms. This puts them at increased risk of developing a mental disorder. Proactive intervention by the mental health services is therefore crucial if we want to reduce this risk. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-negative-emotional-relief.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:24:17 EST news249204236