psychotherapy

Conquering Worry with Increased Educational Attainment

This study revealed that higher levels of educational attainment were linked to a reduced likelihood of anxiety symptoms, independent of sociodemographic and health-related factors. Interestingly, this association reached a plateau at the first stage of tertiary education. Notably, this effect was more pronounced in females, middle-aged individuals, and in Central and Eastern Europe, while it

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The Complexities of Mother-Daughter Relationships

Mother-daughter relationships are a unique blend of joy, love, understanding, and, at times, conflict. There’s a shared experience that makes them deeply connected, yet unique individual perspectives can lead to clashes and misunderstandings. The first common challenge in this relationship is communication. Mothers, often with a wealth of life experience, may offer advice that daughters

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Study Reveals the Impact of COVID-19 Exposure on Depression and Anxiety Levels Among Saudi Adults in the Jazan Region: An Engaging Exploration with a Predominantly Female and Undergraduate Sample

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on mental health worldwide. Research in the Jazan region of Saudi Arabia shows that anxiety and depression levels are closely tied to COVID-19 exposure. A survey of 377 participants, mostly Saudi females with undergraduate education, reveals that around 20% experienced moderate to severe depression, while 26% reported

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Beating the False Alarms of Anxiety

Our brain activates our body’s anxiety alarm system when it makes threat predictions. These predictions are based on past experiences, stored in memory as fear conditioning and threat beliefs. However, our threat bias often leads us to overestimate risk and underestimate our ability to cope, resulting in false alarms. Understanding and recognizing your own threat

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Breakthrough findings on cancer and depression/anxiety

Source: United Press International – Health NewsA large new study challenges the long-held idea that depression makes people more vulnerable to cancer, finding no association between the mental health condition and most types of cancer. The study, of more than 300,000 adults, found that neither depression nor chronic anxiety were linked to increased odds of developing cancer in the coming years. And when researchers looked at specific types of cancer, the findings were largely the same.

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