News tagged with anxiety and depression
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Volunteers critical in support of women suffering from antenatal, perinatal depression
(Medical Xpress)—An independent evaluation by Warwick Medical School warns that the health service lacks sufficient capacity to respond to perinatal depression, while highlighting a potential role for the voluntary sector, ...
Health
Sep 17, 2012 |
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Children with asthma at-risk for mental health issues
(Medical Xpress)—A new study has found that young children with severe or persistent asthma are at higher risk of developing many common mental health problems.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 13, 2012 |
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Chronic stress linked to high risk of stroke
[Is psycho-physical stress a risk factor for stroke? A case-control study Online First doi 10.1136/jnnp-2012-302420]
Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 29, 2012 |
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Renal sympathetic denervation improves physical and mental health in resistant hypertension
Renal sympathetic denervation improves anxiety, depression, quality of life and stress in patients with resistant hypertension, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2012 by Dr Denise Fischer from Saarland University ...
Cardiology
Aug 27, 2012 |
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Anxiety and depression increase risk of sick leave
Long-term sick leave is a burden for individuals and society at large, yet very little is known about the underlying reasons for it. Researchers at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, in collaboration ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 31, 2012 |
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Depression a global problem: It's not just Westerners who get the blues
(Medical Xpress) -- Depression and anxiety are found in every society in the world, debunking old theories that only Westerners get depressed.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 23, 2012 |
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The emotion detectives uncover new ways to fight off youth anxiety and depression
Emotional problems in childhood are common. Approximately 8 to 22 percent of children suffer from anxiety, often combined with other conditions such as depression. However, most existing therapies are not designed to treat ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 11, 2012 |
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Anxiety, depression common in adults with arthritis
(HealthDay) -- Anxiety and depression are both common among U.S. adults with arthritis, with anxiety found more often than depression, according to a study published in the July issue of Arthritis Care & ...
Arthritis & Rheumatism
Jul 09, 2012 |
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Easter Island drug raises cognition throughout life span
Cognitive skills such as learning and memory diminish with age in everyone, and the drop-off is steepest in Alzheimer's disease. Texas scientists seeking a way to prevent this decline reported exciting results this week with ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Jun 29, 2012 |
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Treating childhood anxiety with computers, not drugs
According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, one in eight children suffers from an anxiety disorder. And because many anxious children turn into severely anxious adults, early intervention can have a major ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 11, 2012 |
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Mindfulness reduces anxiety and depression in cancer patients
When being diagnosed with cancer, people will naturally worry about their future, their family and about dying. Actually, no less than 35-40% of cancer patients suffer from significant anxiety and depression symptoms. An ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 11, 2012 |
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Sexual orientation fluctuation correlated to alcohol misuse
Many young adults explore and define their sexual identity in college, but that process can be stressful and lead to risky behaviors. In a new study, students whose sexual self-definition didn't fall into exclusively heterosexual ...
Addiction
Jun 06, 2012 |
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Cognitive bias modification: A new approach to treating emotional disorders
(Medical Xpress) -- A new approach to preventing and treating anxiety and depression may be used to improve the emotional health of fly-in fly-out workers and people living in bushfire-prone areas.
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 28, 2012 |
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Comorbidities are common in patients with COPD
The majority of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) referred for pulmonary rehabilitation have multiple extra-pulmonary comorbidities, according to a new study from the Netherlands.
Sleep apnea
May 21, 2012 |
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Acid in the brain: Team develops new way to look at brain function
University of Iowa neuroscientist John Wemmie, M.D., Ph.D., is interested in the effect of acid in the brain. His studies suggest that increased acidity or low pH, in the brain is linked to panic disorders, ...
Neuroscience
May 18, 2012 |
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