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• Anxiety disorders afflict women twice as often as men, but estrogen might not be the reason. Testosterone, though, could be. That is one of the preliminary findings in the lab of Florida State University researcher Mohamed Kabbaj, associate professor in the College of Medicine. He recently was awarded a five-year, $1... Why Does Anxiety Target Women More? FSU Researcher Awarded $1.8M Grant To Fin...
2 Sep 2010 at 5:00am

• With summer fading, anxiety is on the rise for some students anticipating the return of school. But it isn't just the first days of classes that can provoke angst -- anxiety in school is seasonal and age dependent, say pediatric psychiatrists. And, they add, these issues are often predictable and highly treatable... Start Of School Marks Onset Of "Seasons Of Anxiety"
1 Sep 2010 at 3:00am

• The notion that cutting or burning oneself could provide relief from emotional distress is difficult to understand for most people, but it is an experience reported commonly among people who compulsively hurt themselves. Individuals with borderline personality disorder experience intense emotions and often show a deficiency of emotion regulation skills... Neural Clues To The Calming Effects Of Self-Harm
31 Aug 2010 at 5:00am

• Exposure to stress in the womb could be more harmful to males after birth than females, researchers have found... Stress In Womb Takes Greater Toll On Males, Study Shows
31 Aug 2010 at 12:00am

• Functioning much like gears in a machine, cellular motor proteins are critical to dynamic functions throughout the body, including muscle contraction, cell migration and cellular growth processes. Now, neuroscientists from UC Irvine and the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute report that motor proteins also play a critical role in the stabilization of long-term memories... Study Links Cellular Motors To Memory
30 Aug 2010 at 12:00am

• Clinical depression and anxiety during pregnancy results in smaller babies that are more likely to die in infancy, according to new research published in the open access journal BMC Public Health. The study, which focused on women living in rural Bangladesh, provides the first finding of its kind in a non-Western population... Smaller Babies Delivered By Depressed Mothers
29 Aug 2010 at 12:00am

• Fear can make you run, it can make you fight, and it can glue you to the spot. Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Monterotondo, Italy and GlaxoSmithKline in Verona, Italy, have identified not only the part of the brain but the specific type of neurons that determine how mice react to a frightening stimulus... Scientists Discover Neural Switch That Controls Fear
28 Aug 2010 at 12:00am

• 15% of patients experience more pain, physical and emotional problems a year after surgery than before their operation and 24% have less vitality, according to a study of over 400 patients published online by the British Journal of Surgery. Twelve months after their operation 17% also reported greater pain, 14% said their functional abilities had reduced and 16% had poorer mental health... Up To One In Four Patients Report More Physical Problems A Year After Surgery...
26 Aug 2010 at 2:00am

• Women who feel stressed early on during their menstrual cycle are more likely to have more severe symptoms during and before menstruation, says a report conducted by researchers at the NIH (National Institutes of Health, USA) and other centers... Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) Symptoms Worse If Woman Feels Stressed Early In M...
25 Aug 2010 at 8:00am

• While most parents think of back-to-school as an exciting time marked by new backpacks, school supplies and outfits, it can also mean stress and anxiety for many children... Turning Back To School Stress Into Success
21 Aug 2010 at 1:00am

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Depression and Anxiety

How to deal with depression and anxiety? Quickly.

Whatever initiates them, they are maintained by personal thought processes that tend to increase the length of time they exist and the intensity. This can also make it easier for the next episode to occur.

- 60 to 70 percent of people with depression also have an anxiety , while 50% of those with anxiety also show signs of clinical depression.

- It's and overactive stress response system. You are not thinking clearly basically. Overreacting or shutting down. Overestimating the risk in a situation and underestimating their ability to cope with it.

- Lack of social skills can contribute.

- OCD can be associated with depression

- Anxiety can precede depression.

- Mental skills need to be taught, especially to young people.

- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) addresses the response pattern. It can also help to create new brain circuits, and repair dysfunctional ones. It teasches people to keep an eye open for issues that might trigger an emotional reaction. CBT can take 3-4 months and improvement can be seen in 6 weeks. Drug therapy can take years.

- Exercise is very important. Neurohormones can be modified to adjust hyperactivity and emotions. Stress toleration can improve. This self improvement can also boost confidence and improve positive thinking.

- Breaking through the depression barrier to initiate exercise can be tough. However, once that first exercise or breakthrough occurs, the future exercise periods will be easier. Endorphins will encourage more workouts in the near future.

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