Health News and Information - News Medical - Psychiatry - May 17, 2018 Edition

Health News and Information - News Medical

May 17, 2018     Psychiatry     The latest psychiatry news from News Medical

What is Health Anxiety Disorder?   Individuals with health anxiety disorder have an obsessional concern that they are currently (or will be in the future) experiencing a serious physical illness.

Separation Anxiety Disorder Management   Separation anxiety disorder is a condition in which there is extreme discomfort and fear while one is temporarily separated from the people or things they are closely attached to.         Mood disturbances and depression linked to disrupted sleep routines finds study   According to a new study, people who routinely had a disrupted night’s sleep had an altered 24 hour cycle were more at risk of getting mood disorders, depression, bipolar disease. They score low on happiness and feel more lonely say researchers.

National trial shows how high-tech strategies may change the field of mental health   A national research trial initiated by UT Southwestern in 2012 is generating the first set of results this year that provides an early glimpse into how such high-tech strategies may change the field of mental health.       High job strain associated with increased risk of common mental disorders   Workplaces that reduce job strain could prevent up to 14 percent of new cases of common mental illness from occurring, according to new research led by the Black Dog Institute.       Depression and anxiety strongly linked with autoimmune thyroiditis, shows study   There is a strong link between depression and anxiety disorders and autoimmune thyroiditis, a chronic thyroid condition affecting approximately 10 percent of the population. Scientists at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg have now proven that special treatment could help many sufferers, especially women.       Research could help mental health professionals to better treat patients with psychoses   Psychotic disorders often are severe and involve extreme symptoms such as delusions or hallucinations in which people lose their sense of reality.       Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety   Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a type of psychotherapy that has been shown to be useful in the alleviation of anxiety, particularly in adolescents.

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