People with higher levels of anxiety have altered perceptions of their breathing compared to those with lower levels of anxiety. The altered perception of respiration can lead to an increase in feelings of anxiety, researchers report.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Why Do We Wake Around 3am and Dwell On Our Fears and Shortcomings?
Researchers investigate why many of us wake in the middle of the night and dwell on our fears.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Brain Activity Fluctuations May Hold the Keys to Psychiatric Treatment Efficacy
Moment-to-moment fluctuations in brain activity over a three-minute period can reliably predict how receptive a person with social anxiety will be to cognitive behavioral therapy.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Hair Samples Show Meditation Training Reduces Long-Term Stress
Many people claim meditation helps to relieve their daily stresses. A new study provides objective evidence which supports the claims. Researchers found cortisol levels from hair samples decreased by 25% following a six-month meditation training program.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Nature-Based Activities Can Improve Mood and Reduce Anxiety
Participating in nature-based activities including exercise, gardening, and conservation, helps improve mood and reduce anxiety for those with mental health problems.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Novel Biomarker for Anxiety Disorder Identified
Researchers have identified a brain rhythm associated with emotional conflict that appears to be a biomarker for anxiety disorder.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: What Makes Adult Children Cut Ties With Parents
Mothers who report estrangement from their adult children report they often believe their ex-husbands, and the current partner of the child is responsible for the break in their relationships. Additionally, some cite mental health problems experienced …
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Study Uncovers Link Between Allergies and Mental Health Conditions
People living with common allergies such as asthma, hay fever, and atopic dermatitis are at greater risk of developing depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, and neuroticism. Researchers report the link was likely not causal.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Study Uncovers Link Between Allergies and Mental Health Conditions
People living with common allergies such as asthma, hay fever, and atopic dermatitis are at greater risk of developing depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, and neuroticism. Researchers report the link was likely not causal.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Gas-Related Intestinal Symptoms Affect Nearly All Adults and Are Associated With Psychological Distress
Gastrointestinal problems associated with gas symptoms are linked to poor quality of life, higher stress, and increases in anxiety and depression.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: An Algorithm to Predict Psychotic Illnesses
A new AI algorithm can successfully predict which children with microdeletion of chromosome 22 will develop schizophrenia and other mental health disorders later in life.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Sports Participation in Young Boys Reduces Depression and Anxiety Later
Young boys who play sports are less likely to develop depression, anxiety, and emotional distress later in childhood, researchers say. Additionally, boys who experience less emotional distress during middle childhood are more likely to be physically ac…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Lack of Trust Exacerbates Loneliness Spiral
Study reveals lonely people showed reduced activity in the anterior insular cortex, an area of the brain associated with trust formation. The anterior insular cortex was less prominently connected to other brain regions in those who expressed feelings …
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Adults With Neurologic Conditions More Likely to Have Experienced Childhood Trauma
Adults who experienced traumatic events, including abuse and household dysfunction, as children had an increased risk of developing neurological conditions later in life. Additionally, researchers found a significant link between childhood trauma and d…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: No, Stress Isn’t Always Bad. Here’s How to Harness It
Reinterpreting stress response as performance-enhancing makes people less anxious and improves general wellbeing, researchers report.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Regular Exercise May Lower Risk of Developing Anxiety by Almost 60%
Those who exercise regularly may lower their risk of developing anxiety by 60%, researchers report.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Do You Hate Seeing People Fidget? You’re Not Alone
Approximately one-third of people suffer from misokinesia, an anxious or frustrated reaction to watching another person fidgeting.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Abusive Messages From a Partner Increase the Likelihood of Experiencing Mental Illness and Suicidal Thoughts
People who receive threatening or obscene text messages and other communications from current or former partners are more likely to experience mental health problems including depression and anxiety, and have an increased risk of suicidal thoughts.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Virtual Reality Shown to Reduce Pain and Anxiety in Children
Virtual reality helps to relieve pain and anxiety for children undergoing medical procedures, researchers report.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Gut Microbiome Health Plays Role in Fighting Depression During Pandemic
There is a growing body of evidence linking depression to microbiome health. A new study proposes focusing on the microbiome may help alleviate some of the symptoms of depression associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
