Psychology & Psychiatry

Why some military veterans may be more at-risk of PTSD symptoms

Service members deployed to conflict zones may be at greater risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder if they were physically, emotionally or sexually abused in childhood. This, along with other findings from a new ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

How does stress affect the body?

Figuring out how stress affects your body can be a challenge, because the answer can depend on how stressed out you are, and for how long.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Five precepts of Buddhism may be linked to lower depression risk

A new study suggests that people with high levels of neuroticism and stress may be at greater risk for depressive symptoms, but those links could be buffered for people who observe the five precepts of Buddhism—a fundamental ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

How people living with IBS can stomach the holidays

Traveling to see family for the holidays can be a gut-wrenching experience for the approximately 15% of the population living with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). The stress—from families who do not accommodate or understand ...

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