New research has shown that no matter which treatment they get, only 20 percent of young people diagnosed with anxiety will stay well over the long term.
Date Posted: June 1, 2018
Categories: Adult psychological development, Anxiety, Child and/or Adolescent ...
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A new study shows that the ability to distinguish truth from lies is diminished in people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) -- putting them at greater risk of being manipulated.
May 31
Categories: Autism spectrum disorders
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A new study reports that genetic susceptibility to bipolar disorder can increase the risk for suicide attempt, but only among those who have also experienced traumatic stress.
May 31
Categories: Bipolar, Mood Swings / Bipolar, Suicide Prevention
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Mindfulness strategies helps to reduce cravings for alcohol, substances and food. Such strategies include exercises that are focused on physical sensations and deep breathing, to differentiate between thoughts and physical being.
May 30
Categories: Addictions, Control Issues, Eating Disorders, Mindfulness, ...
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Compassion meditation training helps to relieve health professionals' stress when they encounter patients who are in pain. The meditation training works by increasing their compassion towards and understanding of the patient's experience.
May 30
Categories: Health / Illness / Medical Issues, Meditation, Self-Care / Self ...
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People who conduct meetings with their group members show lower IQ when solving problems. There is a correlation between gender and IQ decrease, where women are more vulnerable. Researchers hypothesize that this drop in IQ is due to social ...
May 30
Categories: Workplace Issues
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Children as young as four years old with symptoms of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) showed reduced brain volumes in regions essential for behavioral control, according to a new study.
May 26
Categories: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Child and/or ...
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Psychologists have found a link between depression and an acceleration of the rate at which the brain ages. This is the first study that provides comprehensive evidence for the effect of depression on decline in overall cognitive function in a ...
May 26
Categories: Depression
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) caused by traumatic military experiences is associated with feelings of anxiety, anger, sadness and guilt. Now, new research is evaluating how PTSD symptoms increase risks for academic difficulties as well.
May 23
Categories: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / Complex PTSD
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Noninvasive brain stimulation techniques such as transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) can dampen brain activity in response to drug cues in chronic alcohol users and chronic cocaine users.
May 23
Categories: Addictions, Drug Addiction
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Early-life obesity and depression may be driven by shared abnormalities in the brain regions that process rewards, according to researchers.
May 23
Categories: Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Depression
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Graduate students are more than six times as likely to experience depression and anxiety as compared to the general population.
May 22
Categories: Anxiety, Depression
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Reducing severity of PTSD symptoms long-term holds significant public-health and economic implications. Both civilians and military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) reap long-term benefits from psychotherapies used for short-term ...
May 22
Categories: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / Complex PTSD
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A new study reveals surprising new insights into brain networks in people with autism, after applying a new personalized approach to brain mapping. The new approach provides a way to examine the location of individual brain networks with more ...
May 22
Categories: Autism spectrum disorders
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A new study has found an abnormality in visual regions of the brain that is associated with a person's general risk for mental illness, and these findings indicate a signature abnormality shared between common forms of mental illness.
May 18
Categories: Addictions, Depression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / ...
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Participating in yoga and mindfulness activities at school helps third-graders exhibiting anxiety improve their well-being and emotional health, according to a new study.
May 16
Categories: Anxiety, Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Stress Management
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