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Anxiety
Anxiety can be a good thing—in small amounts. A little bit of anxiety can prompt you to study for a big test or get to work on time. Too much anxiety, however, can damage your physical or emotional health. Feeling extreme fear or worry that’s out of proportion to the actual risk can be a problem, particularly if it interferes with daily life. There are many types of anxiety disorders, including obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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Anxiety, Depression Often Go Hand-in-Hand With Arthritis
MONDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) — Depression or anxiety affect one-third of Americans with arthritis who are aged 45 or older, a new study shows. Researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also found that even though anxiety is nearly twice as common as depression among people with arthritis, doctors tend to focus [...]
Anxiety Linked to Smarts in Brain Study
WEDNESDAY, April 18 (HealthDay News) — Worrying may have co-evolved with intelligence as an important survival trait in humans, new research suggests. For the study, researchers looked at 26 people with generalized anxiety disorder and compared them to a group of 18 healthy volunteers without the disorder. The investigators found that both worry and high intelligence [...]
Depression, Anxiety Tied to Physical Disabilities in Seniors
THURSDAY, April 5 (HealthDay News) — Seniors with psychological distress such as depression or anxiety are more likely to have physical disabilities, a new Australian study says. Regular physical activity, however, can protect against such problems. Researchers examined data from nearly 100,000 Australian men and women, aged 65 and older, and found that 8.4 percent of them [...]
Severe PMS May Last Longer Than Thought
By Denise MannHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) — For years, women with the severe form of premenstrual syndrome known as premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) were told that their symptoms should subside the day menstruation begins. Now, new research suggests that these symptoms, which can include serious mood swings, start about four days before menstruation and [...]
Most Adults With Facial Disfigurement Adapt Psychologically
TUESDAY, Jan. 3 (HealthDay News) — Adults who were born with a severe facial disfigurement have generally good psychological adjustment, according to a small new study. Dutch researches gave a set of psychological, physical and demographic questionnaires to 59 adults, average age 34, who were born with severe facial disfigurement caused by rare, extensive facial [...]
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