Older men, with no previous history of heart disease, increase their risk of a heart attack by as much as 40 per cent if they have longstanding anxiety problems. Research published in the January issue of the American College of Cardiology points to anxiety as a key risk factor and one that is independent of other common risk factors. ... Read more
We can thank engineering for many of the terms currently used to refer to stress. Breaking point, tension, strain, elasticity, resilience, and of course stress, come to mind. Arguably, Hans Selye established the trend during the 1930s, when he first introduced the term stress to describe the relationship between the stress hormone cortisol and its... Read more
The first evidence that sleep deprivation has a neurological link to anxiety, depression and other psychiatric disorders, has been published in the October edition of the journal Current Biology. The need for sleep is best illustrated by what happens to us when we are deprived of it. A good night’s sleep regulates mood and helps... Read more
The latest, but by no means the first, report on a potential treatment for phobias via nasal spray, has come from psychological research being conducted by the department of psychology at the University of New South Wales in Australia. Dr Adam Guastella, a psychology researcher, states, “our research shows that the treatment of phobias... Read more
Social anxiety disorder is the fourth most common psychiatric disorder. Its debilitating effects extend way beyond a personal feeling of discomfort in social situations, as those who suffer will attest. Social anxiety disorder, sometimes referred to as social phobia, affects jobs, academic success, social situations and intimate relationships.... Read more
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