Thursday, December 28, 2006

Mental health study shows Canadians need a break from their Christmas



CNW Group - One positive finding in the Holiday Mental Fitness study on holiday-triggered stress and anxiety symptoms shows that the survey respondents with an anxiety or depression diagnosis believe that attitudes are changing when it comes to the social
Source: www.newswire.ca

Social anxiety disorder (social phobia)
Health 24 - There is growing awareness of social anxiety symptoms in children. One possibility is that early intervention for children with such symptoms can prevent the development of full-blown SAD. However, at present this is a theoretical idea. For more
Source: www.health24.com

Symptoms of depression
Health 24 - Anxiety symptoms are also often experienced by persons suffering from a depressive disorder (in up to 90% of cases) and these include nausea, dizziness, breathlessness, heart palpitations, feeling worried and fearful, being tremulous or shaky
Source: www.health24.com

Anxiety and alcohol
Health 24 - Anxiety symptoms, including irrational fears, are an important part of depressive illness. Depression But the link between these two disorders could also be the other way around. Heavy drinking can cause anxiety. Tremors, insomnia, irrational fears
Source: www.health24.com

A large, double-blind, randomized clinical trial of methylphenidate in
Medscape News - We conducted a randomized, 6-week, placebo-controlled, parallel study of MPH in 146 adult patients with DSM-IV ADHD using standardized instruments for diagnosis, separate assessments of ADHD, depressive and anxiety symptoms, and a robust average oral
Source: www.medscape.com


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