Anxiety News and Research

Latest Anxiety News and Research

More frequent post treatment monitoring does not improve survival in prostate cancer patients, finds study

Sleep problems associated with decreased work productivity

Preliminary results from a new study suggest that several sleep-related symptoms are associated with decreased work productivity.

4 Jun 2018

Study sheds light on how medical providers use SO/GI data to treat patients

Collecting sexual orientation and gender identity, or "SO/GI," data has valuable public health benefits and potential clinical benefits for an individual patient, but medical providers must continue to collect information about patient experiences and behaviors, where clinically appropriate, and avoid making assumptions based on SO/GI data alone, according to a study from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania published today in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

4 Jun 2018

New autism screening app appears to be caregiver-friendly and reliable

A study of an iPhone app used to screen young children for signs of autism shows that the app is a novel, easy to use, and scalable method for collecting high-quality and scientifically valid data, according to a new study published June 1 in the journal npj Digital Medicine.

1 Jun 2018

Study explores link between weight loss and pre-surgical psychiatric disorders in obese youth

Psychiatric disorders, a common comorbidity of severe obesity, especially for youth, should not disqualify an adolescent with severe obesity from bariatric surgery.

1 Jun 2018

Domestic violence’s overlooked damage: Concussion and brain injury

Hundreds of survivors of domestic violence have come through the doors of neurologist Glynnis Zieman’s Phoenix clinic in the past three years.

1 Jun 2018

Regular mental health checkups may be better way to treat anxiety

No matter which treatment they get, only 20 percent of young people diagnosed with anxiety will stay well over the long term, UConn Health researchers report in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

1 Jun 2018

Study: Symptoms of borderline personality disorder tend to worsen around menses

Symptoms associated with borderline personality disorder - a severe and chronic mood disorder characterized by an inability to manage strong emotions - tend to worsen just before and during menses, according to a study in Psychological Medicine.

1 Jun 2018

Depression symptoms can get worse without proper treatment

While it is common for everyone to feel down or sad at times, a person whose symptoms last for more than two weeks may be having a major depressive episode, according to The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

31 May 2018

Abortion does not increase woman's risk for depression

Having an abortion does not increase a woman's risk for depression, according to a new study of nearly 400,000 women published today in JAMA Psychiatry.

30 May 2018

Researchers develop new prediction method for epileptic seizures

Epileptic seizures strike with little warning and nearly one third of people living with epilepsy are resistant to treatment that controls these attacks. More than 65 million people worldwide are living with epilepsy.

30 May 2018

Growth hormone shows potential to completely transform treatment for stroke survivors

Less fatigue and better recovery of cognitive abilities such as learning and memory. These may be the results of growth hormone treatment after a stroke, an experimental study of mice published in the journal Stroke suggests.

30 May 2018

Scientists identify neural circuit that gives rise to anxiety

Neuroscientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have identified a neural circuit in the amygdala, the brain's seat of emotion processing, that gives rise to anxiety.

29 May 2018

Study: Exergaming improves quality of life in heart failure patients

Playing video games that involve physical exertion (known as exergaming) improves quality of life in patients with heart failure, according to late breaking results from the HF-Wii study presented today at Heart Failure 2018 and the World Congress on Acute Heart Failure, a European Society of Cardiology congress.

28 May 2018

UCI Center on Stress & Health receives NIH funding to develop digital health interventions

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine's Center on Stress & Health have received $6.3 million in grants from the National Institutes of Health to develop and test digital health interventions for stress and pain in children facing surgical procedures and those battling cancer.

26 May 2018

Exercise alters brain's dopamine system to help treat addiction, study finds

New research by the University at Buffalo Research Institute on Addictions has identified a key mechanism in how aerobic exercise can help impact the brain in ways that may support treatment - and even prevention strategies - for addiction.

25 May 2018

Loyola survey identifies significant group of burn patients with elevated PTSD symptoms

A Loyola Medicine survey has found that 15.8 percent of adult burn patients screened positive for post-traumatic stress disorder.

25 May 2018

BMC receives $13.5 million award to test methods for delivering childhood anxiety treatment

Boston Medical Center has been approved for a $13.5 million award by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to test the efficacy of two different methods of delivering cognitive behavioral therapy - face to face or online - to children with anxiety.

25 May 2018

Allergies can have serious, far-reaching consequences on adolescents

Although allergies affect more than 50 million Americans, they are occasionally misunderstood and can be seen as a minor condition. An article published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, the scientific journal of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology shows allergies can have serious, far-reaching consequences, especially on adolescent sufferers.

24 May 2018