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Overtime Linked to Depression and Anxiety - June 20, 2008

Researchers at the University of Bergen in Norway compared 1350 individuals who work 41 to 100 hours per week with 9092 workers who worked 40 hours per week or less using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (PDF). They found...
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9/11 Continues to Impact America's Mental Health - February 11, 2008

Fear of terrorism following the September 11th attacks continues to impact the mental health of American citizens on a micro-level, shows a new study focusing not on New Yorkers, but rather, Midwesterners. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago...
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Chronic Pain Alters Brain Function - February 6, 2008

Chronic pain is often only the start of the problem for sufferers, who also suffer high rates of depression, anxiety and sleep disorders. New research from Northwestern University shows the pain may cause a cognitive impairment which contributes to these...
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PsychBriefs: December 30, 2007-January 5, 2008 - January 4, 2008

Our weekly wrap-up of news, interesting research, and noteworthy happenings in the worlds of psychiatry, psychology, and social work. Stress Hormones Drop Fast in Happy Marriages A study of 60 couples living in Los Angeles shows that levels of stress...
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PsychBriefs: October 14-20, 2007 - October 19, 2007

Schools Providing Inadequate Mental Health Aid Katrina-Affected Students A study by RAND Health shows that schools have not sustained mental health support to students affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. While initial aid was adequate, the report now shows...
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MRIs Reveal Highly Distinct Branches Of Anxiety - May 30, 2007

Anxiety is a word used to describe feelings associated with both worry and fear. However, a new study by University of Illinois psychologists provides evidence for that these are actually two types of anxiety so different they take place in...
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The Truth About Procrastination - January 10, 2007

University of Calgary professor Piers Steel, an expert on procrastination, has a recently published a paper that dispels some commonly held beliefs on the subject. For example, in The nature of procrastination: a meta-analytic and theoretical review of quintessential self-regulatory...
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Article: Holidays Hard on Social Anxiety - November 20, 2006

With the holiday season comes a flurry of reasons to get out of the house--and into situations that may be straining for sufferers of social anxiety or social phobia. While the first instinct may be to simply "get through" the...
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Atomoxetine Treats ADHD-Anxiety Combo - November 3, 2006

Patients who suffer from both Attention Hyperactivity Deficit Disorder (ADHD) and anxiety disorders may have success when prescriped with atomoxetine (marketed as Strattera), according to a presentation at 53rd annual meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry...
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Anxiety and Physical Ailments Associated - October 26, 2006

A study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine finds that people who suffer from ailments such as asthma, migraines, thyroid disease and arthritis are more likely to suffer from an anxiety disorder. Interestingly, the majority of people with both...
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