Depression
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Symptoms Of Depression Associated With Increase In Abdominal Fat
Older adults with symptoms of depression appear more likely to gain abdominal fat, but not overall fat, over a five-year period, according to a new report.
Sunday, July 06, 2008
Social Worker Uses HeartMath Techniques with Katrina Victims
Butch Robicheaux, a clinical social worker, discusses how he used HeartMath’s Quick Coherence technique and the emWave PC Stress Relief System to help people deal with the emotional aftermath following a natural disaster. He also shares how he has used this with a client with postpartum depression.
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Saturday, July 05, 2008
Family Stress And Child’s Temper Extremes Contribute To Anxiety And Depression In Children
Small children who grow up in a family where the mother has psychological distress, the family is exposed to stress or is lacking social support, are at higher risk of developing anxious and depressive symptoms in early adolescence. Girls are more vulnerable than boys, and very timid or short-tempered children are more vulnerable than others to develop emotional problems.
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Thursday, June 19, 2008
Psychosocial issues affect HIV/AIDS treatment outcomes: UNC researcher
Psychosocial influences such as stress, depression and trauma have been neglected in biomedical and treatment studies involving people infected with HIV, yet they are now known to have significant health impacts on such individuals and the spread of AIDS, according to a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill scientist.
Depression • HIV/AIDS • Immune System • PTSD • Stress • (0) Comments • Permalink
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Depression and Diabetes: Fellow Travelers, Researchers Say
Researchers have long known that type-2 diabetes and depression often go hand in hand. However, it’s been unclear which condition develops first in patients who end up with both. Now, a new study led by Johns Hopkins doctors suggests that this chicken-and-egg problem has a dual answer: Patients with depression have an increased risk of developing type-2 diabetes, and patients with type-2 diabetes have an increased risk of developing depression.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Debt stress causing health problems, poll finds
The stress from deepening debt is becoming a major pain in the neck — and the back and the head and the stomach — for millions of Americans. When people are dealing with mountains of debt, they’re much more likely to report health problems, too, according to an Associated Press-AOL Health poll. And not just little stuff; this means ulcers, severe depression, even heart attacks.
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Low cortisol levels found in kids whose mothers show signs of depression
A new study of young children living in extreme poverty found that those whose mothers showed symptoms of depression had low levels of cortisol, a hormone activated during times of stress, compared with children whose mothers did not exhibit depressive symptoms.
Children • Depression • Hormones • Parenting • Women • (0) Comments • Permalink
Stress At Work Increases The Progression Of Arteriosclerosis
Work stress, resulting from great pressure at the work place, may increase the progression of atherosclerosis by 46% in people who have highly reactive personalities to stress.
Cardiovascular Health • Depression • Health at Work • Organizational Climate • Productivity/Performance • Stress • (0) Comments • Permalink
Friday, May 16, 2008
Foreclosures take an emotional toll on many homeowners
The housing crisis is wrenching the emotional lives of legions of homeowners. The escalating pace of foreclosures and rising fears among some homeowners about keeping up with their mortgages are creating a range of emotional problems, mental-health specialists say. Those include anxiety disorders, depression and addictive behaviors such as alcoholism and gambling. And, in a few cases, suicide.
Anxiety • Depression • Economy • Relationships • Stress • (0) Comments • Permalink
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Men are more likely than women to crave alcohol when they feel negative emotions
Women and men tend to have different types of stress-related psychological disorders. Women have greater rates of depression and some types of anxiety disorders than men, while men have greater rates of alcohol-use disorders than women. A new study of emotional and alcohol-craving responses to stress has found that when men become upset, they are more likely than women to want alcohol.
Addiction • Anxiety • Depression • Women • (0) Comments • Permalink
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Depression diversity: Brain studies reveal big differences among individuals
Depressed people may have far fewer of the receptors for some of the brain’s “feel good” stress-response chemicals than non-depressed people, new University of Michigan Depression Center research shows.
Thursday, May 08, 2008
HeartMath Webinar - Overcoming Feelings of Sadness and Depression, June 4
You’re bombarded all day by deadlines, demands, and news, much of it bad. After awhile, this constant sense of being overwhelmed, fatigued, and stretched to the limit can leave you feeling hopeless and uninterested in things that you used to enjoy.
During this webinar we will review the HeartMath techniques, and how they can help you tap into new resources of energy and creativity and find new ways to connect with the people in your life.
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HeartMath Webinar Series
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Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Anxiety, Mood Disorders Put Cancer Patients At Risk For PTSD
Breast cancer patients who have a prior history of mood and anxiety disorders are at a much higher risk of experiencing posttraumatic stress disorder following their diagnosis, new research suggests. A study of 74 breast cancer patients at the Ohio State University Medical Center found that 16 percent of them (12 women) suffered from PTSD 18 months after diagnosis.
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Sunday, April 20, 2008
Nearly 1 in 5 troops has mental problems after war service
Roughly one in every five U.S. troops who have survived the bombs and other dangers of Iraq and Afghanistan now suffers from major depression or post-traumatic stress, an independent study said Thursday. It estimated the toll at 300,000 or more. As many or more report possible brain injuries from explosions or other head wounds, said the study, the first major survey from outside the government.
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Thursday, April 03, 2008
Treating Depression With Heart Rate Variability Feedback
Described as a novel, alternative approach to the treatment of major depression, heart rate variability is the subject of a special issue published in the latest issue of Biofeedback. Autonomic nervous system dysfunction is thought to play a significant role in depression. Prior research shows that individuals suffering from depression often show decreased vagal tone, increased heart rate, fatigue, sleep disturbance, and sympathetic arousal.
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