Psychology & Psychiatry
What is mental health?
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about mental health and mental illness.
May 19, 2023
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News tagged with anxiety disorders
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
When someone living with dementia is distressed or violent, 'de-escalation' is vital
Today's reporting about the alleged tasering of a 95-year-old woman living at the Yallambee Lodge aged care home in New South Wales has brought the issue of behaviors and psychological symptoms of dementia into sharp focus.
May 19, 2023
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Neuroscience
Replaying outcomes in the brain could predict whether we approach or avoid situations
Past neuroscience studies suggest that when deciding their next actions, mice and other rodents tend to replay past outcomes of similar situations in their brain, which is reflected in a rapid activation of certain brain ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sleep phase can reduce anxiety in people with PTSD
A new study shows that sleep spindles, brief bursts of brain activity occurring during one phase of sleep and captured by EEG, may regulate anxiety in people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
May 3, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The impact of childhood and teenage anxiety disorders on later life, according to new research
Anxiety rates have been rising in recent years among children and young people, with the situation partially exacerbated by the pandemic.
Apr 26, 2023
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Genetics
Gene in the brain can put brakes on anxiety, discover scientists
A gene in the brain driving anxiety symptoms has been identified by an international team of scientists. Critically, modification of the gene is shown to reduce anxiety levels, offering an exciting novel drug target for anxiety ...
Apr 25, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
'Will you look at me?' How socially anxious people avoid eye contact
Individuals suffering from social anxiety disorder (SAD) consistently avoid eye contact. However, in a non-clinical population, gaze avoidance in socially anxious individuals depends on social situations, Jiemiao Chen saw ...
Apr 24, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Threat or safety? Why discriminating negative from neutral stimuli is important to promote resilience
Why does stress trigger the development of mental disorders, such as depression, in one person, while others successfully maintain mental health despite adversity? This latter case is referred to as the phenomenon of resilience. ...
Apr 18, 2023
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Pediatrics
For kids with mental health issues, pediatricians are often only source for care
With so many American kids and teens dealing with depression or anxiety, pediatricians are increasingly stepping in as mental health care providers. Now, a new study suggests they are doing a decent job—but too few kids ...
Apr 17, 2023
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Neuroscience
Examining how our brains make new decisions with a virtual monster world
We regularly find ourselves in new shops or restaurants, we land at airports we don't know or start a new job. In such situations, the remarkable flexibility of human behavior becomes apparent. Even in new situations, we ...
Apr 4, 2023
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Anxiety disorder
Anxiety disorder is a blanket term covering several different forms of abnormal and pathological fears and anxieties which only came under the aegis of psychiatry at the very end of the 19th Century. Current psychiatric diagnostic criteria recognize a wide variety of anxiety disorders. Recent surveys have found that as many as 18% of Americans may be affected by one or more of them.
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