Depressed patients experience excessive inflammation during stressful situations
...ssion have an exaggerated inflammatory response to psychological stress compared to those who do not suffer from depression, according to a study by researchers at Emory University School of Medicine. Because an overactive inflammatory response may contribute to a number of medical disorders as well as to depress...Anger and hostility speed up decline in lung power
...lter the normal body responses to and physical and psychological stressors, he suggests, and add to "wear and tear." But he cautions that associations do not necessarily equate to cause. "Personality, as well as physiology, can change over time, and deterioration in health and physical function can lead to negat...Levels of serious mental illness in Katrina survivors doubled compared to earlier survey
...er levels of trauma exposure and hurricane-related psychological distress. Other weights were added to account for...t study that offers quantitative evidence of these psychological processes in a sample of disaster victims. Kessler and his team believe that their findings sugges...Katrina survey shows many suffered extreme adversity and show signs of post-traumatic stress
...dversity and nearly one-fourth experienced extreme psychological adversity. At the same time, evidence was found of...arly one-fourth (22.8 percent) experienced extreme psychological adversity. Current practical problems and proposed solutions Respondents were asked whether...Cancer survivors at risk for suicidal thoughts, attempts
...ics across the country, it is important to improve psychological screening methods "that aren't intrusive, but get us to this important information," said Recklitis, who is also a clinical instructor in psychology at Harvard Medical School....Community model effective in allotting anti-AIDS meds, Stanford doctor says
...her services as well, such as nutritional support, psychological counseling, legal aid and help starting income-generating activities. Patients treated through the associations must meet standard clinical criteria, including reduced levels of CD4 immune cells, to qualify for anti retroviral therapy. Still, there...Two-thirds of pregnant women with depression aren't getting treatment for it
...w study goes much further by performing a detailed psychological assessment using the criteria of the DSM-IV, the standard text for diagnosing mental health conditions. Their results show no significant depression or depression-treatment differences among pregnant women of different races and ethnicities, emplo...Carnegie Mellon, Ohio State get grant to study link between antidepressants and suicidality in teens
...idepressants are prescribed for a variety of other psychological ailments, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder and general anxiety disorder. "Our concern was that by mixing together different diagnostic groups as well as different formulations of antidepressants, the FDA was underestimating important sources o...Terrorism and mental health focus of NIMH-funded study
...her theoretical and empirical understanding of the psychological impact of ongoing terrorism on Post Traumatic St...sorder (PTSD) and depression To identify whether psychological resistance resources (self-efficacy and social support) have diminished capacity for limiting the ne...Botulinum toxin helps facial scars heal better, Mayo Clinic finds
...g and eating," he says. "They also can have a deep psychological impact. For patients who have accidents that produce significant scarring, their lives can be profoundly changed. They can become depressed and withdraw socially." Muscles may repeatedly distort wounds in the healing phase, which can result in inf...Socially isolated children may become unhealthy adults
... Social isolation and loneliness can affect both psychological and physical health, according to background information in the article. Adults who lack social support have been shown to be at higher risk for coronary artery disease and have a poorer prognosis once they develop the condition. In addition, evide...Smokers with chronic pain smoke more, but show desire to quit
...essation programs should incorporate treatment for psychological and physical problems common among smokers." ...Elevated rates of mental health problems among survivors of tsunami
... symptoms of PTSD, depression, and anxiety warrant psychological interventions, particularly the nonspecific counseling that commonly is offered in these settings. Studies in Western settings have shown that generic forms of counseling are ineffective in reducing early PTSD symptoms. It may be that, more than rece...Deployment to Iraq war associated with increased risk for adverse neuropsychological effects
...e to the persistence on return home of some of the psychological adaptations required during deployment. The term battlemind captures the way in which deployed military personnel develop ways of adapting that are appropriate and helpful when vigilance is required, decisions have to be taken quickly, targeted aggre...Ninety-eight percent of Gaza's children experience or witness war trauma -- Queen's study
... that has serious and debilitating psychiatric and psychological effects. "Gaza has been an occupied territory fo...y to describe relationships between war trauma and psychological problems in children. According to the study, a child in Gaza who has had a severe head injury has...Spray-on skin relieves emotional trauma for child burn victims
...d Microskin was a significant breakthrough for the psychological damage of burns. "Children with burns can experience emotional difficulties as a result of physical disfigurement. This product can help alleviate these difficulties and help with a patient's overall recovery and rehabilitation," he said. ...'Domino' transplant program makes best use of altruistic donated kidneys
...ors go through the same rigorous and comprehensive psychological and social evaluation programs as any other person coming forward to be evaluated for living organ donation. "In light of the crisis the transplant community continues to experience in terms of the number of available organs," Montgomery says, "...Virtual realities against pain
...based on the assumption that there is an important psychological element in the perception of pain, with the amount...s of ADTs, greater consideration is being given to psychological aspects. Several personality traits (such as absorption and dissociation) have been identified as im...Experts present strategies to address adolescent violence and bullying
...ine, said, "Despite a growing understanding of the psychological and physiological effects of violence and the need for preventive measures, the Office of the Surgeon General reports that rates of violent activity have not decreased since the mid 1990s." He continued, "Many schools still lack effective violence p...Hopkins scientists show hallucinogen in mushrooms creates universal 'mystical' experience
...ll mystical experience" as measured by established psychological scales. One third said the experience was the single most spiritually significant of their lifetimes; and more than two-thirds rated it among their five most meaningful and spiritually significant. Griffiths says subjects liken it to the importance o...