Psychology & Psychiatry

Worrying about your heart increases risk for mental health disorders

For coffee drinkers, a common scenario might involve drinking an extra cup only to end up with a racing heart and a subtle reminder to themselves to cut down the caffeine. But for those who have a different thinking pattern, ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Health anxiety in childhood and adolescence can become chronic

Symptoms of health anxiety are common already during childhood and adolescence—and if the children do not receive the correct help, the anxiety can become a permanent problem with serious personal and socio-economic consequences. ...

Pediatrics

Play ball! (It's good for you)

Boys who participate in sports in early childhood are less likely to experience later depressive and anxiety symptoms—known as emotional distress—in middle childhood, a new study led by Université de Montréal psychoeducator ...

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