http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Sibling conflict represents parents' number one concern and complaint about family life, but a new prevention program—designed and carried out by researchers at Penn State—demonstrates that siblings of elementary-school age can learn to get along. In doing so, they can improve their future health and well-being. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-sibling-rivalry-youth-health-well-being.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 27 Nov 2012 15:25:12 EST news273252299 (HealthDay)—From crowded shopping malls to unpaid bills to an onslaught of out-of-town guests, the holidays can cause overwhelming stress. One way to remain calm is to manage unrealistic expectations, experts advise. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-dial-holiday-stress.html Health Thu, 22 Nov 2012 11:00:02 EST news272803222 Sound, restful sleep may be just a dream for millions of Americans with strained family relationships. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-family-good-night.html Health Thu, 31 May 2012 09:40:01 EST news257674505 A University of British Columbia researcher has developed a simple two-question test to screen kindergarten-aged children for future anxiety disorders - the most commonly reported mental health concern among children. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-early-screening-anxiety-disorders-children.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:53:25 EST news253792397 When a person with mild cognitive impairment is agitated or restless, caregivers can expect to find they are more edgy as well. According to research conducted at Virginia Tech, the more a caregiver's day is disrupted by the unsettled behaviors of their loved one, the more they find themselves unable to meet or balance their own home and family work loads. This heightens the effect of elevated stress levels on their own bodies, placing caregivers at risk for current and future health problems. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-caregivers-health-problems.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:15:48 EST news241712136 The greater the severity of a child's Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) symptoms, the more negative impacts on the child's health-related quality of life from the perspective of the child and the parent, a new study by a Baylor University psychologist has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-quality-life-children-adhd-families.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 26 Jul 2011 11:38:30 EST news230899079 Researchers affiliated with Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that risk factors for post-traumatic stress symptomatology (PTSS) among Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)/Operational Iraqi Freedom (OIF) male veterans were relatively similar to what was observed in a prior group of Vietnam veterans. The findings, which currently appear online in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology, suggest there are key pathways through which risk factors contribute to PTSS across different male veteran cohorts. In addition, the researchers also identified a number of novel mechanisms of risk for OEF/OIF female veterans. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-factor-pathways-ptss-female-male.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 25 Jul 2011 11:46:11 EST news230813142 (Medical Xpress) -- Close family relationships may protect teenagers from alcohol use, according to research by The University of Queensland’s Centre for Youth Substance Abuse Research (CYSAR) and the Centre for Adolescent Health in Melbourne. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-family-relationships-early-teens-alcohol.html Health Tue, 07 Jun 2011 09:28:48 EST news226657710