Focusing on Others Can Decrease Freshman Year Anxiety
College freshmen who set goals for helping others (like their roommates) are less likely to feel symptoms of anxiety or stress during the freshmen year….
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Vitamin D Supplements May Protect Brain
Low levels of vitamin D have been associated with depression, winter blues, and even obesity, but according to a new study, Vitamin D deficiency is…
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Suicide Rates Among Soldiers Increases
Suicide rates among Army soldiers and veterans are on the rise, and a record number of suicides occurred in the month of June with 32…
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Stress Causes Hair Loss, Acne in Women
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…
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Veterans Get Better Access to PTSD Treatment
Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is on the rise, particularly within members of the armed forces who have been deployed to war zones in Iraq…
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Relationship with Autistic Children Improves with Communication Therapy
The relationship between a parent and an autistic child is often difficult. Parents often worry that they will never here their child say “I love…
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Belly Fat May Cause Dementia
Losing weight now may keep you from getting dementia later, according to a study with more than 700 middle-aged participants. “From a public health point…
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High Workload and Caring Professions Make It Harder to Leave Work Stress at Work
Most people who have held a job know that thinking about work stresses after hours can lead to burn out, both at work and at…
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Relationship Test Accurately Predicts Breakups
If you want to know whether your relationship will last, it may be that all you need to do is take a word association test…
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Money and Happiness Go Hand in Hand
Money really does buy happiness. At least that’s the results according to one survey, in which more than 125,000 people around the world participated. Across…
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Mental Illness Predicted by Studying Brain Patterns
Mental illness and the potential children may have to develop it can possibly be determined by studying the brain patterns in children and young adults,…
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Robot Helps Comfort Dementia and Alzheimer’s Sufferers
Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease are expected to increase as the population ages, and one of the most difficult parts of patient treatment is managing the…
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Psychiatric Disorders More Prevelant Among Sex Abuse Survivors
Psychiatric disorders are more prevalent among victims of sex abuse, with those with a history of being raped having the most occurrences of depression, eating…
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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…
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Recession Depression Increases Use of Antidepressant Meds
Depression and anxiety are on the rise, and sharply affecting the number of people experiencing symptoms of depression and anxiety is the continued pressure and…
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Cigarette Smoke Affects Mental Health in Children
Cigarette smoke, whether one is the smoker or the one exposed to second hand or even third hand smoke, has detrimental and measurable health effects….
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Post Traumatic Stress in Vets Increases Risk of Dementia
Military veterans who are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are more likely to develop dementia than their peers who do not suffer from PTSD….
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Autism Not Linked to Higher Divorce Rates
Autism, a mental health disorder that affects social development and is typically diagnosed in children prior to their third birthday, has often been blamed for…
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Louisiana Asks BP for $10 Million for Mental Health
The Secretary of the Department of Health and Hospitals in Louisiana, Alan Levine, has asked BP for $10 million in funding for mental health services…
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Good, Evil Acts Can Increase Physical Abilities
Many believe that people who behave heroically must be stronger or have greater will power than the rest of us. New research, reported by a…
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Divorce May Be Contagious
Is divorce contagious? According to professors James Fowler and Rose McDermott from the University of California in San Diego, it may be. The group’s research…
