October 23, 2015 Stressful relationships tied to mental decline Having close personal relationships in middle age that cause stress, problems or worries, may contribute to a decline in thinking ability in older age, according to a new study.
October 23, 2015 Stress is contagious, study says A study by researchers at Germany's Max Planck Institute for Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig and the Technische Universität Dresden didn't specifically set out to test if watching tense shows such as 24 or Homeland turns us into quivering masses of stress Jello, but that seems to be the takeaway.
October 23, 2015 6 tips for reducing stress during pregnancy When your body is taken over by another tiny human, you’re bound to feel some stress. The changes that pregnant women experience affect their physical, mental and emotional health.
October 23, 2015 Surprising ways stress affects your whole body You’ve heard the old adage before: “Manage your stress or your stress will manage you.” As it turns out, there is more truth behind this saying than you might realize. Perhaps the most shocking fact about stress is that it can affect all parts of your body, not just in one area
October 23, 2015 Stress may sabotage diets by short-circuiting self-control People are less likely to resist tasty, unhealthy foods when they’re under stress because the promise of immediate reward trumps longer-term goals to eat well, a Swiss study suggests.
October 23, 2015 Therapy dogs help returning troops deal with postwar stress After three deployments to Iraq and three to Afghanistan, Staff Sgt. Dennis Swols is agitated, prone to bouts of anger and unable to really talk about his time on the battlefield.
October 23, 2015 Feeling dull? 5 habits that help you handle boredom Andrew*, an executive in his early 40s, walked into my office announcing, “I don’t like the idea of therapy but I’m dying of boredom and need a strategy.” He wondered, “Do you think I’m overreacting to life? Should I learn to deal with feeling the opposite of excited for hours a day?”
October 23, 2015 The science of suicide clustering: How silence can increase stigma At least 25 percent of children and adolescents have suicidal thoughts at some point during their lives, but what causes a young person to attempt, and succeed, in taking his or her life requires a unique set of conditions.
October 23, 2015 5 unexpected benefits of exercising outdoors Winter is on its way out, and as you pack up your coats and gloves, you might also want to put away your gym membership.
October 23, 2015 Colleges take new approaches to male students struggling with depression Concerned that they aren’t reaching enough young men, college counseling centers are making extra efforts to draw them in.