News tagged with stressor
Adult day services for dementia patients provide stress relief to family caregivers
Family caregivers of older adults with dementia are less stressed and their moods are improved on days when dementia patients receive adult day services (ADS), according to Penn State researchers.
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May 23, 2013 |
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Forced exercise may still protect against anxiety and stress, study says
Being forced to exercise may still help reduce anxiety and depression just as exercising voluntarily does, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder.
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Apr 25, 2013 |
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Study finds Asian-Americans often feel racial 'microaggressions'
(Medical Xpress)—Asian-Americans experience considerable everyday prejudice and discrimination, reports a Cornell study published in the Journal of Counseling Psychology (Vol. 60:2). The study is one of the first to doc ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 25, 2013 |
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Negative emotions in response to daily stress take a toll on long-term mental health
Our emotional responses to the stresses of daily life may predict our long-term mental health, according to a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.
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Apr 02, 2013 |
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Surgical menopause may prime brain for stroke, Alzheimer's
Women who abruptly and prematurely lose estrogen from surgical menopause have a two-fold increase in cognitive decline and dementia.
Neuroscience
Mar 28, 2013 |
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Arguments in the home linked with babies' brain functioning
Being exposed to arguments between parents is associated with the way babies' brains process emotional tone of voice, according to a new study to be published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Ps ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 25, 2013 |
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How can psychological stress be determined in chronic cardiovascular disease?
An investigation in one of the last issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics addresses the evaluation of psychological stress in the setting of chronic cardiovascular disease. In a number of circumstances allostatic system ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 19, 2013 |
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Vets' PTSD affects mental and physical health of partners
A study from the University of Utah sheds new light on the health risks faced not only by military veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but by their partners as well. Results of the study will be presented ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 07, 2013 |
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Study looks at importance of coping skills during hospital stays
(Medical Xpress)—No mother wants to see her child hospitalized, but how she copes with it could impact the child's anxiety level, a recent study by a University of Alabama researcher found.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 06, 2013 |
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Parents, religion guard against college drinking
Religious college students report less alcohol use than their classmates – and the reason may have to do with how their parents handle stress, according to new research by a Michigan State University scholar.
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Mar 05, 2013 |
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Early life stress may take early toll on heart function
Early life stress like that experienced by ill newborns appears to take an early toll of the heart, affecting its ability to relax and refill with oxygen-rich blood, researchers report.
Cardiology
Feb 21, 2013 |
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Helping or hovering? A parent's dilemma
When is it time for parents to back away? A new study shows that college students with overcontrolling parents are more likely to be depressed and less satisfied with their lives. This so-called helicopter parenting style ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 12, 2013 |
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Anxiety about relationships may lower immunity, increase vulnerability to illness
Concerns and anxieties about one's close relationships appear to function as a chronic stressor that can compromise immunity, according to new research.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 11, 2013 |
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Texting doesn't replace the feel-good effects of talking, study says
(HealthDay)—It's hard to quibble with the speed and convenience of connecting through texts and instant messages, but scientists say that today's ubiquitous online social communication may not confer the ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 31, 2013 |
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Loneliness, like chronic stress, taxes the immune system
New research links loneliness to a number of dysfunctional immune responses, suggesting that being lonely has the potential to harm overall health.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 19, 2013 |
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