Anxiety

Anti-social behavior in girls predicts adolescent depression seven years later

Published: February 18, 2009
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Image: iStockphoto

Past behavior is generally considered to be a good predictor of future behavior, but new research indicates that may not be the case in the development of depression, particularly among adolescent girls. University of Washington social scientists tracked first- and second-graders for seven years and found that anti-social behavior among girls and anxiety among both sexes predicted depression in early adolescence. Surprisingly, early signs of depression were not predictive of adolescent depression. [continue reading…]

One in four middle-aged women suffers from depression or anxiety

Published: January 29, 2009
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Image Credit: iStockphoto

Daniel Martin reports in today’s Mail  about how more middle-aged women than ever before have depression or anxiety. 
A survey found that a quarter of those aged 45 to 54 experienced a ‘common mental disorder’ in 2007 – up a fifth from 1993.
Experts believe the stresses of balancing home and work, caring for sick relatives, or feelings of loneliness after children leave home, can all contribute to the ‘crisis’. 
On top of this, those who grew up in the Sixties are more likely than previous generations to feel they haven’t made enough of their life and to be unhappy with their looks. Link to  continue reading 

Source: MailOnline

Getting better results from anxiety treatments

Published: January 3, 2009

A network of emotion-regulating brain regions implicated in the pathological worry that can grip patients with anxiety disorders may also be useful for predicting the benefits of treatment.

A new study appearing online today (Jan. 2) reports that high levels of brain activity in an emotional center called the amygdala reflect patients’ hypersensitivity to anticipation of adverse events. At the same time, high activity in a regulatory region known as the anterior cingulate cortex is associated with a positive clinical response to a common antidepressant medication. The study will appear in an upcoming issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry. [continue reading…]

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