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We recognize fear in others faster than other emotions

Thursday, 29 November 2007 8:56 A GMT+01
You may not be fully dressed without a smile, but a look of horror will make a faster first impression. Vanderbilt University researchers have discovered that the brain becomes aware of fearful faces more quickly than those showing other emotions.

Study shows weight-loss drug Rimonabant associated with severe adverse psychiatric events

Friday, 16 November 2007 8:13 A GMT+01
Patients given the weight-loss drug rimonabant are at increased risk of severe psychiatric events [including anxiety, depression], conclude authors of an Article published in this week's edition of The Lancet

Bright light therapy reduces anxiety

Sunday, 11 November 2007 8:48 A GMT+01
Adults with low levels of anxiety experience consistent and significant, although modest, anxiolytic effects with acute bright light exposure, say US scientists, who call for further research in clinically anxious individuals.

Abstract+: Wild yam reduces anxiety protein levels in rats

Friday, 9 November 2007 8:07 A GMT+01
Anxiety levels in rats are correlated with interleukin-2 (IL-2) levels in the brain. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of dioscorea (wild yam), on emotional behavior and IL-2 levels in the brain of ovariectomized (OVX) rats.

Anxiety linked to disturbed sleep after adverse life events

Monday, 5 November 2007 8:59 A GMT+01
People who suffer from anxiety from stressful life situations may be more likely to experience sleep disturbances for at least the first six months after the event, according to a study published in the November 1 issue of the journal SLEEP.

Abstract+: Season of birth influences anxiety, clinical depression symptoms

Monday, 5 November 2007 7:48 A GMT+01
Reports in the literature suggest that the season of birth might constitute a risk factor for the development of a major psychiatric disorder, possibly because of the effect environmental factors have during the second trimester of gestation.

Abstract+: Does bright light have anti-anxiety effects?

Thursday, 1 November 2007 7:40 A GMT+01
The aim of this open trial was to examine the influence of acute bright light exposure on anxiety in older and young adults.

Don't force it if trick-or-treating scares your children

Tuesday, 30 October 2007 8:33 A GMT+01
Fear can be a thrilling sensation for some kids, especially on Halloween, but parents should not push unwilling children into fear-inducing situations such as trick-or-treating, says Dr. Peter Stavinoha,

Doctors often don't consider anxiety & pain symptoms in depression

Thursday, 18 October 2007 9:25 A GMT+01
Doctors and depressed patients judge symptom severity and improvement following pharmacotherapy differently, according to data presented today at the 20th Annual Meeting of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) in Vienna, Austria.

Differing parental reactions to child's upsets aids emotional development

Monday, 1 October 2007 10:02 A GMT+01
When a young child experiences negative emotions-anger, anxiety, or distress-can his parents respond in a way that fosters the child's emotional development?

Video: Acupressure for anxiety, panic attacks, palpitations

Monday, 3 September 2007 9:24 A GMT+01
Acupressure point to relieve and prevent anxiety, nervousness, panic attacks, palpitations and poor sleep.

Cell (mobile) phone technology doesn't cause anxiety, tension or tiredness

Monday, 27 August 2007 10:42 P GMT+01
One of the largest studies into the short-term health effects of mobile (cell) phone technology has found that reported symptoms such as anxiety, tension and tiredness are not caused by the typical emissions from phone masts. The multi-disciplinary s

Children's fear of new foods may be in their genes

Thursday, 23 August 2007 9:59 A GMT+01
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - UK researchers have provided an explanation for why some children hate to try new foods — it's in the genes.

Helping childen understand and deal with Minneapolis bridge collapse

Thursday, 9 August 2007 9:52 A GMT+01
The recent collapse of the Interstate 35W bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis was very frightening for many people.

Enhanced communications with dying patient's family reduces stress, anxiety and depression

Tuesday, 22 May 2007 9:08 A GMT+01
Hospitals that use a simple strategy of enhancing communication with family members of patients dying in the intensive care unit can greatly reduce post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression after their loved one dies,

High anxiety nearly doubles heart disease mortality

Tuesday, 15 May 2007 9:54 A GMT+01
New research shows that highly anxious heart disease patients face nearly double the risk of heart attack or death when compared to those with a more serene outlook on life.

Puberty explains adolescent anxiety, mood swings

Monday, 12 March 2007 9:56 P GMT+01
If your teenager doesn't act the way you expect — blame GABA

Anxiety, depression, and anger increase coronary heart disease risk

Wednesday, 22 November 2006 8:36 A GMT+01
Frequent bouts of anxiety, depression, hostility and anger are known to increase a person's risk for developing coronary heart disease, but a combination of these "negative" personality traits may put people at especially serious risk,

Sex hormones separate women from men in their reactions to stress

Tuesday, 14 November 2006 8:41 A GMT+01
A study of healthy women has harvested results involving fatigue and vigor that eventually may help researchers fine tune efforts to treat a multitude of illnesses and syndromes linked to low levels of the stress hormone cortisol.

Anxiety worsens post heart attack complications in women

Tuesday, 14 November 2006 8:40 A GMT+01
A multinational study of 879 patients suggests that anxiety influences the higher post-MI [Myocardial Infarction] rate of complications in women.

Pre surgery anxiety complicates recovery in children

Tuesday, 22 August 2006 6:04 A GMT+01
Children who are anxious before surgery experience a more painful, slow, and complicated postoperative recovery, according to a Yale School of Medicine study published this month in Pediatrics.

Companies desperately seek antidepressant breakthrough

Saturday, 3 June 2006 11:38 P GMT+01
The second installment in an exclusive Psychiatric News series on psychotropic drugs in the developmental pipeline takes a look at the future of medication therapy for people with depressive and anxiety disorders. While no innovative medications will

Training the brain to stop worrying

Tuesday, 30 May 2006 8:40 A GMT+01
New research by psychologists at Swansea University is looking at ways to help people reduce anxiety in everyday life - by teaching them to control their brain activity. Experience of anxiety can be extremely debilitating, preventing people from livi

Hope floats

Tuesday, 30 May 2006 8:35 A GMT+01
Keri Flesaker saw evidence of hope in a depressed woman's posture. During their initial counselling sessions, the woman sat folded into herself, shoulders slumped. Eight months later, she held her head high. "She was much more ready to tackle whatev

[Canada, USA] National Anxiety Disorders Screening day, May 3

Sunday, 30 April 2006 6:48 A GMT+01
National Anxiety Disorders Screening Day, May 3National Anxiety Disorders Screening Day is Wednesday, May 3, 2006. On that day, if you live in the U.S. or Canada, you may receive a free screening for anxiety and depression along with a private discus

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