Cocaine More Likely To Be Chosen Over Food By Subordinate Monkeys
Having a lower social standing increases the likelihood that a monkey faced with a stressful situation will choose cocaine over food, according to a study at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. More dominant monkeys undergoing the same stressful situation had fewer changes in brain activity in areas of the brain involved in stress and anxiety and were less likely to choose cocaine.
Students Go It Alone Under Stress, Australia
Some university students are drowning in psychological distress and many are not seeking specialist help as new research shows the student life is not as carefree as it might appear. More than half the 384 students who attended one university health service at a large Queensland urban university last October, reported mild to very high levels of psychological distress, including depression and anxiety.
BrainCells Inc. Initiates Phase 2 Clinical Trial With BCI-540 For Depression With Anxiety
BrainCells Inc. (BCI), a biopharmaceutical company utilizing its platform technology to identify and develop compounds that promote the growth of new neurons for the treatment of central nervous system (CNS) diseases, announced that it has initiated a Phase 2a clinical trial with its lead product candidate, BCI-540, for the treatment of depression with anxiety.
Mental Stress Reduces Blood Flow To The Heart In Patients With Gene Variation
University of Florida researchers have identified a gene variation in heart disease patients who appear especially vulnerable to the physical effects of mental stress - to the point where blood flow to the heart is greatly reduced. "Searching for the presence of this gene may be one way to better identify patients who are at an increased risk for the phenomenon, " said David S.
Is Panic A Pharmaceutical Invention?
A paper by Giovanni A. Fava and associates of the University of Bologna published in the April issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics summarizes the evidence which supports the seriousness of agoraphobia as an invalidating disease. At the same time it questions the excessive emphasis on panic which has been attributed in the past decade and the role of pharmaceutical industry in this attribution.
Exercise Important In Shrinking Your Stress
Though causes of stress can be plentiful, there are multiple ways to combat stressors and the negative toll they can take on the body, says an expert at the American College of Sports Medicine's (ACSM) 12th-annual Health & Fitness Summit & Exposition.
Social Problems In Youth Contribute To Anxiety And Depression
Socially successful children tend to have fewer symptoms of anxiety or depression, while children with problems such as anxiety and depression tend to have difficulties forming relationships and being accepted by friends. However, it is difficult to determine whether the anxiety and depression lead to the social problems, or vice versa.
21st Century Stress Management - Is Litigation Feeding Changes To People's Psychology?
This meeting will review the current challenges to managing stress, the impact of legislation and good practice advice to employers in relation to fitness for work and rehabilitation. The key areas of discussion are: addressing the obstacles to recovery and rehabilitation;
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Associated With More, Longer Hospitalizations
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) have found post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with more hospitalizations, longer hospitalizations and greater mental healthcare utilization in urban primary care patients.
Synosia Starts Phase II Efficacy Trial For Rufinamide
The trial is an eight-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled, exploratory study being conducted in 20 sites in the United States. It will assess the efficacy and tolerability of rufinamide in up to 230 patients with general anxiety disorder, as measured by multiple psychometric assessment tools.