How You Deal With Your Emotions Can Influence Your Anxiety
MorePixels / Getty Images When faced with a challenge, whether you deny the problems it poses or dive in to solve them in a positive way may determine how much anxiety you feel overall. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, about 40 million Americans aged 18 and older are diagnosed with an anxiety [...]
Anxiety a mental health disorder or part of human condition?
John Gass THIS is the age of anxiety, the era of the benzodiazepine Xanax – “all jumpy and edgy and short of breath,” as New York magazine puts it. Climate change, terrorism, recession – there’s something for everyone to worry about, and a medication or a book to go with it. But is anxiety a [...]
The dark mood and worry of a health crisis
Often this emotional distress is exacerbated by the effects of treatment such as tiredness, pain, and social isolation. But the impact of all this mental turmoil is under-recognised. Serious health incidents can increase a person’s risk of developing depression or anxiety, according to the mental health organisation beyondblue, which has recently released a new pamphlet to [...]
Yoga and the Mind: Can Yoga Reduce Symptoms of Major Psychiatric Disorders?
Getty Images Yoga does the body good, and according to a new study, it may ease the mind as well. “Yoga has also become such a cultural phenomenon that it has become difficult for physicians and consumers to differentiate legitimate claims from hype,” researchers from Duke University Medical Center write in their study, published in [...]
Quitting smoking reduces anxiety
Smokers who successfully quit feel less anxious afterwards, according to new research from King’s College London in collaboration with the Universities of Southampton, Oxford and Cambridge. The findings, published in the British Journal of Psychiatry, contradict a widely held belief that smoking relieves stress and giving up makes people feel more on edge. Dr Máirtín [...]
Sibling Rivalry: Squabbling May Lead to Depressive Symptoms, Anxiety, Among Teens
Universal Images Group Anyone with a brother or sister can attest to the inevitability of conflicts during childhood, but frequent clashes may take a toll. Squabbling over two topics in particular, researchers say, may put adolescents at risk for depressive symptoms and anxiety. Psychologists at the University of Missouri reached that conclusion after surveying 145 [...]
Study finds lesbian women more likely to drink to excess
Can excessive drinking lead to depression and anxiety? Photo: Thinkstock Source: news.com.au A STUDY has found lesbian women are more likely to drink excessively and experience symptoms of depression and anxiety. The study, by the University of Melbourne, Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre and Monash University, is looking at the correlation between excessive drinking, [...]
Multiple media use tied to depression, anxiety
Using multiple forms of media at the same time — such as playing a computer game while watching TV — is linked to symptoms of anxiety and depression, scientists have found for the first time. Michigan State University’s Mark Becker, lead investigator on the study, said he was surprised to find such a clear association [...]
Mourning after the night before
Guilt trip … excess alcohol can induce anxiety attacks. Photo: iStock Caitie Keyes-Liley, 20, was used to hangovers – the headache, nausea, dry mouth, dizziness. But then a new symptom emerged. Panic. The day after big drinking sessions she found herself replaying events of the night before, obsessing over gaps in her memory. She was [...]
Meditation combined with art therapy can change your brain and lower anxiety
Cancer and stress go hand-in-hand, and high stress levels can lead to poorer health outcomes in cancer patients. The Jefferson-Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine combined creative art therapy with a Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program for women with breast cancer and showed changes in brain activity associated with lower stress and anxiety after the [...]
