ScienceDaily: Anxiety News
25 Jan 2012 at 12:26pm
Scientists now have a better understanding of the way that stress impacts the brain. New research reveals pioneering evidence for a new mechanism of stress adaptation and may eventually lead to a better understanding of why prolonged and repeated exposure to stress can lead to anxiety disorders and depression.
20 Jan 2012 at 5:30pm
The solvent tetrachloroethylene (PCE) widely used in industry and to dry clean clothes is a neurotoxin known to cause mood changes, anxiety, and depression in people who work with it. To date the long-term effect of this chemical on children exposed to PCE has been less clear, although there is some evidence that children of people who work in the dry cleaning industry have an increased risk of schizophrenia.
11 Jan 2012 at 12:40pm
According to a new study, workers who witness incivility towards colleagues feel negative emotions -- especially when the incivility is aimed at workers of the same sex. The work is the first to look at the relationship between employees' observations of incivility towards same gender coworkers and negative emotions.
9 Jan 2012 at 12:26pm
Tuning in to tune out may be just what's needed for men undergoing a prostate biopsy, according to researchers.
5 Jan 2012 at 3:17pm
Distraction is an effective pain reliever, and a new study concludes that listening to music can be effective for reducing pain in high-anxiety persons who can easily become absorbed in cognitive activities.
3 Jan 2012 at 12:53pm
Use of torture around the world has not diminished but the techniques used have grown more complex and sophisticated, according to new research.
27 Dec 2011 at 8:30am
Women with celiac disease -- an autoimmune disorder associated with a negative reaction to eating gluten -- are more likely than the general population to report symptoms of depression and disordered eating, even when they adhere to a gluten-free diet, according to researchers.
20 Dec 2011 at 12:37pm
Anxious study participants aren't as physiologically sensitive to subtle changes in their environment as less fearful individuals, new research shows. Researchers reason that anxious people could have a deficit in their threat evaluation capacities, which are necessary for effective decision-making and fear regulation.
13 Dec 2011 at 6:01pm
Researchers find that mood and anxiety disorders are highly associated with non-medical prescription opioid use.
9 Dec 2011 at 2:01pm
New research underlines the power of an endogenous anti-stress peptide in the brain to prevent and even reverse some of the cellular effects of acute alcohol and alcohol dependence in animal models. The work could lead to the development of novel drugs to treat alcoholism.
9 Dec 2011 at 9:51am
Children who suffer from persistent or recurring chronic pain may miss school, withdraw from social activities, and are at risk of developing internalizing symptoms such as anxiety, in response to their pain. In the first comprehensive review of chronic pain in children and adolescents in 20 years, a group of researchers found that more children now are suffering from chronic pain and that girls suffer more frequently from chronic pain than boys.
7 Dec 2011 at 10:30am
The effect of the messenger substance neuropeptide Y depends on the behavior of the mother during infancy.
5 Dec 2011 at 1:04pm
Children exposed to family violence show the same pattern of activity in their brains as soldiers exposed to combat, new research has shown.
5 Dec 2011 at 1:04pm
When children have been exposed to family violence, their brains become increasingly "tuned" for processing possible sources of threat, a new study reports. The findings reveal the same pattern of brain activity in these children as seen previously in soldiers exposed to combat.
28 Nov 2011 at 12:26pm
Depression may have more far-reaching consequences than previously believed. Recent data suggests that individuals who suffer from a mood disorder could be twice as likely to have a heart attack compared to individuals who are not depressed.
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MedWorm: Social Anxiety Disorder
by Clinical Psychology
29 Jan 2012 at 10:00pm
ConclusionOur study supports the evolutionary model suggesting there are two different types of âconspecificâ anxiety, with different evolutionary histories, functions and psychological processes. Paranoia, but less so social anxiety, is associated with traumatic impact and the centrality of shame memories. Researchers and clinicians should distinguish between types of shame memory, particularly those where the self might have felt vulnerable and subordinate and perceived others as threatening and hostile, holding malevolent intentions towards the self.Key Practitioner Message:Shame and shame memories are distinctively related to paranoia and social anxiety.External shame is especially associated with paranoid ideation, whereas internal shame is specifically linked to social anxiety.Th...MedWorm Sponsor Message: Find the best January Sales in the UK.
