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Skip to: Can Depression Increase the Risk of Dementia? Can Anxiety Increase the Risk of Dementia? Depression and anxiety can affect individuals across their life-course whereas dementia tends to typically affect older people. Depression and anxiety are common symptoms of dementia, but much less is known about whether depression and anxiety can actually lead to dementia. Image Credit: Photographee.eu / […]
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Despite the lasting stigma surrounding mental health issues, we need to be addressing and seeking treatment for them — now more than ever. Due to self-isolation from the COVID-19 pandemic, adults have reported significantly worse mental health conditions than average, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported in June. Essential workers, unpaid caregivers, minorities, and young adults experienced […]
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A helping hand. Karina Smirnoff was overwhelmed with anxiety about becoming a first-time mother to her newborn son, Theo, but she found solace in a strong support system — her parents. “I love babies, but when I would come to my friends who had a newborn and they were like, ‘Here, hold,’ and I’m like, ‘Oh my gosh, how do […]
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After she broke her neck in a car accident at age 28, Renee Tucker’s doctors told her that her newly repaired spine would never be as strong as it was before. Another accident could paralyze her. She’s not allowed to run or ride on roller coasters, but the Buckingham Township mother of two has mostly been able to lead a […]
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Relaxing is supposed to be good for the body and soul, but people with anxiety may actively resist relaxation and continue worrying to avoid a large jump in anxiety if something bad does happen, according to Penn State research. In a new study, the researchers found that people who were more sensitive to shifts in negative emotion—quickly moving from a […]
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People generally think of stress and anxiety as negative concepts, but while both stress and anxiety can reach unhealthy levels, psychologists have long known that both are unavoidable—and that they often play a helpful, not harmful, role in our daily lives, according to a presentation at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association. “Many Americans now feel stressed about […]
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Caring for family members with dementia—which is on the rise in the U.S.—causes significant emotional and physical stress that increases caregivers’ risk of depression, anxiety and death. A new method of coping with that stress by teaching people how to focus on positive emotions reduced their anxiety and depression after six weeks, reports a new national Northwestern Medicine study. It […]
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Singer Pink Opens a New Window. has always been a proponent of everyone speaking their minds Opens a New Window. — and she wants the world to know that’s especially true for conversations about mental health, depression, anxiety and suicide. “I’m hopeful that the taboo of it is all going away, because more and more people are talking about it,” […]
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Older adults who struggle with dressing, bathing and preparing meals, but don’t get the help they need, may experience high levels of anxiety that can lead to adverse consequences, such as wearing soiled clothes or going hungry. A new study by University of Michigan researchers tracked the behavior of older adults whose needs were not handled properly, leading to elevated […]
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An annual physical typically involves a weight check and questions about unhealthy habits like smoking, but a new study from UC San Francisco suggests health care providers may be overlooking a critical question: Are you depressed or anxious? Anxiety and depression may be leading predictors of conditions ranging from heart disease and high blood pressure to arthritis, headaches, back pain […]
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