Generally, it is common for cardiac patients to suffer mental illness like panic attacks, anxiety and major depression. But, a recent study conducted among these people showed that some improvement can be brought about in their mental wellness with the help of a low-intensity telephone intervention as compared to using traditional treatment plans. This method was not only proven in treating mental illness, but it was also helpful in fighting against cancer too. Continue reading “Telephone Intervention to Reduce Anxiety Issues”
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A report was submitted by the school district officials of the state of Oklahoma that the third-graders in the district, experienced panic attacks, anxiety issues and some of them cried, while some became physically ill, when they came to know that they will have to take up a state-mandated reading test. Also, encouragement was given by parents and teachers to comfort the children and they took the responsibility of lifting the students, who were preparing for the test for the first time.
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Anxiety is a condition that affects many people at least once in their lifetime. When anxiety occurs again and again, people realize that it is important to get medical help. They begin to think whether medication or psychological treatments can help them get out of the anxiety issues that are disturbing them often. Even though, some people get medical help and act as per the guidance of the health care provider, many of them worry whether therapy can work or taking up the right drugs is a good idea. Continue reading “Anxiety Issues Increasing Among People”
In a world that is too busy to find time for long therapy sessions , a smartphone game that works to significantly reduce the anxiety levels in individuals prone to stressful situations can possibly be the best treatment strategy. According to a journal report by the Association for Psychological Science, mobile gaming applications can considerably reduce anxiety levels in a stressed individual within twenty five minutes of playing it. This game can be hooked up with stress measuring devices so that an individual can be pinged to play the game if a rise in stress levels is indicated by the device. Continue reading “Smartphone Game for Dealing with Anxiety Issues”
Youngsters going through their teen years can be a little temperamental with all the changes that they experience during this phase. The pubertal changes can be a challenging time for a teenager as the transition from childhood to adulthood is often fraught with identity crisis and rebelliousness. Continue reading “Recognizing and Handling Teen Anxiety”
Sleep medication makes for an annual $2 billion market with the worldwide prescriptions forecasted to be around $6 billion by the end of 2017. The recent research findings have corroborated the fact that the anti-anxiety medications are slowly poisoning its regular users. The research report issued by the British Medical Journal is based on the prescription records of around 34,750 patients under primary care physicians, who were prescribed benzodiazepines like Valium and Xanax. A control set of about 69,420 people was used to assess the prescription drug related deaths in an average eight year follow up. Continue reading “Medicines for Sleep and Anxiety Issues Under Scanner”
Martin Luther when musing about the solace music offered to his sick and weary heart that was on the verge of overflowing, could not have better explained the therapeutic effects of music on the overall health of an individual. An average individual must have felt that relaxed sensation that takes over the mind and body during a stressful situation as they listen to their all time favorite song streaming out of their earphones. Continue reading “Listening to Hymns Proved to Reduce Anxiety Issues in Elders”
Perhaps a comprehensive approach to diagnosis has revealed an increased precedence of autistic spectrum disorders in children. According to the estimates every one in 68 children is afflicted with varying degrees of autism that may be exhibited as severe speech defects and social deficits. Autism has been understood as a broad spectrum wherein the severity of the intellectual disability ranges from mild to moderate or even extreme. Some individuals may even exhibit higher or even superior intellectual abilities. Continue reading “Do Autism and Anxiety Go Hand in Hand”
Rosacea is a seemingly harmless ailment that causes the sufferer’s skin to turn red and inflamed. However, in reality, it does much more than that; it damages the way the sufferer looks at her/himself. Even research studies that have been conducted all over the world draw the link between rosacea and lowered self-esteem. Continue reading “Study Says Rosacea Sufferers Have Low Self-esteem”
Selfies are simply photos captured by individuals, of themselves, using their camera or mobile, at arm’s length. From well-known political figures, athletes, to the Pope, selfies are the in-thing, in these modern times. The word ‘Selfie’ was even recognized by the Oxford Dictionary as the ‘word of the year’. With social media sites such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter packed with practically millions of selfies, should you go with the flow or do otherwise? Selfies are also said to be effecting people’s self-esteem. Continue reading “How ‘Selfies’ Affect Self-esteem”