by Psychology Today Anxiety Center
27 Jan 2012 at 6:43pm
As a psychologist, I am frequently inspired by the resiliency people display in everyday life. Through the Internet and the power of social networking, I have met amazing people whose stories need to be told. Let me introduce you to Marla Genova, a woman who has worked hard to confront her own social anxiety, and ultimately, help others do the same.read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
by Journal of Clinical Psychology
27 Jan 2012 at 12:33am
We offer a view of the nature and role of clientâtherapist collaboration in experiential psychotherapy, focusing on Gestalt and emotionâfocused therapy (EFT). We distinguish between the necessary condition of mutual trust (the emotional bond between client and therapist) and effective collaboration (regarding the goals and tasks of therapy). Using a case study of experiential therapy for social anxiety, we illustrate how the development of collaboration can be both complex and pivotal for therapeutic success, and how it can involve client and therapist encountering one another through taking risks by openly and nonjudgementally disclosing difficult experiences in order to enrich and advance the work. (Source: Journal of Clinical Psychology)
by Biological Psychology
23 Jan 2012 at 10:00pm
Authors: Kanai Y, Nittono H, Kubo K, Sasaki-Aoki S, Iwanaga M
Abstract
The present study used event-related brain potentials (ERPs) to investigate allocation of attentional resources to internal and external stimuli in individuals with social anxiety. High and low socially anxious individuals were presented with depictions of various facial expressions or household objects, followed by an internal (vibration presented to the finger) or external probe (the letter "E"). Participants were told that the vibration signals physiological changes and were asked to detect both probes. High socially anxious individuals showed larger front-central N140 amplitudes in response to vibratory internal probes as compared to non-anxious controls. ERPs elicited by picture stimuli and external probes ...
by Psychopathology
20 Jan 2012 at 4:00pm
Psychopathology 2012;45:67â72 (DOI:10.1159/000329741) (Source: Psychopathology)
by Autism
17 Jan 2012 at 10:00pm
As more young people are identified with autism spectrum diagnoses without co-occurring intellectual disability (i.e. high-functioning autism spectrum disorder; HFASD), it is imperative that we begin to study the needs of this population. We sought to gain a preliminary estimate of the scope of the problem and to examine psychiatric risks associated HFASD symptoms in university students. In a large sample (n = 667), we examined prevalence of ASD in students at a single university both diagnostically and dimensionally, and surveyed students on other behavioral and psychiatric problems. Dependent upon the ascertainment method, between .7 per cent and 1.9 per cent of college students could meet criteria for HFASD. Of special interest, none of the students who were found to meet diagnostic cri...MedWorm Sponsor Message: Please support the Doctors In Chains campaign for the medics tortured and sentenced for up to 15 years in Bahrain. #FreeDoctors
by American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics
16 Jan 2012 at 10:00pm
AbstractReplication has been difficult to achieve in linkage studies of psychiatric disease. Linkage studies of panic disorder have indicated regions of interest on chromosomes 1q, 2p, 2q, 3, 7, 9, 11, 12q13, 12q23, and 15. Few regions have been implicated in more than one study. We examine two samples, the Iowa (IA) and the Columba panic disorder families. We use the fuzzyâclustering method presented by Kaabi et al. [Kaabi et al. (2006); Am J Hum Genet 78: 543â553] to summarize liability to panic disorder, agoraphobia, simple phobia, and social phobia. Kaabi et al. applied this method to the Yale panic disorder linkage families and found evidence of linkage to chromosomes 4q21, 4q32, 7p, and 8. When we apply the same method to the IA families, we obtain overlapping evidence of linkage...
by AIDS Patient Care and STDs
16 Jan 2012 at 8:49am
AIDS Patient Care and STDs , Vol. 0, No. 0. (Source: AIDS Patient Care and STDs)
by Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review
12 Jan 2012 at 10:00pm
Authors: Drake KL, Ginsburg GS
Abstract
It is now widely accepted that anxiety disorders run in families, and current etiological models have proposed both genetic and environmental pathways to anxiety development. In this paper, the familial role in the development, treatment, and prevention of anxiety disorders in children is reviewed. We focus on three anxiety disorders in youth, namely, generalized, separation, and social anxiety as they often co-occur both at the symptom and disorder level and respond to similar treatments. We begin by presenting an overview of a broad range of family factors associated with anxiety disorders. Findings from these studies have informed intervention and prevention strategies that are discussed next. Throughout the paper we shed light on the chal...
by Early Intervention in Psychiatry
12 Jan 2012 at 10:00pm
Conclusion: A large proportion of individuals referred to an early intervention for psychosis service were found not to have psychotic disorder, however they still have significant needs regarding their mental health. (Source: Early Intervention in Psychiatry)MedWorm Sponsor Message: Find the best January Sales in the UK.
