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October 17, 2020
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Study Links Eating Disorders With Body Dysmorphia

Oct. 13, 2020 — People with eating disorders are 12 times more likely to be preoccupied with perceived flaws in their physical appearance than those without, according to new ...

The Effects of Oxytocin on Social Anxiety Depend on Location, Location, Location

Oct. 7, 2020 — The findings of the study show that oxytocin produced in the BNST increases stress-induced social anxiety behaviors in mice. This may provide an ...

New Clues About the Link Between Stress and Depression

Oct. 2, 2020 — Researchers have identified a protein in the brain that is important both for the function of the mood-regulating substance serotonin and for the release of stress hormones, at least in mice. The ...

Insomnia Treatment Offers Relief

Sep. 23, 2020 — Insomnia causing sleepless nights, daytime fatigue and poor health outcomes is a cycle worth busting, experts say, with depression, anxiety and stress a common co-occurrence. A study of more than 450 ...
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Stay in Touch With Your Emotions to Reduce Pandemic-Induced Stress

Oct. 14, 2020 — The coronavirus has ushered in a lot of stress. Psychologists say people can reduce stress by identifying their emotions and taking mindful action to address them. The findings come from a national ...

Alcohol Use Changed Right After COVID-19 Lockdown

Oct. 13, 2020 — One in four adults reported a change in alcohol use almost immediately after stay-at-home orders were issued: 14 percent reported drinking more alcohol and reported higher levels of stress and ...

Pandemic-Related Stress Leads to Less Employee Engagement

Oct. 12, 2020 — As COVID-19 cases surged this spring, the pandemic led some people more than others to ponder their own mortality. A new study in China and the United States suggests that these people were the ones ...

Major Deficits in Addressing Mental Health Needs of Asylum Seekers

Oct. 7, 2020 — A new study of asylum seekers in Germany suggests that, among those with symptoms of depression, anxiety, or posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), few receive a diagnosis from the health care system, ...

Internet Gaming Youth Not More Prone to Psychiatric Disorders

Oct. 1, 2020 — Children who show addiction-like gaming signs are not any more susceptible to mental health problems than their non-gaming peers. Some even experience less anxiety than others, according to ...

Social Media Use Linked With Depression, Secondary Trauma During COVID-19

Sep. 29, 2020 — Can't stop checking social media for the latest COVID-19 health information? You might want to take a break, according to researchers who discovered that excessive use of social media for ...

Pandemic Sets Off Future Wave of Worsening Mental Health Issues

Sep. 28, 2020 — Long after a COVID-19 vaccination is developed and years after the coronavirus death toll is tallied, the impact on mental health will linger, continuing to inflict damage if not addressed, according ...

Job Security, Finances Strongly Related to Increased Anxiety During Pandemic

Sep. 24, 2020 — For people still employed during the COVID-19 pandemic, job insecurity and financial concern are associated with greater symptoms of depression and anxiety, according to a new ...

Enrolling in Health Education Courses May Help Change Student's Beliefs About Stress

Sep. 23, 2020 — College students are under a lot of stress, even more so lately due to the COVID-19 pandemic. New research finds that college health courses could help students develop a more positive stress ...

The Overlap Between Fear and Anxiety Brain Circuits

Sep. 21, 2020 — Fear and anxiety reflect overlapping brain circuits, according to research recently published in JNeurosci. The findings highlight a need to reevaluate the existing models guiding anxiety ...

Certain Coping Strategies Can Help Offset Pandemic's Mental Health Hits

Sep. 14, 2020 — The early days of the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to negative mental health effects for many in the U.S., according to new Penn State research. But the researchers also found that some coping ...

Hoarding and Herding During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Sep. 10, 2020 — Understanding the psychology behind economic decision-making, and how and why a pandemic might trigger responses such as hoarding, is the focus of a new ...

COVID-Stress May Be Hard to Beat Even With Exercise

Sep. 8, 2020 — In a study of twins, people who reported increasing their physical activity after the start of COVID-19 stay-at-home orders reported higher levels of stress and anxiety than those whose activity ...

Identification and Treatment Key in Responding to COVID-19 Health Anxiety in Children

Sep. 4, 2020 — Psychologists have published advice for practitioners on responding to health anxieties among children and young people resulting from ...

Anxiety and Depression Are Associated With Medical Care Avoidance During the Pandemic

Sep. 3, 2020 — New research shows U.S. adults who experience common symptoms of anxiety and depression are at greater risk of delaying medical care and not receiving non-COVID-19 medical care amidst the ...

People With Less Body Response to Stress Task Had More PTSD Signs After COVID-19 Began

Aug. 31, 2020 — People who did not have a large heart rate response to a stress task surprised researchers later -- after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic -- when they showed more symptoms of post-traumatic stress ...

Brainstem Protein Mediates Exercise-Based Stress Relief

Aug. 31, 2020 — Exercise fights off stress by increasing levels of the brain protein ...

Depressed or Anxious Teens Risk Heart Attacks in Middle Age

Aug. 26, 2020 — Depression or anxiety in adolescence is linked with a 20% greater likelihood of having a heart attack mid-life, according to new ...

Study Finds Signs of Altruism in People's COVID-19 Worries

Aug. 20, 2020 — A new study demonstrates that people are more concerned about whether their family members could contract COVID-19 or if they are unknowingly spreading the virus themselves than they are with ...

Older Adults With Existing Depression Show Resilience During the Pandemic

Aug. 19, 2020 — A multi-site study finds that seniors are more concerned with being infected with COVID-19 than the effects of social ...
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