The Anxiety and Panic Treatment Program of The Family
Institute at Northwestern University, a premier center for couple and family therapy,
community outreach, education and research, announces its generalized anxiety disorder
(GAD) research project.
The primary focus of the GAD research project is on improving the effectiveness of
treatment for GAD. This research is especially timely given the current economic turmoil
as many people with Read the rest of this entry »
In patients who receive implantable cardiac defibrillators after a sudden heart event, there is a higher likelihood of death within five years if they experience symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a report released on November 3, 2008 in Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
When a life-threatening heart condition is severe and has Read the rest of this entry »
Researchers in the US found that either cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) or the antidepressant sertraline (brand name Zoloft) were more
effective than a placebo drug in treating a range of childhood anxiety disorders, but a combination of Zoloft and CBT worked even better.
The Child/Adolescent Anxiety Multimodal Study (CAMS), which took part in six separate centers across the US, Read the rest of this entry »
Cortisol helps our bodies cope with stress, but what about its effects on the brain? A new study by Cohen and colleagues, appearing in the October 15th issue of Biological Psychiatry, suggests that the answer to this question is complex. In an animal model of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), high doses of a cortisol-related substance, corticosterone, prevented negative consequences of stress exposure, including increased startle response Read the rest of this entry »
A CQUniversity researcher’s work with multiply-abused children has been applauded by an Australasian traumatic stress organisation.
Dr Jacqueline Feather was awarded first prize in the 2008 ASTSS (Australasian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies) Read the rest of this entry »
Physicians are less likely to diagnose anxiety in elderly black patients than in white patients, according to a study published in the September issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Reuters Health reports. The study by Hillary Bogner of the University of Pennsylvania and colleagues involved 330 elderly patients from Maryland primary care practices Read the rest of this entry »
With Christmas just around the corner, the festive fun can often be overshadowed by stress. The pressures of Christmas shopping, time, money, and social demands can often lead to anxiety, sleep disturbances, headaches, loss of appetite and even poor concentration, all of which are symptoms of stress. Over time, stress can contribute towards heart disease, stroke and cancer so it’s important that you take Read the rest of this entry »
Army officials have said they will examine Fort Campbell in Kentucky, where 15,000 soldiers are expected to arrive after multiple deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan, to determine the proper staffing levels to address brain injuries and psychological problems, the AP/Washington Post reports.
In an effort to assess the long-term impact of repeated deployments, Army officials have nearly doubled the size of the Read the rest of this entry »
"Job-Related Stress and Chronic Health Conditions Among Filipino Immigrants," Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health: A.B. de Castro of the University of Washington School of Nursing Read the rest of this entry »
You couldn’t ignore the news if you tried. The economic crisis is all over magazines, newspapers and television news programs. So, it’s no wonder people are feeling anxious and stressed out.
But women may be reacting more strongly than men. A recent survey from the American Psychological Association (APA) called "Stress in America" says women are expressing fear about the current financial situation Read the rest of this entry »
Some types of stress may increase risk for preterm delivery, but many stressful events do not, according to study by a researcher at RTI International.
The study, published in RTI Press, found that being in debt, being injured by a partner, having someone close attempt suicide, and being divorced were associated with an increase risk of preterm delivery, but 13 other Read the rest of this entry »
AstraZeneca announced its submission of SEROQUEL XR (quetiapine fumarate extended release tablets) to European regulatory authorities seeking approval for both short-term and maintenance treatment of Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD). Building on the US GAD submission Read the rest of this entry »
Family members may experience post-traumatic stress as many as six months after a loved one’s stay in the intensive care unit (ICU), according to a study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and University of California, San Francisco. The study, published online in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, Read the rest of this entry »
Promising scientific investigations that might someday yield new strategies related to anxiety, addiction, trauma caused by war or natural disasters, and brain development among children growing up in poverty will be the focus of a seminar on "Science, Stress and Human Health."
The 2008 Philip Hauge Abelson Advancing Science Seminar will take place Friday, 24 October at the American Association Read the rest of this entry »
A report released by the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) suggests that as many as a third of elementary and middle school students in Oklahoma are involved in bullying. The report presents findings from a 2005 survey, the Oklahoma Anti-Bullying Survey, of 7,848 third, fifth, and seventh grade students from 85 school districts. Fourteen percent of the students reported Read the rest of this entry »
Many women know the overwhelmed feeling caused by too much to do and too little time. Better time management can help you do more. Buy propecia pills And it has health benefits, such as less stress and a better quality of life.
The October issue of Mayo Clinic Women’s HealthSource offers Read the rest of this entry »
A doctoral thesis carried out at the University of Granada has proved that patients with serious anxiety disorders (panic disorder with and without agoraphobia, social anxiety disorder or generalized anxiety disorder) think they suffer more physiological (palpitations, sweating, irregular breathing, shaking of the hands and muscular tension Read the rest of this entry »
How children are affected by out-of-home care depends not only on the qualities of their teacher and the classroom, but also on the nature of the children’s relationship with their caregivers. That’s the finding of a new study on the level of the stress hormone cortisol in children in full-day child care.
Cortisol, the primary stress hormone in humans, tends to be at its highest levels in the Read the rest of this entry »
Some 92 percent of employees say financial worries are keeping them up at night, according to a poll released by ComPsych Corporation today. Only 8 percent of employees described themselves as "not worried." ComPsych is the world’s largest provider of employee assistance Read the rest of this entry »
Do mothers purposely expose their offspring to their own stress? Buy clomid pills If so, why?
The question arises because it is widely accepted that exposure to maternal stress during pre-natal development can have negative impacts on offspring following birth. To examine why a stressed mother Read the rest of this entry »
UK researchers discovered that antisocial behaviour may have a biological basis rooted in the inability of some male adolescents to have normal stress
responses that help regulate circulating levels of the stress hormone cortisol causing them to behave less cautiously and with more anger and impulsiveness
at times of stress.
The study Read the rest of this entry »
Conversations about the wars in Iraq and in Afghanistan tend to focus on whether we should be there and how we can bring them to a close. What’s less discussed is how these conflicts will profoundly affect health care and academic medicine in the years to come.
The first event in a new series, the Stanford Health Policy Forum, will address that very issue with Read the rest of this entry »
Dartmouth researchers with the National Center for Disaster Mental Health Research are preparing to visit the Galveston, Texas area on their first field mission in early November to study the impact of Hurricane Ike, which hit in late September.
The NCDMHR, established last year with funding from the National Institutes of Health, aims to study long-term recovery from disasters, focusing on mental health. Hurricane Ike is Read the rest of this entry »
Music therapy can reduce psychological stress among pregnant women, according
to research just published in a special complementary and alternative therapy
medicine issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing.
Researchers from the College of Nursing at Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan,
randomly assigned 116 pregnant women to a music group and 120 to Read the rest of this entry »
A doctoral thesis carried out at the University of Granada has proved that patients with serious anxiety disorders (panic disorder with and without agoraphobia, social Read the rest of this entry »