News tagged with mood disturbances


The Lancet Series on bipolar disorder

Bipolar disorder – where patients experience recurrent episodes of mood disturbance, ranging from extreme elation (mania) to severe depression – is thought to affect roughly 2% of the world's population in its most pronounced ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 09, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

HRT for postmenopausal symptoms can be recommended as an alternative to hormone replacement therapy

Herbal and complementary medicines could be recommended as an alternative to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for treating postmenopausal symptoms says a new review published today in The Obstetrician and Gynaecologist (TOG). ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Jan 10, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study reveals benign brain tumours can cause more emotional harm than malignant tumours

(Medical Xpress)β€”In a paper published in the Journal of Neuro-oncology, researchers have found that that patients with benign brain tumours experience greater distress than those with malignant tumours before ...

Cancer created Oct 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Is there a link between mood and glucose control in diabetes?

When blood sugar levels in diabetes are poorly controlled, patients tend to have more complications such as depression and other mood disturbances, including anxiety and anger, and a lower overall quality of life. A better ...

Pediatrics created May 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Mindfulness' stress reduction helps breast cancer survivors

(HealthDay) -- A mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program provides significant and lasting improvements in mood, breast- and endocrine-related quality of life, and well-being, according to research ...

Cancer created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Women with BRCA mutations can take hormone-replacement therapy safely after ovary removal

Women with the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations, which are linked to a very high risk of breast and ovarian cancer, can safely take hormone-replacement therapy (HRT) to mitigate menopausal symptoms after surgical removal of ...

Cancer created Jun 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast