News tagged with stressful life events


Posttraumatic stress disorder associated with type 2 diabetes

The presence of posttraumatic stress disorder is significantly associated with the development of type 2 diabetes. This is the finding of scientists from the Helmholtz Zentrum München and the University Hospital Gießen ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 16, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Risk factor for depression can be 'contagious'

A new study with college roommates shows that a particular style of thinking that makes people vulnerable to depression can actually "rub off" on others, increasing their symptoms of depression six months later.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 18, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The age of stress: Science and the search for stability

Today, many people consider stress to be part of life, yet most of us have little understanding of what the concept means or where it comes from. In his new book The Age of Stress, University of Exeter historian Professor Mark J ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

How news about violence affects kids

Grim images of gun incidents spanning from Newtown, Conn., to Los Angeles have filled news reports of late, presenting a challenge for parents whose children are exposed to these events through the media—whether by television, ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stressful life events may increase stillbirth risk, study finds

Pregnant women who experienced financial, emotional, or other personal stress in the year before their delivery had an increased chance of having a stillbirth, say researchers who conducted a National Institutes of Health ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Mar 27, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers outline effective strategies to prevent teen depression and suicide

(Medical Xpress)—Untreated depression is one of the leading causes of teen suicide, and signs of depression can also be a warning that a teen is contemplating suicide. In an article published this week in the quarterly ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

PTSD psychotherapy is enhanced with D-cycloserine

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is among the most common, distressing, and disabling medical consequences of combat or other extremely stressful life events. The first-line treatment for PTSD is exposure therapy, a type ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jun 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Older African-Americans use religious songs to cope with stress, study shows

(Medical Xpress) -- New research from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Nursing has shown that older African-Americans use religious songs in a personal way to cope with stressful life events. Songs long ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

High to moderate levels of stress lead to higher mortality rate

A new study concludes that men who experience persistently moderate or high levels of stressful life events over a number of years have a 50 percent higher mortality rate.

Health created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Suicide methods differ between men and women

Women who commit suicide are more likely than men to avoid facial disfiguration, but not necessarily in the name of vanity. Valerie Callanan from the University of Akron and Mark Davis from the Criminal Justice Research Center ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Aug 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Panic symptoms increase steadily, not acutely, after stressful event

Just like everyone else, people with panic disorder have real stress in their lives. They get laid off and they fight with their spouses. How such stresses affect their panic symptoms hasn't been well understood, but a new ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jun 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Can stress increase the risk of multiple sclerosis?

Contrary to earlier reports, a new study finds that stress does not appear to increase a person's risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS). The research is published in the May 31, 2011, print issue of Neurology, the me ...

Neuroscience created May 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast