Anxiety Disorder Current Events | Anxiety Disorder News | 7
|
| Page
7 of
43 |
846 Results |
|
|
|
Sort By:
Page Views | Date |
Study offers new insights into teenagers and anxiety disorders
Can scientists predict who will develop anxiety disorders years in advance? UCLA psychology professor Michelle Craske thinks so. She is four years into an eight-year study evaluating 650 students, who were 16 when the study began, to identify risk factors for the development of anxiety and depression - the most comprehensive study of its kind. view more (2008-09-16)
Alcohol cravings and anxiety do not increase with repeat detoxification
People with alcohol problems have no greater anxiety or cravings after the second, third or fourth detoxification than the first, according to a new study by experimental psychologists at the University of Sussex. Previous studies have shown that the risk of seizures can increase with subsequent detoxifications due to the effects of withdrawal... view more... (2002-06-14)
Music calms the fevered brow
Music is not just the food of love - it may also be a pain killer and lessen anxiety. New research by psychologists has found that that people listening to music may feel less pain than those who are not and that music can relieve the symptoms of anxiety for people recovering from surgery. view more (2005-03-21)
UIC researchers evaluate lithium for pediatric bipolar disorder
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago are participating in a national study to evaluate lithium for the treatment of bipolar disorder in children and adolescents. view more (2007-07-18)
Opiate drugs increase vulnerability to stress
A new study has found that opiate drugs such as morphine leave animals more vulnerable to stress. This means that stress and opiates are in a vicious cycle: Not only does stress trigger drug use, but in return the drug leaves animals more vulnerable to stress. view more (2005-08-29)
Voluntary exercise does not appear to alleviate anxiety and depression
Voluntary physical activity does not appear to cause a reduction in anxiety and depression, but exercise and mood may be associated through a common genetic factor, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. view more (2008-08-05)
Brain DNA 'remodeled' in alcoholism
Reshaping of the DNA scaffolding that supports and controls the expression of genes in the brain may play a major role in the alcohol withdrawal symptoms, particularly anxiety, that make it so difficult for alcoholics to stop using alcohol. view more (2008-04-02)
Study sheds light on medication treatment options for bipolar disorder
For depressed people with bipolar disorder who are taking a mood stabilizer, adding an antidepressant medication is no more effective than a placebo (sugar pill), according to results published online on March 28, 2007 in the New England Journal of Medicine. view more (2007-03-29)
Depression may increase exacerbations, hospitalizations in COPD
It is well known that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) frequently suffer from depression and anxiety, but according to new research, depression and anxiety may actually cause increased hospitalizations and exacerbations. view more (2008-10-27)
New mouse model of depression/anxiety enhances understanding of antidepressant drugs
A recent study finds that the antidepressant effects of drugs like Prozac involve both neurogenesis-dependent and -independent mechanisms, a finding that may lead to development of better treatments for depression and anxiety. view more (2009-05-28)
Spotting clues that point to 'invisible' disorder
Faced with a patient who is 'tired all the time' and reports 'pain in my body every day', many General Practitioners may struggle to identify fibromyalgia, a little-known but debilitating condition as the cause of their patient's suffering. Fibromyalgia is a widespread and yet little-recognised and little-understood pain and fatigue disorder that... view more... (2002-11-19)
Home life prevents exercise in workers
People are more likely to keep to their plans to exercise on non-work days than on work days. However, it is worry over one's personal life rather than work-related worries that prevents people keeping to their plans. This is the finding of a study reported today, Thursday 5 September 2002, at the British Psychological Society Division of Health... view more... (2002-09-02)
The high incidence of post traumatic stress disorder in a student population
view more (1999-03-26)
Review provides new insights into the causes of anorexia
New imaging technology provides insight into abnormalities in the brain circuitry of patients with anorexia nervosa (commonly known as anorexia) that may contribute to the puzzling symptoms found in people with the eating disorder. view more (2009-07-22)
Student cash concerns count
The pressure of money problems is leading to increased rates of depression amongst university students, which in turn leads to reductions in their exam performance. These are the results of a study conducted by Professor Bernice Andrews and Dr John Wilding of Royal Holloway University of London, presented today, Friday 16 April 2004, at the... view more... (2004-04-16)
A genome wide search for genes underlying anxiety disorders turned up unexpected candidates
Increasing the activity of two enzymes better known for their role in oxidative stress metabolism turns normally relaxed mice into "Nervous Nellies," according to research conducted at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and reported in the early online edition of Nature. view more (2005-10-31)
Screening for Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) among substance users is improved
Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a major learning disability among both children and adults. ADHD is especially common among drug users and alcoholics and increases the severity of their addiction problems. view more (2006-07-26)
Patients with PTSD experience less pain sensitivity — may be related to altered processing
Patients with posttraumatic stress disorder show reduced pain sensitivity, a pattern that may be related to altered pain processing in the brain. view more (2007-01-02)
To predict the severity of mental disease, consider the family
We've all been asked at routine visits to the doctor to record our family's history with medical problems like cancer, diabetes or heart disease. But when it comes to mental disorders, usually mum's the word. view more (2009-07-07)
Childhood mental health problems blight adult working life
Mental health problems in childhood blight adult working life, suggests research published ahead of print in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. And problems in working life are associated with mid life depression and anxiety. view more (2008-04-03)
|
|
| Page
7 of
43 |
846 Results |
|
|
|
Sort By:
Page Views | Date |
|
