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(HealthDay)—U.S. veterans who suffered major limb injuries in combat showed little improvement with mental health problems such as depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the two years after receiving treatment for their wounds, researchers report. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-severely-vets-ongoing-emotional.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:30:01 EST news284896959 (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 Pre-clinical trials—the stage at which medications or therapies are tested on animals like laboratory mice—is a crucial part of drug development. It's only then that scientists can assess benefits and side effects before a drug is administered to patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-uncovering-flaw-drug-chronic-anxiety.html Medical research Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:43:48 EST news274628622 Anger is a powerful emotion with serious health consequences. A new study from Concordia University shows that for millions of individuals around the world who suffer from Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), anger is more than an emotion; it's an agent that exacerbates their illness. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-anger-larger-role-anxiety-disorders.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 04 Dec 2012 12:42:28 EST news273847335 The diagnostic system used by many mental health practitioners in the United States—known as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders—assumes that symptoms of two disorders that occur at the same time are additive and that the order in which the disorders are presented doesn't matter. But new research suggests that order actually plays a significant role in determining how clinicians think about psychiatric disorders. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-psychiatric-clinicians-symptoms.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:47:43 EST news273340057 (Medical Xpress)—A new University of Wisconsin-Madison imaging study shows the brains of people with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) have weaker connections between a brain structure that controls emotional response and the amygdala, which suggests the brain's "panic button" may stay on due to lack of regulation. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-brain-imaging-reveals-people-anxiety.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 04 Sep 2012 06:18:35 EST news265958297 Poor mothers are more likely to be classified as having the mental illness known as generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) because they live in poverty – not because they are suffering from a psychiatric disorder, according to Rutgers researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-anxiety-disorders-poor-moms-result.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 20 Jul 2012 00:20:03 EST news261932751 In a discovery that could help in the identification and treatment of anxiety disorders, Michigan State University scientists say the brains of anxious girls work much harder than those of boys. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-anxious-girls-brains-harder.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 05 Jun 2012 11:00:42 EST news258112549 Worrying may have evolved along with intelligence as a beneficial trait, according to a recent study by scientists at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and other institutions. Jeremy Coplan, MD, professor of psychiatry at SUNY Downstate, and colleagues found that high intelligence and worry both correlate with brain activity measured by the depletion of the nutrient choline in theGlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals, Sackler Institute of Columbia University, NIH/National Institute of Mental Health, National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression, Psychiatric Institute subcortical white matter of the brain. According to the researchers, this suggests that intelligence may have co-evolved with worry in humans. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-excessive-co-evolved-intelligence.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:53:07 EST news253461177 Approximately 3 percent of the U.S. population suffers from excessive, uncontrollable worry that reduces their health and quality of life. The condition, known as Generalized Anxiety Disorder, is difficult to overcome and is accompanied by a host of physical symptoms, including fatigue, muscle tension, irritability and poor sleep. However, a new University of Georgia study shows that regular exercise can significantly reduce anxiety symptoms in patients with GAD. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-anxiety-symptoms-women.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:20:03 EST news246200809 Medical evidence suggests that psychiatric drugs known as atypical antipsychotics are effective in reducing symptoms for some off-label conditions, but not others, according to a new RAND Corporation study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-atypical-antipsychotics-aid-symptons-off-label.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 27 Sep 2011 16:00:07 EST news236352442 Most people worry from time to time. A new research study, led by a Case Western Reserve University faculty member in psychology, also shows that worrying can be so intrusive and obsessive that it interferes in the person's life and endangers the health of social relationships. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-impact-interpersonal-relationships.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:39:52 EST news230906372