Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) Blogs This is an RSS file. You can use it to subscribe to this data in your favourite RSS reader or to display this data on your own website or blog.

Zealous for Wellness: The Ongoing Quest for Standard Measures
The previous articles in this series showed how payers, providers, and digital health companies try to prove that they’re helping to create healthier patients. Sara Shanti, a partner specializing in health care at law firm Sheppard Mullin, says that organizations in the wellness space are searching for strong algorithms. But they also want to ensure that technology leads to, and clearly reflects, improved and worthwhile outcomes. This is not likely to emerge for some time. But this final article looks at how some organizations are filling the gap. Rigor at a Weight Loss Clinic Dr. Brett Osborn, author of the book G...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - November 16, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andy Oram Tags: AI/Machine Learning Ambulatory Analytics/Big Data Clinical Communication and Patient Experience Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC Arcadia Behavior Change behavioral health BPCI Brett Osborn Clinical Source Type: blogs

The untold struggles of a surgical fellow
My experiences with mental illness have been intimately tied with my experiences of being a surgical trainee. If you read my medical chart, you will see diagnoses like postpartum depression, generalized anxiety, and adjustment disorder. If you read my residency rotation reviews, you will read descriptors like “hardworking,” “reliable,” and “good team leader.” You would Read more… The untold struggles of a surgical fellow originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 7, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Mohini Dasari, MD Tags: Physician Surgery Source Type: blogs

Fight Aging! Newsletter, June 19th 2023
In conclusion, among Swedish middle-aged subjects, nearly two-thirds showed complete fatty degeneration of thymus on CT. Age-Related Dysfunction of Water Homeostasis https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2023/06/age-related-dysfunction-of-water-homeostasis/ Dehydration can be an issue in older people. As in every complex system in the body, the mechanisms by which hydration is regulated become dysfunctional with advancing age. Researchers here look at the brain region responsible for regulating some of the response to dehydration, cataloging altered gene expression in search of the more important mechan...
Source: Fight Aging! - June 18, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs

The National Health Service (NHS) in England to roll-out nine online cognitive-behavioural therapies (CBT) for adults with anxiety or depression
Online depression therapy given go-ahead in England (BBC News): Nine online talking-therapy treatments for anxiety or depression have been given the green light to be used by the NHS in England. … The new digital therapies are delivered via a website or an app and use cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT). They provide an alternative way of accessing support, which may be more convenient for some, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) says. They could also free up resources and help reduce the wait for care.… Mark Chapman from NICE said: “One of our priorities is to get the best care to peop...
Source: SharpBrains - June 14, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Brain/ Mental Health Technology & Innovation anxiety-disorders Beating the Blues CBT methods cognitive behavioural therapy Deprexis iCT-PTSD iCT-SAD National Institute for Health and Care Excellence NHS NHS Talking Therapies online Source Type: blogs

Fight Aging! Newsletter, June 5th 2023
In conclusion, higher BMR might reduce lifespan. The underlying pathways linking to major causes of death and relevant interventions warrant further investigation. Betting Against Progress Turns Out Poorly, But Can Work in the Short Term in a Slow Field https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2023/06/betting-against-progress-turns-out-poorly-but-can-work-in-the-short-term-in-a-slow-field/ Setting oneself up as a spokesperson for "we will not achieve this goal", as the fellow noted here is choosing to do, is a bet against technological progress. A glance at any few decade period in the past two hundred yea...
Source: Fight Aging! - June 4, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs

Digital Self-Neuromodulation Therapy for PTSD: Interview with Oded Kraft, CEO of GrayMatters Health
GrayMatters Health, a medtech company based in Israel, has developed Prism for PTSD, a self-neuromodulation therapy. The company has identified what they describe as brain-mechanism-specific biomarkers for certain mental disorders. These involve combining fMRI and EEG data. The Prism for PTSD system targets a specific biomarker called amygdala-derived-EFP, which is involved in the fight or flight response, and which can frequently be triggered in those with PTSD. The new technique that GrayMatters Health developed involves applying an EEG cap to a patient’s head, and then placing them in front of a screen. An animatio...
Source: Medgadget - May 2, 2023 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Exclusive Neurology Psychiatry GraymattersH PTSD Source Type: blogs

The Role of RCM in Health Equity
The following is a guest article by Leigh Poland RHIA, CCS, VP of Coding Services at AGS Health. A strong business case exists for addressing the financial impacts of social determinants of health (SDoH) and new reimbursement models designed to emphasize health equity. Involving revenue cycle management (RCM) is necessary for any comprehensive SDoH/health equity strategy. This is because health disparities contribute more than $93 billion in unnecessary medical care costs and more than $42 billion annually in lost productivity. Additional economic losses are a result of premature deaths. Further, according to the W.K. ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - November 25, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT HIM Hospital - Health System Revenue Cycle Management AGS Health AHIMA Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services CMS Health Equity ICD-10 ICD-10-CM Z Code Leigh Poland RCM SDOH Social Determin Source Type: blogs

