How to use the 333 rule for anxiety
Feeling anxious? This simple trick can help alleviate some of those worries
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Fearlessness can be learned
The neurotransmitter serotonin plays a key role in both the onset and in the unlearning of fear and anxiety. A research team has been investigating the underlying mechanisms. The researchers showed that mice lacking a specific serotonin receptor unlearn fear much faster than the wild type. The results of the study provide a viable explanation how drugs that are typically used for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) alter our brain activity. The ability to unlearn fear is often impaired in PTSD patients, making it more difficult to carry out therapies.
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Immune System Irregularities Found in Women With Postpartum Mood Disorders
Women who experience postpartum mood disorders including PTSD, depression, and anxiety two to three years after giving birth had irregular immune system responses, researchers report.
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Playing the Piano Boosts Brain Processing Power and Helps Lift the Blues
Beginners who took piano lessons for one hour a week over the course of 11 weeks showed improvements in audio and visual processing. Additionally, musical training helped to boost mood and reduce symptoms of stress and anxiety.
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Having hypermobile joints can increase the risk for depression and anxiety in adolescents
A link has been found between joint hypermobility and the emergence of depression and anxiety in adolescence, according to a new study. Researchers found that young people with joint hypermobility were more likely to have depression and anxiety, and that psychiatric symptoms were also more severe among hypermobile participants.
Blood Pressure Highly Likely to Cause Neurotic Personality Trait
Study reveals a link between diastolic blood pressure and an increased risk of neurotic personality traits. Controlling blood pressure can help to reduce anxiety, depression, and neuroticism.
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With Anxiety On the Rise, Some Children Try ‘Exposure Therapy’
Exposure therapy contends that many children with anxiety would be helped by following an old and simple dictum: Face your fears.
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Corporal Punishment Affects Brain Activity, Anxiety, and Depression
Corporal punishment increases the risk of developing anxiety and depression in adolescents, researchers report. Additionally, corporal punishment alters brain activity and impacts brain development.
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Potential New Lead Compounds for the Treatment of Depression and Anxiety Disorders
Study identifies potential new drugs that can help treat depression and anxiety disorders without many of the adverse effects of other medications currently under evaluation.
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In Utero Exposure to Flame Retardants Increases Anxiety Symptoms
A new study reveals a link between fetal exposure to flame retardants and an increased risk of anxiety during adolescents. Researchers found the higher the levels of PBDE, a class of chemicals used in flame retardants, in a pregnant woman’s blood sample, the higher a child’ scored for anxiety during their teenage years.
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