News tagged with anxiety medications


Study examines use of creative arts therapies among patients with cancer

Creative arts therapies (CATs) can improve anxiety, depression, pain symptoms and quality of life among cancer patients, although the effect was reduced during follow-up in a study by Timothy W. Puetz, Ph.D., M.P.H., of the ...

Cancer created May 13, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Parkinson's discovery could lead to earlier diagnosis

(Medical Xpress)—A new study could help earlier diagnosis of Parkinson's disease, after a Malaysian researcher working for Newcastle University in the UK identified that even early in the disease people experience symptoms.

Parkinson's & Movement disorders created Apr 18, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Spring forward with 10 sleep tips

Daylight savings time is March 10 – that's when clocks "spring forward" at 2 a.m. and you lose an hour of sleep. Most Americans are already sleep-deprived, which can impact your mood and performance in the workplace and ...

Health created Mar 06, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Benefit designs causing changes in liability lead to anxiety, debt

(HealthDay)—Adults with high out-of-pocket health care expenditures experience considerable anxiety and debt problems, as well as disruption in their medical care, according to research published in the ...

Health created Jan 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Parkinson's can lead to anxiety and other non-motor symptoms, even early on

While movement problems are the main symptom of Parkinson's disease, a new study shows that even early in the course of disease people frequently experience many non-motor symptoms such as drooling, anxiety and constipation. ...

Parkinson's & Movement disorders created Jan 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study finds anxiety linked to chest pain in children

(Medical Xpress)—Psychological factors can have as much—or more—impact on pediatric chest pain as physical ones, a University of Georgia study found recently. UGA psychologists discovered pediatric patients diagnosed ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 16, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Record 4.02 billion prescriptions in United States in 2011

People in the United States took more prescription drugs than ever last year, with the number of prescriptions increasing from 3.99 billion (with a cost of $308.6 billion) in 2010 to 4.02 billion (with a cost of $319.9 billion) ...

Medications created Sep 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers identify potential treatment for cognitive effects of stress-related disorders

Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers have identified a potential medical treatment for the cognitive effects of stress-related disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The study, conducted ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Aug 30, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

You could be sick ... but probably not

Do you automatically assume that a headache is a brain tumor? Do you worry that a minor cut could lead to flesh-eating bacteria ravaging a limb and requiring massive surgical intervention?

Health created Aug 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Skilled migrants risk depression in low-paid jobs

(Medical Xpress) -- Skilled migrants who can't find jobs that use their education and qualifications are more likely to suffer mental health problems after three and a half years of arriving in Australia, according to a new ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Aug 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Improve care for veterans with PTSD: report

(HealthDay) -- Access to care for U.S. military service members and veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) must improve, says an Institute of Medicine report released Friday that also calls for ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 created Jun 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Financial worries add to cancer patients' burden

(HealthDay) -- A small study gives a snapshot into the financial anxieties that plague many patients with advanced cancer and their spouses, even as they struggle against the disease itself.

Cancer created Jun 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Autism often not diagnosed until age 5 or older: U.S. report

(HealthDay) -- Even though autism symptoms typically emerge before age 3, most children with autism are diagnosed when they're 5 or older, a new snapshot of autism in America shows.

Autism spectrum disorders created May 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Being left out puts youths with special needs at risk for depression

The challenges that come with battling a chronic medical condition or developmental disability are enough to get a young person down. But being left out, ignored or bullied by their peers is the main reason youths with special ...

Pediatrics created Apr 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast