http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (HealthDay)—Women who have a false-positive mammogram result—when breast cancer is first suspected but then dispelled with further testing—can have lingering anxiety and distress up to three years after the misdiagnosis, a new study finds. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-false-positive-mammograms-trigger-long-term-distress.html Cancer Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:50:01 EST news282914800 (Medical Xpress)—The onset of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is unpredictable. Because it depends on the unforeseeable occurrence of traumatic events, it is difficult to identify preventative or causative factors. Scientists typically turn to patients who have already developed PTSD to study the disorder, but that means they can't draw comparisons to their psychological state prior to experiencing trauma. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-gene-high-anxiety-effect-battlefield.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:50:01 EST news279994850 Facebook activity provided a window into the psychological health of participants in a study at the University of Missouri. Social media profiles could eventually be used as tools for psychologists and therapists, according to study leader Elizabeth Martin, doctoral student in MU's psychological science department in the College of Arts and Science. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-analysis-social-media-therapists-view.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:12:51 EST news278327553 Improved patient education and ongoing psychological support will help people cope with the psychological distress of having an implanted defibrillator, according to a scientific statement from the American Heart Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-psychological-key-defibrillator-patients.html Cardiology Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:00:10 EST news267704706 Women having surgery for breast cancer are up to three times more likely to have severe pain in the first week after surgery if they suffer from other painful conditions, such as arthritis, low back pain and migraine, according to a Cancer Research UK study published today (Wednesday) in the British Journal of Cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-uncovers-simple-severe-pain-breast.html Cancer Wed, 05 Sep 2012 12:05:44 EST news266065538 Online dating scammers groom their victims by developing 'hyper-personal' relationships which can leave victims feeling doubly traumatised. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-victims-online-dating-scams-doubly.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:00:01 EST news253980993 (Medical Xpress) -- As a fetus grows, it’s constantly getting messages from its mother. It’s not just hearing her heartbeat and whatever music she might play to her belly; it also gets chemical signals through the placenta. A new study, which will be published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, finds that this includes signals about the mother’s mental state. If the mother is depressed, that affects how the baby develops after it’s born. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-fetus-moms-psychological-state.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 10 Nov 2011 08:30:01 EST news240135393 In geriatric medicine, the adage that age is just a number holds true. New research from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center uses a simple assessment tool to determine how well older adults diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) can handle treatment. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-bedside-outcomes-older-cancer-patients.html Cancer Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:06:40 EST news238845991 While depression and anxiety have long been recognised as risk factors for heart disease, there is less certainty over the beneficial effects of a 'positive' psychological state, Now, following a study of almost 8000 British civil servants, researchers say that a satisfying life is indeed good for the heart. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-satisfaction-components-everyday-life-heart.html Cardiology Tue, 05 Jul 2011 03:13:57 EST news229054410