News tagged with mental stress
Economic recession takes toll on family relationships, researcher says
A majority of Americans rate their current financial situation as poor or fair, and nearly half of Americans say they have encountered financial problems in the past year, according to the Pew Research Center. A University ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 07, 2011 |
5 / 5 (1) |
1
Researcher finds 9/11 attacks led to new understanding of mass trauma
(PhysOrg.com) -- Out of the wreckage of the World Trade Center attacks and the events of 9/11 came some of the first large-scale research of mass trauma. The resulting findings have led to a broader understanding of how post-traumatic ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 02, 2011 |
5 / 5 (1) |
1
Study identifies protective factors that help women recover from childhood violence
Children who witness domestic violence are more likely to be in abusive intimate relationships and experience psychological problems such as post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adulthood, according to the Centers for ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 07, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Soldiers who avoid distressing images more at risk for PTSD
(PhysOrg.com) -- When presented with images of faces depicting various emotional states, people who look briefly at fearful expressions are more vulnerable to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) than those who look at the ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 05, 2011 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Even mild stress is linked to long-term disability
Even relatively mild stress can lead to long term disability and an inability to work, reveals a large population based study published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
Mar 23, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Students dogged by stress get help from therapy pups
College is stressful, no doubt about it. In fact, a 2009 recent study by mtvU and the Associated Press found that 85 percent of students reported feeling stressed on a daily basis.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 09, 2011 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
Physiological impacts of homophobia
Young adults who are lesbian, gay or bisexual (LGB) are at far higher risk for severe mental health problems than their heterosexual peers. New research from Concordia University suggests that the stress of being rejected ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 02, 2011 |
5 / 5 (4) |
8
Workers most invested in their jobs have highest stress levels, study shows
A workplace's key employees may be at the greatest risk of experiencing high levels of work stress, according to a new study by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).
Jan 25, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Abnormal blood vessel function found in women with broken heart syndrome
A team of Mayo Clinic researchers has found that patients with broken heart syndrome, also known as apical ballooning syndrome (ABS), have blood vessels that don't react normally to stress. These results offer clues to the ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 29, 2010 |
not rated yet |
0
Binge-drinking teens may be risking future depression
Binge-drinking teenagers may be putting themselves at higher risk in adulthood for mood disorders such as anxiety and depression, Loyola University Health System researchers report.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 15, 2010 |
1 / 5 (1) |
0
PTSD interrupts lives long after trauma
Throughout much of her young adult life, Terry Hatcher was living in a disassociated state, disconnected from the world -- zoned out. She tried to commit suicide at age 21.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 08, 2010 |
5 / 5 (3) |
1
Returning troops face both physical and mental challenges
Is the US health system comprehensively meeting the needs of returning veterans? With the recent attention to mental illness in returning soldiers, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in particular, little research ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 20, 2010 |
not rated yet |
0
College students exhibiting more severe mental illness, study finds
Severe mental illness is more common among college students than it was a decade ago, with more young people arriving on campus with pre-existing conditions and a willingness to seek help for emotional distress, according ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 12, 2010 |
4 / 5 (6) |
4
Post-traumatic stress disorder? Logon for help
(PhysOrg.com) -- People with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) will have the chance to take part in a pilot study of an internet-based education program.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 02, 2010 |
not rated yet |
0
Witnessing Arrests May Increase Stress Risk in Children: Study
(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Illinois at Chicago study says children in the nation's child welfare system who witnessed the arrest of a household member may have been psychologically traumatized by the arrest.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 10, 2010 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Stress (biological)
Stress is a biological term which refers to the consequences of the failure of a human or animal to respond appropriately to emotional or physical threats to the organism, whether actual or imagined. It includes a state of alarm and adrenaline production, short-term resistance as a coping mechanism, and exhaustion. Common stress symptoms include irritability, muscular tension, inability to concentrate and a variety of physical reactions, such as headaches and elevated heart rate.
For more information about Stress (biological), read the full article at
Wikipedia.
This text uses material from Wikipedia and is available under the GNU Free Documentation License.
