We are Stoke-on-Trent: How Pokemon Go is helping players
Meet the people who say Pokemon Go has helped them combat depression and social anxiety. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - September 27, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Shyness, aggression, and empathy in children of shy mothers: Moderating influence of children's psychophysiological self-regulation - MacGowan TL, Schmidt LA.
Maternal psychological factors are known to play a critical role in children's socioemotional development, particularly in pro- and anti-social behaviors. Although shyness is a ubiquitous phenomenon and associated with social anxiety, relatively few have e... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 23, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Shyness, alcohol use disorders and 'hangxiety': a naturalistic study of social drinkers - Marsh B, Carlyle M, Carter E, Hughes P, McGahey S, Lawn W, Stevens T, McAndrew A, Morgan CJA.
Social anxiety disorder (SAD) has been related to alcohol use disorder (AUD). Shyness can be considered a subclinical analogue of SAD, yet there is little research into the effect of alcohol on anxiety levels in highly-shy individuals. This naturalistic st... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 21, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Cognitive mechanisms influence the relationship between social anxiety and depression among college students - Kraft JD, Grant DM, White EJ, Taylor DL, Frosio KE.
Objective: Social anxiety and depression are commonly comorbid and cause significant impairment in college students. Past research suggests that both poor attentional control and increased rumination are related to these disorders and independently ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 16, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Internet addiction among Lebanese adolescents: the role of self-esteem, anger, depression, anxiety, social anxiety and fear, impulsivity, and aggression-a cross-sectional study - Obeid S, Saade S, Haddad C, Sacre H, Khansa W, Al Hajj R, Kheir N, Hallit S.
The study objective was to evaluate the association between depression, anxiety, social anxiety and fear, impulsivity, and aggression and Internet addiction (IA) among Lebanese adolescents. This cross-sectional study, conducted between October 2017 and Apr... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 13, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
An interview with Mark Tedesco, author of The Dog on the Acropolis
This week Mark Tedesco is sharing his new book, The Dog on the Acropolis with me. His book is a story of the adventures of a dog living on the Acropolis who forms transforming relationships with humans.
What is one thing people wouldn’t usually know about you?
Though I appear outgoing and comfortable, most people don’t know that I have some social anxiety when in a group of people. Another thing many don’t know is that I used to live in Italy and I speak Italian fluently.
What did your best review say about your work?
“…This is such a heartwarming book. I laughed, I cried, I was angry and I w...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - September 2, 2019 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Interviews author interview historical fiction Source Type: news
An interview with Mark Tedesco, author of The Dog on the Acropolis
This week Mark Tedesco is sharing his new book, The Dog on the Acropolis with me. His book is a story of the adventures of a dog living on the Acropolis who forms transforming relationships with humans.
What is one thing people wouldn’t usually know about you?
Though I appear outgoing and comfortable, most people don’t know that I have some social anxiety when in a group of people. Another thing many don’t know is that I used to live in Italy and I speak Italian fluently.
What did your best review say about your work?
“…This is such a heartwarming book. I laughed, I cried, I was angry and I w...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - September 2, 2019 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Interviews author interview historical fiction Source Type: news
Medical News Today: 4 top tips for coping with social anxiety
Social anxiety can have a crucial impact on a person's well-being and quality of life. Read this Spotlight feature for tips on how to manage it. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 30, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anxiety / Stress Source Type: news
Temporal associations between social anxiety and depressive symptoms and the role of interpersonal stress in adolescents - Belmans E, Bastin M, Raes F, Bijttebier P.
BACKGROUND: Adolescence is characterized by an increased vulnerability for internalizing psychopathologies such as depression and anxiety. A positive association between anxiety and depression has consistently been found in research. However, the specific ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 24, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Men scare me more: gender differences in social fear conditioning in virtual reality - Reichenberger J, Pfaller M, Forster D, Gerczuk J, Shiban Y, M ühlberger A.
Women nearly twice as often develop social anxiety disorder (SAD) compared to men. The reason for this difference is still being debated. The present study investigates gender differences and the effect of male versus female agents in low (LSA) and high so... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 19, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Risk Perception and Communication, Warnings, Operating Instructions Source Type: news
Rural living environment predicts social anxiety in transgender and gender nonconforming individuals across Canada and the United States - Kaplan SC, Butler RM, Devlin EA, Testa RJ, Horenstein A, Swee MB, Heimberg RG.
Transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) individuals frequently confront discrimination, rejection, and violence. Such experiences may put TGNC individuals at risk for minority stress and associated psychiatric symptoms. Protective factors like social s... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 1, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Drinking problems and social anxiety among young adults: the roles of drinking to manage negative and positive affect in social situations - Buckner JD, Lewis EM, Walukevich-Dienst K.
Background: Socially anxious individuals seem to be at a high risk for alcohol-related problems because they drink to cope. Yet social anxiety is unique among the anxiety conditions in that it is characterized by lower positive affect (PA). It is un... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 15, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of an unguided, internet-based self-help intervention for social anxiety disorder in university students: protocol of a randomized controlled trial - K ählke F, Berger T, Schulz A, Baumeister H, Berking M, Cuijpers P, Bruffaerts R, Auerbach RP, Kessler RC, Ebert DD.
BACKGROUND: Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is highly prevalent among university students, but the majority of affected students remain untreated. Internet- and mobile-based self-help interventions (IMIs) may be a promising strategy to address this unmet nee... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 28, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Comparison of quality of life, depression, anxiety, suicide, social anxiety and obsessive-compulsive symptoms between adolescents with acne receiving isotretinoin and antibiotics: a prospective, non-randomised, open-label study - Erdo ğan Y, Erturan İ, Aktepe E, Akyıldız A.
This study aimed to evaluate the quality of life, depression, anxiety,... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 10, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Peer victimization and onset of social anxiety disorder in children and adolescents - Pontillo M, Tata MC, Averna R, Demaria F, Gargiullo P, Guerrera S, Pucciarini ML, Santonastaso O, Vicari S.
BACKGROUND: In the literature, several studies have proposed that children and adolescents with social anxiety had experienced previously victimization from peers and siblings. The aim of this review was to contribute to the updating of recent findings abo... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 10, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
