http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. People suffering from complicated grief may have difficulty recalling specific events from their past or imagining specific events in the future, but not when those events involve the partner they lost, according to a new study published in Clinical Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-forgotten-yearning-lost-linked-future.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:05:23 EST news282845111 Your risk of dying from a heart attack may increase after your adult sibling dies, according to new research in the Journal of the American Heart Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-heart-death-adult-sibling.html Cardiology Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:00:02 EST news281193363 Antidepressant prescriptions in the UK have increased by 9.6% in 2011, to 46 million prescriptions. Does this reflect overmedicalisation or appropriate treatment? Two experts debate the issue on BMJ website today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-antidepressants-overprescribed.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:30:07 EST news278098216 The death of a child is a tragic event for a family, bringing with it feelings of numbness, anger, guilt and denial. And, unfortunately, for many families, the loss becomes too much to bear. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-team-child-mother-mortality.html Health Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:13:46 EST news269882017 Family members who care for terminally ill patients at home can be helped by nurses throughout the course of the illness and particularly after the patient's death, according to Penn State nursing researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-nurses-caregiver-grief.html Health Sun, 16 Sep 2012 06:55:40 EST news266997320 The process of grieving can be compared to the workings of a pinball machine, where mourners' movement between different stages of grief such as shock and depression may be unpredictable, according to authors writing in September's issue of Mental Health Practice journal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-pinball-grief.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 14 Sep 2012 15:15:06 EST news266854465 A study has uncovered a growing drink problem among older people and researchers are now urging the Government to review its UK health strategy to support society's "invisible addicts". http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-unveils-hidden-alcohol-abuse-older.html Addiction Sat, 08 Sep 2012 05:24:07 EST news266300613 A condition that temporarily causes heart failure in people who experience severe stress might actually protect the heart from very high levels of adrenaline, according to a new study published in the journal Circulation. The research provides the first physiological explanation for Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also called "broken heart syndrome" because it affects people who suffer severe emotional stress after bereavement, and suggests guidance for treatment. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-broken-heart-syndrome-adrenaline-overload.html Cardiology Wed, 27 Jun 2012 09:44:11 EST news260009033 Eating disorders can be triggered by lack of support following traumatic events such as bereavement, relationship problems, abuse and sexual assault, according to research published in the May issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing. Even changing school or moving home can prove too much for some young people and lead to conditions such as anorexia or bulimia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-family-life-reveals-key-events.html Health Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:36:26 EST news254482580 (Medical Xpress) -- Immunity experts at the University of Birmingham have found biological evidence to suggest that bereavement lowers physical immunity, putting older people at risk of life-threatening infections.. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-die-broken-heart-bereavement-weaken.html Immunology Wed, 28 Mar 2012 06:46:57 EST news252135993 The pain of losing a loved one can be a searing, gut-wrenching hurt and a long-lasting blow to a person's mood, concentration and ability to function. But is grief the same as depression? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-psychiatry-debates-pain-loss-depression.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:50:01 EST news248694459 The use of anti-depressant drugs in England has soared by 28 percent in the past three years, coinciding with the country's fall into recession and the global economic crisis, new figures showed Friday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-anti-depressant-soars-england-linked-recession.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 30 Dec 2011 06:27:43 EST news244448852 (Medical Xpress) -- Your parents were right: Hard experiences may indeed make you tough. Psychological scientists have found that, while going through many experiences like assault, hurricanes, and bereavement can be psychologically damaging, small amounts of trauma may help people develop resilience. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-traumatic-tough.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:10:02 EST news243233565 (Medical Xpress) -- A study involving University of Sydney cardiac researchers has shown the loss of a loved one can really break your heart. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-broken-heart.html Health Mon, 28 Nov 2011 04:20:24 EST news241676416 The death of a spouse is always a tragedy, but for seniors, that tragedy can spur some significant life changes. And one University of Alberta researcher says the choices they make are something policymakers need to pay attention to. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-spousal-death-key-link-loss.html Health Mon, 24 Oct 2011 10:30:58 EST news238671045 While the majority (70 percent) of surveyed cancer care physicians initiate contact with the bereaved family and caregivers of their patients who have died, over two-thirds do not feel they have received adequate training in this area during their residency or fellowship, according to a study presented October 2, 2011, at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-cancer-physicians-bereaved-family-caregivers.html Cancer Mon, 03 Oct 2011 11:23:07 EST news236859781