5 Nighttime Habits That Are Secretly Making Your Anxiety Worse
These seemingly harmless behaviors are making it impossible for you to relax and get good sleep. (Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post)
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Digital Support Offers Relief for Cancer Caregivers' Stress Digital Support Offers Relief for Cancer Caregivers' Stress
A customized psychoeducational intervention delivered through a mobile app to caregivers can reduce their anxiety and depression levels.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - February 29, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: news

Try Mindfulness, Talk Therapy to Ease Mood, Memory Issues of Menopause
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28, 2024 -- Mindfulness meditation and cognitive behavioral therapy can help ease the mood and sleep problems associated with menopause, a new review says.Women experienced statistically significant improvements in anxiety and... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 28, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

ECR: 10 steps to creating quality initiative for children with autism
When the radiology department at Cork University Hospital in the south coast of Ireland took the lead in developing an autism-friendly patient experience, they observed that it took less time to complete imaging studies for children with autism, according to a February 28 session at ECR 2024. Too much noise, too much pain, and too much information thrown at them summarize what children with autism can feel in the hospital, explained Martin Peyton, a clinical specialist and radiographer, who presented his hospital's quality initiative. "When the child is overstimulated, they are unwilling to assist in the short term. Thei...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 28, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Liz Carey Tags: Practice Management Source Type: news

Talking therapies may help menopause mood - study
Cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness can help with low mood and anxiety, research suggests. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - February 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Intervention Reduces Likelihood of Developing Postpartum Anxiety and Depression by More Than 70%
Results from a large clinical trial funded by the National Institutes of Health show that an intervention for anxiety provided to pregnant women living in Pakistan significantly reduced the likelihood of the women developing moderate-to-severe anxiety, depression, or both six weeks after birth. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - February 27, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

Faster and safer evacuations induced by closed vestibules - Sticco IM, Frank GA, Dorso CO.
In this paper, we use the social force model, to optimize high-anxiety pedestrian evacuations. We explore two architectural layouts, the 1-door vestibule, and the 2-doors vestibule. The "vestibule" is defined as the room next to the exit door and it is cha... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 27, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Egress, Escape, Evacuation, Crowds Source Type: news

Intervention reduces likelihood of developing postpartum anxiety and depression by more than 70%
NIH-funded study shows prenatal mental health support is effective for women living in low-resource settings. (Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases)
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - February 26, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Here ’s What Americans Think of Weight Loss Drugs
Not every major medical innovation breaks through to the general public. But the buzzy weight loss drugs for people with obesity or Type 2 diabetes certainly have. About 75% of Americans have heard of Ozempic, Wegovy and other brands of anti-obesity drugs, according to the results of a new Pew Research Center survey. (Wegovy and Zepbound are specifically approved to treat obesity, while Ozempic and Mounjaro are approved to treat people with Type 2 diabetes and can help them lose weight.) [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The survey included more than 10,000 people of different ages, genders, races, ethni...
Source: TIME: Health - February 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Vision Impairment Linked to Several Psychosocial Outcomes in Seniors
MONDAY, Feb. 26, 2024 -- In adults 65 years and older, vision impairment is associated with psychosocial outcomes, including symptoms of depression, anxiety, and social isolation, according to a study published online Feb. 22 in JAMA... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 26, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Bitcoin Spot ETF Jitters Subside: Grayscale Outflows Drop To New Lows
Outflows from Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) seem to be slowing down, as shown by the trading activity of Bitcoin ETFs. This comes as investor anxiety over Grayscale’s Spot ETF seems to finally be subsiding, with the entire ETF cohort continuing to attract huge trading volumes and rapid growth…#bitcoinetfs #grayscale #gbtc #bitcoin #blackrocks #isharesbitcointrust #ibit #genesis #coinbase #grayscales (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Addressing the complex links between psychopathy and childhood maltreatment, emotion regulation, and aggression-a network analysis in adults - Moreira D, Silva C, Moreira P, Pinto TM, Costa R, Lamela D, Jongenelen I, Pasion R.
Childhood maltreatment is the strongest predictor of psychopathology and personality disorders across the lifespan and is strongly associated with a variety of psychological problems, namely, mood and anxiety disorders, behavioral and personality disorders... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news

Psychotropic medication use among adolescents participating in three randomized trials of DBT - Mehlum L, Asarnow J, Neupane SP, Santamarina-Perez P, Prim é-Tous M, Carlson GA.
BACKGROUND: Frequently presenting with symptoms of mood or anxiety disorders, substance abuse or borderline personality disorder, suicidal and self-harming adolescents often are prescribed psychotropic medication. Though such treatment may be warranted, re... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

A model for older adults' coping with the death of their child: a grounded theory study - Safa A, Adib-Hajbaghery M, Rezaei M.
BACKGROUND: Losing a child at an old age while also facing health problems and physical limitations can have significant negative impacts on parents' lives such as anxiety, depression, and impairment in social functions. The process of coping with the deat... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

Sexual harassment and patterns of symptoms and functional abilities in a psychiatric sample of adolescents - Jonasson M, Wiberg M, Dennhag I.
PURPOSE: To investigate how commonly adolescent psychiatric outpatients with symptoms of depression and anxiety report having been subjected to sexual harassment, and to explore how symptoms and functional abilities differ between adolescent psychiatric ou... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news