Why Online Shopping Is Tanking Your Mental Health
Recently, I wanted a new pair of leather sandals. I narrowed my search down to a few favorite pairs, then compared prices before scouring the reviews. An hour later, I was still pondering which pair was the cutest, how much money I should spend, and whether the company’s return policy was good enough, should I change my mind. My brain was reeling. What used to be a pleasant experience at a physical store—shoe-buying—was now majorly stressing me out, alone in front of my screen.
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Going shopping used to be known as “retail therapy.” Indeed, researc...
Source: TIME: Health - March 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Friedlander Serrano Tags: Uncategorized Evergreen freelance healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Virtual reality reduces interventional radiology procedure pain, anxiety
Using virtual reality (VR)-based sedation during interventional radiology procedures reduces patient pain and anxiety, researchers have found.
And it appears to do so without increasing procedure time, according to a team led by Ryan Schaake of Temple University in Philadelphia. The study results were published March 12 in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology.
"While it has not been the standard of care to medically treat patient anxiety during these procedures, high anxiety levels have been associated with longer procedure times, increased need for medication, and exacerbated physiological stress," the g...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 13, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: Advanced Visualization Source Type: news
What we know about long COVID — from brain fog to physical fatigue
"Long COVID has affected every part of my life," said Virginia resident Rachel Beale said at a recent Senate hearing. "I wake up every day feeling tired, nauseous and dizzy. I immediately start planning when I can lay down again." Beale is far from alone. Many of her experiences have been echoed by others dealing with long COVID. It's a constellation of debilitating symptoms that range from brain fog and intense physical fatigue to depression and anxiety. But there's new, promising research that sheds light onto some symptoms. NPR health correspondent Will Stone talks with Short Wave host Regina G. Barber about the state o...
Source: NPR Health and Science - March 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Will Stone Source Type: news
Chiropractor Healer First in Country to Develop a Novel Healing Technique to Neutralize "Shock Trauma" thereby Releasing Pain arising from Emotional and Traumatic Events
Dr. Jeffrey Benton has developed the Emotional Trauma Release Technique (E.T.R.T.) This healing protocol quickly and gently identifies and releases blocks in the body's energy flow. This obstruction first manifests as tight muscles, tension, and anxiety. Long term effects of stuck energy... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - March 12, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
A guide for people with anxiety problems investing in Crypto
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Source: Reuters: Health - March 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why those profiting from childcare in England need to be kept in check
For working parents or guardians of young children, arranging childcare can be the source of untold stress. Whether it is the logistical wrangle of pickups and drop-offs, nagging anxiety about whether it is the right decision, not to mention the sheer punishing cost, childcare is up there with…#paneuropean #fremmancapital #kidsplanet #jeremyhunt #guardian #jrf #trinavaconsulting #extra #ucl #southerncross (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Anxiety You ’re Feeling Might Be Pandemic Grief
Despite a global pandemic that caused the deaths of millions of people and drastically altered our way of life, we still haven’t mastered the art of recognizing grief when it shows up.
Four years ago, life as we knew it slipped away. As news of the covid death tolls rose around the world, we watched footage on television of our front-line workers struggling with overcrowded hospitals, our children were sent home from school, weddings and graduations were canceled, jobs came to a halt, and toilet-paper flew off the shelves. Everywhere you turned someone was losing something or someone. But instead of grief rising t...
Source: TIME: Health - March 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Claire Bidwell Smith Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news
Prevalence and factors associated with depression and anxiety among young school-going adolescents in the Western Cape Province of South Africa - Mkhize M, van der Westhuizen C, Sorsdahl K.
INTRODUCTION: Between 10 and 20% of children and adolescents globally experience common mental health conditions such as depression or anxiety. Given the dearth of mental health services in low- and middle-income countries, most mental health conditions am... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Childhood psychological maltreatment and social anxiety in college students: the roles of parasympathetic nervous system activity and parent-child separation experience - Zhao J, Sun R, Shangguan M.
BACKGROUND: Childhood psychological maltreatment is a risk factor for social anxiety in adulthood. Parent-child separation, as one of the most serious adversities in early life, may exacerbate the risk of psychological maltreatment and influence the intera... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Talk therapy cuts risk of postpartum depression
An intervention given to pregnant women by non-specialist providers greatly reduced the chances of developing postpartum depression or anxiety. (Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH))
Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) - March 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
ChargePoint CEO expects more electric vehicle stations as use and EV sales keep growing
Sales growth of electric vehicles in the U.S. has started to slow, and polls show it’s due in part to anxiety over running out of battery power and too few charging stations. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
RA Outcomes Worsened by Depression and Anxiety RA Outcomes Worsened by Depression and Anxiety
Patients with anxiety or depression were less likely to achieve low disease activity and improve their symptoms compared with those without these mental health conditions.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Rheumatology Source Type: news
Suicidal ideation and attempts and hyperarousal in military personnel and veterans: network analysis reveals roles of anxiety sensitivity and insomnia - Jeon ME, Rogers ML, Udupa N, Joiner TE.
OBJECTIVE: Suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs) are a serious public health problem in the United States and of particular concern among active-duty service members and veterans. Research indicates hyperarousal, through its relevance across other disorde... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 11, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
The prevalence and determinants of PTSD, anxiety, and depression in Ukrainian civilian physicians and paramedics in wartime-an observational cross-sectional study six months after outbreak - Rzo ńca P, Podgórski M, Łazarewicz M, Gałązkowski R, Rzońca E, Detsyk O, Włodarczyk D.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is the largest European land offensive since World War II. Individuals affected by conflicts such as war are at an increased risk of mental disorders, which result from frequent exposure to traumatic events and the breakdown of... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 11, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Longitudinal relationships between depressive symptoms and generalized anxiety symptoms in adolescents: a cross-lagged network analysis - Zhang C, Huang J, Xu W.
The comorbidity of depression and generalized anxiety have raised questions about the existing classification system. Based on the perspective of network analysis, the developmental relationship between psychological symptoms can be explored more clearly. ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 11, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
