Anxiety screenings recommended for pregnant and postpartum ladies

Pregnancy can be just as difficult on the brain as it is on the body,” Witten stated. According to a research published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry, 14 percent of women screened checked positive on the Edinburgh Postnatal Anxiety Scale, and one in every 7 …See all stories on this topic

Fight Your Worries, Don'' t Let Fears Overtake Your Lives

Suma Chand, associate teacher in the department of psychiatry at Saint Louis University and a medical psychologist, helps clients with phobias that have started to surpass their lives. Chand said, “The time to deal with a worry is when you find that it is …See all stories on this subject

Having difficulty sleeping? Social media could be the perpetrator

Lead author Jessica C Levenson PhD, a postdoctoral researcher in Pitt’s Department of Psychiatry, stated: “This is one of the first pieces of evidence that social networks utilize truly can impact your sleep.” “And it uniquely analyzes the association …See all stories on this subject

Abused and beaten: MPs need assistance versus violent public– report

Comments from MPs to the researchers, whose research has been released in the Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, included: “Pulled a knife on me in the surgery”; “repeatedly punched me in the face”; “came at me with a hammer”; “hit …See all stories on this topic

Occurrence of psychiatric disorders has enhanced in a diminishing population of cigarette smokers

The findings were released in Molecular Psychiatry. The research study exposed that as total rates of cigarette smoking decreased, starting in the 1960s, the proportion of smokers who are nicotine-dependent increased. The research study also found that the possibility of having a …See all stories on this subject