In Newtown, mental health problems still emerging Anxiety, depression, guilt, sleeplessness, marital strife, drug and alcohol abuse - two years after the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the scope of the psychological damage to children, parents and others is becoming clear, and the need for treatment is likely to persist a long time.
When parents are injured, children may get PTSD Children are susceptible to developing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, when their parents are seriously injured, a new study suggests.
Scientists find evidence of PTSD as early as 1300BC It's not uncommon for modern-day soldiers to return from Iraq suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
10 secrets to all-day energy The real secrets to mental and physical energy—from famous and busy women who keep all kinds of balls in the air.
Woman’s condition causes her to suffer '50 First Dates'-style weekly memory loss For Jenny Gisby, the film “50 First Dates,” wasn’t just a few laughs, it’s her everyday reality. On a weekly basis, Gibsy wakes not knowing who or where she is, similar to Drew Barrymore’s character in the film who suffers from a condition that causes her to wake every morning with memory loss.
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.
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.
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.
Healthy living in stressful times may reduce aging effects Maintaining a healthy lifestyle during troubling times may reduce some of the negative effects of stress on the body, and the accelerated aging that can come with it, researchers say
Teen bullying doubles adult risk of depresion Bullying during adolescence may be responsible for almost a third of cases of depression during adulthood, new research finds.
