Hans Selye, M.D., a recognized expert in the field, has defined stress as a "nonspecific response of the body to a demand."
Without stress, life would be dull and unexciting. Stress adds flavor, challenge and opportunity to life. Too much stress, however, can seriously affect your physical and mental well-being. A major challenge in today's stress-filled world is to make the stress in your life work for you instead of against you.
During a stressful situation, the brain signals the release of...
According to an article published this week in The New York Times, New Orleans is seeing depression and post-traumatic stress disorder in... Read more »
In my last post, I began to discuss how the medical expert David Katz, MD, sees smoking as part of a bigger picture of problems, including... Read more »
Most kids in America grow up with their parents chanting, "You have to get a college degree." And a lot of high school kids will tell you... Read more »
Funny thing: When people come to the office or hospital and have cholesterol panels drawn, if the situation is unhappy?e.g., stress at... Read more »
10 Tips for Reducing Stress By Dr. David Shern On behalf of Mental Health America, it's a pleasure for me to introduce a new campaign we... Read more »
A stressful work environment brought on by lack of team spirit increases worker depression and the odds that employees will turn to antidepressants... Read more »
People who experience positive emotions may be building their resistance to hard times, researchers say. The study in North Carolina suggests that... Read more »
Scientists at The University of Western Ontario say they have found the biological link between stress, anxiety, and depression. The researchers say... Read more »
"An individual’s emotional response to severe, acute stress (e.g., trauma, terrorist acts) or to more prolonged chronic stress (e.g., divorce,... Read more »
The low-impact martial art known as Tai Chi appears to reduce participants' stress, anxiety, and depression, a new review suggests. But researchers... Read more »