By J.W. Holland Over the course of my life, especially before I started to get treatment, I have had times when depression and anxiety would almost completely shut me down. I was still able to appear alive and well, but inside, there wasn’t anything but what could only be described as terror. The kind of … Read more
If you’ve ever found yourself on the cusp of a panic attack—rapid heart rate, sense of doom or danger, shortness of breath, dizziness—a TikTokker seems to have found a possible solution. “My therapist told me to eat a Warhead whenever I’m feeling a panic attack coming on,” the woman says in her video. “And when … Read more
While there are trillions of microbes in the gut microbiota, they are easily affected when exposed to various environmental influences. These are reflected in the behavior of one microbe, Lactobacillus (LB), in response to mood pathology and stressors. A new study in the journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity extends these findings in a mouse model, … Read more
TUESDAY, Nov. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) —Traffic, crowds and unforeseen delays and disruptions can turn holiday travel from celebratory to chaos in a flash — especially if you’re prone to anxiety. Being aware of your triggers can help you be ready for any glitches that arise. “Triggers might include uncertainty of traffic, flight delays, being … Read more
In a recent study published in Frontiers in Psychology, researchers evaluate the association between paternal mental health and a child’s development during middle childhood. Study: Longitudinal associations between paternal mental health and child behavior and cognition in middle childhood. Image Credit: PeopleImages.com – Yuri A/Shutterstock.com Background Middle childhood, beginning at six years of age, is critical for every child … Read more
While the role of mothers’ stress, anxiety and depression on children’s behavioral and cognitive development is well established, less is known about the connection between fathers’ mental health and children’s development. Now, a team of researchers affiliated to different institutions across Quebec, Canada has examined if paternal anxious and depressive symptoms, measured during their partner’s … Read more
Since 2011, roughly 10,000 people in the U.S. have turned 65 every day. The Baby Boomer generation and those born before 1946 make up the country’s fastest growing age group, which is on track to outnumber children by 2035. “As this large demographic ages, it’s really important to support health promoting behaviors and have an … Read more
A McLean Hospital study of 598 people across various industries who underwent a two-day training workshop where they learned about trauma-informed care and how to deploy these skills within their organizations, found participants reported significant gains in knowledge of trauma and made improvements to organizational policies, according to a comparison of survey data collected before … Read more
Parents often expect an anxious child to display classic signs of anxiety like excessive worry or fearfulness. But there’s another common symptom that often gets missed or mistaken for something else. “As adults, we tend to see anxiety as ‘worrying’ in a very cognitive and intellectual way,” clinical psychologist Martha Deiros Collado — author of the … Read more
In vitro fertilization (IVF) is a time-intensive and often stress-inducing fertility procedure. Yet how does that stress impact its success? Investigators at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, assessed the effects of anxiety and depression in men on fertility and IVF outcomes. Their findings reveal no correlation … Read more