Psychology & Psychiatry
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.
Jan 19, 2013
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Health
How are middle-aged women affected by burnout?
Emotional exhaustion and physical and cognitive fatigue are signs of burnout, often caused by prolonged exposure to stress. Burnout can cause negative health effects including poor sleep, depression, anxiety, and cardiovascular ...
Jan 17, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
If we go over the fiscal cliff, will people spend or save? Childhood environments may hold the key
In the face of hard times, which strategy gives us the best shot at survival: saving for the future or spending resources on immediate gains? The answer may depend on the economic conditions we faced in childhood, according ...
Jan 14, 2013
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Neuroscience
Stress-resilience, susceptibility traced to neurons in reward circuit
A specific pattern of neuronal firing in a brain reward circuit instantly rendered mice vulnerable to depression-like behavior induced by acute severe stress, a study supported by the National Institutes of Health has found. ...
Dec 12, 2012
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Attention deficit disorders
ADHD can cause lifelong problems, study finds
(HealthDay)—If children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, continue to have the condition in adulthood, a new study suggests that they may face an array of physical and mental health issues.
Dec 10, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Leisure activities cultivate hope, resilience in disaster survivors
(Medical Xpress)—As survivors of Hurricane Sandy are learning, the emotional toll of natural disasters is as profound as their physical devastation. However, a new study of people who survived Japan's deadly earthquake ...
Dec 5, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Music to the ears for a good night's sleep? New therapy for insomnia
If you are among the 50 percent of Americans who suffer from insomnia, then you have probably tried everything – from warm milk to melatonin pills or prescription medications to induce sleep – with varying degrees of ...
Nov 20, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Childhood abuse leads to poor adult health
The psychological scars of childhood abuse can last well into adulthood. New research from Concordia University shows the harm can have longterm negative physical effects, as well as emotional ones.
Nov 13, 2012
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Health
Reactions to everyday stressors predict future health
(Medical Xpress)—Contrary to popular perception, stressors don't cause health problems—it's people's reactions to the stressors that determine whether they will suffer health consequences, according to researchers at ...
Nov 2, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
For many, 'Superstorm' sandy could take toll on mental health
(HealthDay)—Some of the numbers are staggering: more than 75 Americans dead, thousands evacuated from their homes, millions left without power for days and billions of dollars in damage from "superstorm" Sandy.
Nov 1, 2012
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