Deborah Brauser October 03, 2014 Story Source: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/832762 Individual cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) may be more effective than pharmacotherapy for treating adult patients with social anxiety disorder, and it has fewer side effects and may be more cost-effective over the long run, new research suggests. A meta-analysis of 101 trials with more than 13,000 participants with the disorder showed that […]
Mindfulness meditation can help alleviate depression and possibly anxiety By Amishi P. Jha In a typical mindfulness meditation session, a person sits on the floor, eyes closed, back straight and legs crossed, his body positioned to facilitate his inner experiences. For 10 to 15 minutes, he observes his thoughts as if he were an outsider […]
Reduced hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity in chronic multi-site musculoskeletal pain: partly masked by depressive and anxiety disorders – Full Text BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 07/15/2014 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article Generaal E, et al. – Studies on hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis (HPA–axis) function amongst patients with chronic pain show equivocal results and well–controlled cohort studies are rare in this […]
Front Psychol. 2014; 5: 753. Published online 2014 Jul 10. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00753 PMCID: PMC4090891 PMID: 25071694 Justin C. Strickland Abstract Numerous studies have revealed the beneficial effects of regular exercise across a variety of mental health measures. Although a great deal of attention has been paid to the role of aerobic exercise, less is known […]
PracticeUpdate Editorial Team NEW YORK – Data from a study presented at the American Psychiatric Association’s annual conference held in New York from May 3 to 7, 2014, suggests that mindfulness training may be useful in treating symptoms of anxiety. A total of 89 participants with generalized anxiety disorder were randomly assigned to receive either […]
A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials To cite this article: Orme-JohnsonDavid W. and BarnesVernon A.. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. May 2014, 20(5): 330-341. doi:10.1089/acm.2013.0204. Published in Volume: 20 Issue 5: May 7, 2014 Online Ahead of Print: October 9, 2013 ABSTRACT Objective: This meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on the Transcendental […]
GagliardiGiuseppe, MeneghettiMariarosa, CeccherelliFrancesco, GiommiAndrea, and RomoliMarco. Medical Acupuncture. -Not available-, ahead of print. doi:10.1089/acu.2014.1036. ABSTRACT Introduction: Several reports in the literature indicate that auricular acupuncture/acupressure is effective for reducing anxiety in the perioperative period, during ambulance transport, and before dental treatment. Objective: The goal of this study was to assess the anxiolytic-sedative effect of ear […]
By Mark L. Fuerst Reviewed by Philip Green, MD, Assistant in Clinical Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York Full Story Take Note The regular practice of yoga improves symptoms, arrhythmia burden, heart rate, blood pressure, anxiety and depression scores, and several domains of quality of life among patients […]
Nisha Lilia Diu, The Daily Telegraph, National Post Wire Services | January 13, 2014 2:45 PM ET Oh, no. Incense. There’s a juice bar in the lobby and bhangra music playing, too. It feels like I’ve stepped into some kind of space warp. Outside, London. Inside … well, it’s hard to describe. Because, as I […]
JAMA Intern Med 2014 Jan 06;[EPub Ahead of Print], M Goyal, S Singh, EM Sibinga, NF Gould, A Rowland-Seymour, R Sharma, Z Berger, D Sleicher, DD Maron, HM Shihab, PD Ranasinghe, S Linn, S Saha, EB Bass, JA Haythornthwaite Research · January 22, 2014 Full Story Journal Reference TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This review of 47 RCTs enrolling […]
Sue Hughes December 27, 2013 High anxiety levels were associated with an increased risk for incident stroke independent of other risk factors, including depression, in a new prospective study. “Anxiety is a modifiable experience that is highly prevalent among the general population. Its assessment and treatment may contribute to developing more effective preventive and intervention […]
12.20.2013 by Salynn Boyles Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Anxiety was found to increase stroke risk in a dose-dependent manner independent of depression and cardiovascular risk factors in a new study. Researchers reported that people with the most anxiety symptoms had a 33% increase in stroke risk compared with those with the fewest symptoms after controlling […]
Tiffany Field, Ph Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies Volume 17, Issue 4 , Pages 397-403, October 2013 Summary The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of yoga (physical activity) versus social support (verbal activity) on prenatal and postpartum depression. Ninety-two prenatally depressed women were randomly assigned to a yoga or a […]
Sept. 12, 2013 By SUSAN DONALDSON JAMES Dr. James Greenblatt, a Boston-area psychiatrist, had a puzzling case: a teenager arrived in his office with severe obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD), as well as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and an array of digestive problems. “Mary’s parents had been running around for many years and she’d had a […]
People suffering from anxiety, might just need to eat more ‘healthy’ bacteria.
Caroline Cassels August 20, 2013 Along with the myriad negative effects on physical health, “junk food” during pregnancy and in early childhood is linked to a significantly increased risk for poor mental health, including anxiety and depression, in very young children, new research shows. A large, prospective study by investigators at Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia, showed […]