Computer-assisted cognitive behavior therapy (CCBT) may outperform Treatment as Usual (TAU) in helping patients reduce depression, improve 6 ‑month remission rates
Conclusions: The findings of this randomized clinical trial suggest that CCBT with a modest amount of clinician support has potential for wider-spread implementation as an effective, acceptable, and efficient treatment for depression in primary care. The method of CCBT described here may be useful in primary care patients with depression who have low levels of income, education, or reading proficiency as well as in those who lack internet access. The Study in Context: CVS Health: Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) apps may help you more than sleeping pills FDA clears first CBT-based digital therapeutic to treat substance...
Source: SharpBrains - February 16, 2022 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Brain/ Mental Health Technology & Innovation antidepressants cCBT computer-assisted cognitive behavior therapy depression depressive symptoms Good Days Ahead Patient Health Questionnaire–9 PHQ-9 primary-care Psychotherapy Source Type: blogs

Psychological Conditions or Post Tubal Ligation Syndrome?
Psychological conditions can mimic Post Tubal Ligation Syndrome (PTLS). These include major depression, generalized anxiety disorder, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Read this article for more information. The post Psychological Conditions or Post Tubal Ligation Syndrome? appeared first on A Personal Choice. (Source: Tubal Reversal Blog)
Source: Tubal Reversal Blog - December 10, 2021 Category: Reproduction Medicine Authors: Dr. Monteith Tags: ptls tubal ligation tubal ligation reversal why tubal reversal anxiety anxiety disorders Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center depression ligation reversal specialists major depression post traumatic stress disorder post tubal ligation s Source Type: blogs

Studies find growing evidence linking weight, physical activity, neuroplasticity and depression
Being overweight can cause depression — and exercise is an antidote, dual studies confirm (Runner’s World): A large-scale study from the University of Exeter has found ‘robust evidence’ that being overweight hikes up your risk of developing depression – but as fresh evidence confirms, logging your morning miles is one of the most effective ways to fight back. Exercise jolts your brain into action, and not just because of the endorphin high … ‘Obesity and depression are both major global health challenges, and our study provides the most robust evidence to date that higher BMI causes depression,’ said lead a...
Source: SharpBrains - October 18, 2021 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Brain/ Mental Health body mass index Brain-Plasticity depression depressive disorders generalized anxiety disorder metabolic health neuroplasticity obesity Physical-activity Physical-Exercise Transcranial-Magnetic-Stimulation Source Type: blogs

Overinterpreting Computational Models of Decision-Making
Bell (1985)Can a set of equations predict and quantify complex emotions resulting from financial decisions made in an uncertain environment? Aninfluential paper by David E. Bell considered the implications of disappointment, a psychological reaction caused by comparing an actual outcome to a more optimistic expected outcome, as in playing the lottery. Equations for regret, disappointment, elation, and satisfaction have been incorporated into economic models of financial decision-making (e.g., variants ofprospect theory).Financial choices comprise one critical aspect of decision-making in our daily lives. There are so many ...
Source: The Neurocritic - March 31, 2021 Category: Neuroscience Authors: The Neurocritic Source Type: blogs

In Times Of Anxiety and Low Mood, Focusing On Past Successes Could Improve Decision-Making
By Emily Reynolds When you’re going through a period of anxiety or depression it can be difficult to make decisions, whether those are significant life changes or more mundane, everyday choices about prioritising tasks or time management. And those with generalised anxiety disorder or mood disorders often report feeling uncomfortable with or distressed by feelings of uncertainty — which doesn’t help when you need to make a decision, big or small. Now in a new study in the journal eLife, Christopher Gagne from UC Berkeley and colleagues find that people with higher levels of anxiety and depression are less able...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - February 9, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Decision making Mental health Source Type: blogs

Podcast: Can Swearing Improve Mental Health?
Ouch! You stub your toe or burn your finger and a curse word comes flying out. It’s automatic — and it probably makes you feel a little better. But have you ever considered specifically using curse words as a way to improve your mental health? That’s the idea behind our guest’s new book “Move On MF’er.” In today’s show, we welcome psychologist and author Jodie Eckleberry-Hunt who explains how swearing can help us relieve the pain that overrides logic. SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW Guest information for ‘Jodie Eckleberry-Hunt- Can Swearing Improve Mental Health’ Podcast Episode Jodie Eckleb...
Source: World of Psychology - November 12, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: The Psych Central Podcast Tags: Anger General Interview LifeHelper Mental Health and Wellness Podcast Self-Help The Psych Central Show Source Type: blogs

You ’re Thinking Too Much: 7 Ways to Combat Overthinking
Are you often overcome with distressing thoughts? There are many triggers that may cause overthinking. This experience usually leaves you feeling various emotions — but you're most likely to endure stress and worry. It's possible for overthinking to cloud your judgment, too. As a result, it's critical to learn how to stop. There are a few reasons for overthinking. You may overanalyze situations on a case-by-case basis, so it's less frequent. That happens to almost everyone. However, if your mind seems to fret over minuscule issues consistently, you could have generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). This mental health cond...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - October 12, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: IndySummers Tags: confidence featured productivity tips psychology overthinking pickthebrain self improvement Source Type: blogs