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People tend to think of depression as a mental illness, but new research shows that depression and other psychological disorders affect the body as much as the mind. Researchers are starting to view depression as a whole-body, rather than strictly brain-based illness. Research has established that young people who suffer from long-term psychological stress, depression, [...]
Stress can manifest itself physically, and those physical symptoms of stress can increase your feelings of stress, causing a terrible cycle. If you’ve ever felt that your own anxiety was causing you to break out or go gray, you might not be that far off base. Because the body reacts to stress by increasing production [...]
Lonely people are less healthy, and the quality of friendships is more important than the quantity, according to researchers at the University of Arizona. Having hundreds of friends on Facebook or dozens of followers on Twitter does not prevent the effects of loneliness. The quality and depth of connections with others is as important or [...]
Male teenagers or twenty-somethings who are diagnosed with anxiety are more likely to have a heart attack or heart disease later in life than men who do not experience anxiety disorders earlier in life. The increased risk is extremely high: an early diagnosis of anxiety more than doubles the chances of later coronary trouble. The [...]