by Psychology Today Anxiety Center
11 Jan 2012 at 7:11pm
Whenever I've thought about willpower before, it's been in the context of not doing something. Like not eating that piece of chocolate cake. I associated willpower with deprivation. But I've been reading the just-released book, The Willpower Instinct, by Stanford professor, Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D., and my opinion of willpower is improving. read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
by Neuropsychopharmacology
10 Jan 2012 at 10:00pm
Authors: Iulia Toth, Inga D Neumann
& David A Slattery
Keywords: animal models; psychiatry and behavioral sciences; mood; anxiety; stress disorders; psychopharmacology; social investigation; benzodiazepines; object investigation; sedation; novelty (Source: Neuropsychopharmacology)
by SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated)
9 Jan 2012 at 5:09am
By far, most research on the behavior of socially anxious individuals has focused on the "flight" rather than the "fight" response described in the traditional conceptualization of anxiety. More recently, however, there has been some speculation and emergi... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
by SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated)
9 Jan 2012 at 5:09am
Individuals with elevated social anxiety appear particularly vulnerable to experiencing alcohol-related problems; yet we know little about factors that may account for this relationship. One possibility is that socially anxious individuals hold beliefs abo... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
by Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
8 Jan 2012 at 10:00pm
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Anxiety / Stress News From Medical News Today
29 Jan 2012 at 2:00am
'Stand by me' is a common refrain when it comes to friendship but new research from Concordia University proves that the concept goes beyond pop music: keeping friends close has real physiological and psychological benefits...
27 Jan 2012 at 3:00am
Survivors of Hurricane Katrina have struggled with poor mental health for years after the storm, according to a new study of low-income mothers in the New Orleans area. The study's lead author, Christina Paxson of Princeton University, said that the results were a departure from other surveys both in the design and the results...
26 Jan 2012 at 3:00am
Scientists now have a better understanding of the way that stress impacts the brain. New research, published by Cell Press in the January 26 issue of the journal Neuron, reveals pioneering evidence for a new mechanism of stress adaptation and may eventually lead to a better understanding of why prolonged and repeated exposure to stress can lead to anxiety disorders and depression...
25 Jan 2012 at 4:00am
If your boss is giving you a hard time - lying, making fun of you in public and generally putting you down, he or she may benefit from some exercise, according to a new study by James Burton from Northern Illinois University in the US and his team...
24 Jan 2012 at 10:00am
Men with an inflated view of their importance, who are incapable of putting themselves in other people's shoes and who see themselves as "special" and superior to others, some of the traits of a narcissistic personality, may pay for this with their health...
23 Jan 2012 at 2:00am
Quitting smoking is never easy. However, when you're poor and uneducated, kicking the habit for good is doubly hard, according to a new study by a tobacco dependence researcher at The City College of New York (CCNY)...
20 Jan 2012 at 3:00am
A new study shows pregnant women exposed to armed conflict have a higher risk of giving birth to underweight babies, a result that could change the way aid is delivered to developing countries. "From a development side we need to ask, `Who is the population we should be focusing on?'" said Hani Mansour, Ph.D...
20 Jan 2012 at 2:00am
Stress can make you fat - and being obese can create stress. A new hypothesis seeks to explain how. Diet and lack of exercise are not sufficient to explain the worldwide rise in obesity. Stress is one of many other factors which could contribute, according to human biologist Brynjar Foss from the University of Stavanger...
19 Jan 2012 at 2:00am
The human subconscious has a bigger impact than previously thought on how we respond to danger, according to research led by the University of Exeter. Just ublished, the study shows that our primitive response to fear can contradict our conscious assessment of danger. The findings have implications for how anxiety disorders, such as phobias, are treated...
19 Jan 2012 at 2:00am
A recent study by sleep researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is the first to suggest that a person's emotional response after witnessing an unsettling picture or traumatic event is greatly reduced if the person stays awake afterward, and that sleep strongly "protects" the negative emotional response...
18 Jan 2012 at 3:00pm
Gossip is often considered an undesirable, unattractive feature of society, amounting to idle chatter that undermines trust and damages reputations, but now a new study suggests it has an upside, it helps maintain social order by keeping bad behavior in check, and preventing exploitation. And it also lowers stress...
