Anxiety Relief: 8 Ways to Reduce Anxiety
Everyone suffers from anxiety now and then, but if you seem to be anxious more often than not, your health and your relationships may suffer…
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Over-Thinking Your Life
It is healthy to be reflective, self-aware and perceptive, as these traits can serve to improve your relationships and help you to reach your goals….
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Stress Relief: The Top 6 Ways to Reduce Stress
Stress affects millions of people around the world, causing everything from excess sweating to heart palpitations. Over time, exposure to stress can tax the body…
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The Top Ten Warning Symptoms of an Anxiety Disorder
Since everyone feels nervous at some point, how can you tell if you are suffering from an anxiety disorder that requires medical treatment? After all,…
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Depression and Dementia: Is there a Link?
Is depression an early sign of dementia? Is it an emotional response to losing cognitive abilities? Or is depression a risk factor for dementia? In…
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Depressed? Go Take a Hike!
Nature is gorgeous to look at, but new research shows that nature has a lot more to offer people than its aesthetic appeal. Nature can…
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Sadder But Wiser? Not When It Comes to Money
Sadness and wisdom often go hand-in-hand according to research. A number of studies support the idea that depressed people have a more accurate perception of…
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Video Game Alleviates Teen Depression
Video games represent a choice leisure activity and hobby for many kids, but games may have a lot more going for them than just their…
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Texting Offers Mental Health Benefits
There’s no denying that text messaging is a go-to form of communication for plenty of people. Along with taking photos, text messaging is the most…
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Depression – A Whole-Body Disorder
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…
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Teen Depression Talk Packs Auditorium
In the aftermath of three Lake Forest High School student deaths in the past three months, residents of the community filled an auditorium Tuesday evening…
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Teen Depression Risk Increases with Excessive Internet Use
Teens that live on the Internet are more likely to be severely depressed, according to a recent study. Teens that spend five or more hours…
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Antidepressants Like Paxil May Affect Personality
Antidepressants may do more than just treat depression; certain drugs may also directly impact personality traits. There are five main traits that are used to…
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Late Life Depression Increases Risk of Dementia
Depression in older people may increase their risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to research from the Framingham Heart Study. Late-life depression has been discovered…
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Depression Diagnosed by a Blood Test?
Depression is a difficult disorder to have and to treat. Symptoms can vary from person to person, and often what is actually depression is misdiagnosed…
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Victims of the Gulf Oil Spill & Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs: How Can One Cope in Such Dire Need?
Depression, anxiety, fear and desperation have gripped Gulf families victimized by the BP oil spill. Residents phoning the BP decontamination clean up site with thoughts…
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Talk Therapy As Effective As Antidepressants?
Antidepressants usage is on the rise, with more than half the U.S. population taking some form of antidepressant to treat either depression or anxiety. The…
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Depression in Women has Possible Biological Explanation
Certain stress hormones appear to have a stronger effect on women than men, so that the same low levels of stress are more likely to…
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Depression in MS May Have Physical Cause
Depression is common among those suffering from Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and the reason may be directly related to the way MS acts on the brain….
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Depression in Cancer Patients Can Be Treated With Phone Support
Cancer patients undergo extensive treatment to deal with the physical aspects of their disease, including chemotherapy, radiation, and invasive surgery. However, one of the most…
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FDA Approves Generic Version of Depression Drug Effexor XR
Depression can severely limit a person’s ability to function effectively, with symptoms that include sadness, anxiety, hopeless, and helplessness as well as feelings of guilt…
