Many people who survive a subarachnoid hemorrhage stroke have a poor quality of life due to anxiety, depression and fatigue, Dutch researchers report.
A subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) stroke occurs when a blood vessel on the brain surface ruptures and bleeds into the space between the skull and the brain, but not into the brain. This study included 141 women and men, average age 51, living in the community two to four years after an SAH
Read the rest of this entry
A Swedish study suggests that infants who are born prematurely may be more at risk for depression, anxiety and other psychiatric disorders during adolescence and early adulthood.
In the January 2009 issue of Pediatrics, Dr. Karolina Lindstrom from Sachs Children’s Hospital, Stockholm, and her colleagues reported that among 545,628 Swedish residents born in the 1970s and followed up until 23 to 29 years of age, 3.5% of
Read the rest of this entry
Anyone will tell you that stress is bad for the heart. Many people also know about the toxic effects of anxiety and depression. But how exactly do these negative emotions cripple
the cardiovascular system – and what can be done about it?
New research shows that many people who experience psychological distress also slip into poor health habits, particularly smoking and physical inactivity. Over several years, these
Read the rest of this entry
Who hasn’t had stress and anxiety at some stage in their life?
There are so many factors nowadays which stress us out: moving home, relationships, money troubles, weight problems, work, kid’s, family to name but a few of the more common ones.
Yes, you can get counselling, take medication or talk to friends about your problems, but do they really help? Do they get to the root cause
Read the rest of this entry
In teen girls, depression, anxiety and smoking may inhibit bone growth, according to a new study.
Because of the strong link between osteoporosis and depression and smoking in adults, Dr. Lorah D. Dorn and her colleagues at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in Ohio, decided to look for similar associations during the teen years, when nearly 40-50% of bone mass is attained in girls.
The researchers examined
Read the rest of this entry
People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who also suffer from depression or anxiety are at greater risk for symptom attacks, called exacerbations, than those without these conditions, says a new study.
Dr. Jean Boubeau, from McGill University in Montreal, Canada and his team studied 491 Chinese patients with stable COPD aged at least 30 years. All participants were assessed for depression and anxiety at the start
Read the rest of this entry
|
|
|