10 Jan 2012 at 2:00am
The anxiety and behavioral issues associated with excess MeCP2 protein result from overexpression of two genes (Crh [corticotropin-releasing hormone] and Oprm 1 [mu-opioid receptor MOR 1]), which may point the way to treating these problems in patients with too much of the protein, said Baylor College of Medicine scientists in a report that appears online in the journal Nature Genetics...
6 Jan 2012 at 6:00am
More than a decade after 9/11, the "FirstView" section online in Psychological Medicine published results of a study in which the association between two signature health problems amongst WTC first responders was examined, namely respiratory illness and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The study was led by Benjamin J. Luft, M.D., an Edmund D...
6 Jan 2012 at 2:00am
Blogging may have psychological benefits for teens suffering from social anxiety, improving their self-esteem and helping them relate better to their friends, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association...
5 Jan 2012 at 11:00am
Results of an investigation analyzing the association between the two signature health problems - post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and respiratory illness - among recovery workers who responded first at the World Trade Center (WTC), have been revealed after more than a decade following the terrorist attacks on the WTC. The study was led by Benjamin J. Luft, M.D., the Edmund D...
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Yahoo! Health News
by Genevra Pittman
3 Feb 2012 at 3:00am
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kids who were breastfed as babies may have better lung function, and a lower risk of asthma, than those who were formula-fed, two new reports suggest. Researchers said that past studies have found conflicting results wh...
by Tan Ee Lyn
3 Feb 2012 at 4:51am
(Reuters) - Allergan Inc, maker of wrinkle treatment Botox, eye drops and obesity treatments, said it will rely less on the United States for revenue in coming years as its products gain wider acceptance in Asia, particularly China. The company on...
by Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent
3 Feb 2012 at 7:29am
LONDON (Reuters) - In June 2000, when American medical regulators posted a warning letter on the Internet about problems at a breast-implant maker in southern France, French authorities didn't pay much attention. A U.S. Food and Drug Administr...
by CLARKE CANFIELD
3 Feb 2012 at 7:52am
A 9-year-old Maine girl is home from a Boston hospital healthy, active and with high hopes — and a new stomach, liver, spleen, small intestine, pancreas, and part of an esophagus to replace the ones that were being choked by a huge tumor.
3 Feb 2012 at 8:04am
(HealthDay News) -- Preparations for successful breast-feeding begin during pregnancy.
3 Feb 2012 at 8:04am
(HealthDay News) -- Toddler tantrums can challenge even the most patient parent, but being firm and consistent can help you discipline your toddler in an effective, loving way.
by Jessica Wohl
3 Feb 2012 at 9:02am
(Reuters) - Walgreen Co is being hit by its withdrawal from the Express Scripts Inc pharmacy network and by a much-weaker-than-expected flu season, leading it to temper its expectations for the number of prescriptions it will fill this year. Walgr...
by MARIA CHENG
3 Feb 2012 at 9:16am
Malaria may be killing around twice as many people as experts previously thought, and it could also be hitting older children and adults — long considered the least susceptible — a new study suggests.
3 Feb 2012 at 10:28am
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg pledged on Thursday to give $250,000 of his own money to the Planned Parenthood Federation of America after breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure withdrew funding f...
3 Feb 2012 at 10:28am
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some two dozen Democrats in the Senate on Thursday called on breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure to reconsider its decision to cut off funding to the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Senators Frank Lau...
by Rodrigo Campos
3 Feb 2012 at 10:43am
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Friday, propelling the Nasdaq index to an 11-year high, after January's U.S. employment report sailed past expectations, boosting hopes the world's largest economy has turned a corner. The broad-bas...
by HOLLY RAMER
3 Feb 2012 at 12:22pm
Researchers who spent three years dragging sheets of fabric through the woods to snag ticks have created a detailed map they claim could improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease.
by Kerry Grens
3 Feb 2012 at 1:07pm
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite concerns by some that vaccines might cause a crippling nerve disorder called Guillain-Barré syndrome, a new study finds that people who receive vaccines after previously having been diagnosed with the condition ...
by Rodrigo Campos
3 Feb 2012 at 12:21pm
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A surge in hiring last month lifted U.S. stocks on Friday, with the Nasdaq index hitting an 11-year high, as the data boosted hopes the world's largest economy has turned a corner. The broad-based gains also sent the Dow J...
by Kerry Sheridan
3 Feb 2012 at 1:52pm
A major US breast cancer foundation Friday reversed its decision to stop funding Planned Parenthood after outcry over the move sparked a political and fundraising backlash by women's health advocates.
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