Stress and Anxiety - Page 34

July 18, 2022

As new suicide hotline number launches, mental health advocates are hopeful

A new 988 hotline launched July 16; people can call it amid a mental health crisis. Some who lost loved ones to suicide wonder if things would have been different if this 988 hotline had existed.

May 2, 2022

Families who have lost kids to fentanyl share mixed feelings about today's test strips

Illegally made fentanyl is the key driver of the recent increase in overdose deaths among America's youth — which is why some are pushing fentanyl test strips to detect the drug; yet concerns exist about the increasingly available test strips. Fox News Digital spoke to Ed Ternan, father of Charlie Ternan, who died in 2020 from a single fentanyl-laced pill.

April 26, 2022

Long-term antidepressant medication use may not help patients over the long haul, study says

After a period of time, antidepressant use in individuals with depression was not associated with better health-related quality of life, (HRQoL), compared to those with depression who did not take medications.

March 18, 2022

How to cope with COVID-19 anxiety two years after monumental lockdown

Dr. Itai Danovitch shared advice for how to approach trauma responses from COVID-19 as people reflect on the initial lockdown two years later.

February 28, 2022

Yale professor teaches the secret of happiness to the masses

Dr. Laurie Santos, professor of psychology at Yale University, adapted her popular college course into a podcast series titled “The Happiness Lab” that has since been downloaded over 64 million times to teach a scientific way to live a happier life

February 2, 2022

Men who tend to worry have increased risk factors for heart disease, stroke: study

Middle-aged men who worry more or are prone to feeling overwhelmed developed more high-risk factors for heart disease, stroke and Type 2 diabetes earlier in life, according to a published study

December 30, 2021

Children’s mental health may suffer if they spend too much time on electronic devices, study suggests

Increased electronic screen time was associated with worse mental health issues in children compared to those with lower levels of screen time during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent JAMA Network Open paper

September 13, 2021

Exercise reduces long-term risk of anxiety disorders in men and women, study finds

A physically active lifestyle was associated with a 62% lower risk of anxiety disorder diagnoses among men and women in a study with the largest population size to date, researchers said.

August 29, 2021

Max Lucado and Andrea Lucado: COVID worries – 4 practices that will help your pre-teen overcome anxiety

I don’t have to tell you that because of COVID-19, our world has changed dramatically. Thanks to the vaccines, we’re beginning to get out into this new world to discover what comes next. And it’s a little scary.

August 16, 2021

'Sunday scaries' cause work-related stress for more than half of American professionals: survey

More than half of working professionals in the U.S. are facing anxiety ahead of the workweek.