Emily's Story is providing hope and help for women - Watch ABC4 News at 10p.m. Monday, May 3. Many mothers struggle with depression and anxiety after the birth of a child. Far too often, women suffer alone, behind closed doors and feel hopeless. ABC4 News Anchor Emily Florez shares a story of another woman named […]
On May 1, 1931, an “awestruck” Franklin D. Roosevelt, then Governor of New York, spoke at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for what was then the world’s tallest building, the Empire State Building. The new skyscraper, he said, was a symbol of “vision and faith”: vision, because only those who looked to the future could have imagined […]
Damaged by economic turmoil, low commodity prices, drought and dust storms, the Great Depression impacted Mitchell and South Dakota far and wide in the 1930s. That included the Corn Palace Festival, which by that point was becoming a 40-year tradition. The insight of that could be seen in a 1933 first-person submission to The Daily […]
Testing for anxiety or depression should be offered periodically — perhaps for months to years — to patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD), not just in the early period after implantation, suggests a prospective cohort study. Results showed a 2% to 4% rate of new-onset anxiety and depression at each of four scheduled follow-up assessments […]
Being proactive and educating patients about the possibility of anxiety after the implant, and what to do about it, is key. New-onset anxiety and depression are frequently seen after a first-time implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implant, Danish researchers confirm. Within the first 2 years, clinical levels of anxiety and depression were recorded in 14.5% and 11.3%, […]
The moment young people arrive on college campuses and begin their lives as college students marks a significant milestone. College provides many young people with their first taste of independence, and that newfound freedom can sometimes feel overwhelming, especially when it’s coupled with academic challenges that are much more rigorous than they were in high […]
April 30, 2021 2 min read Source/Disclosures Published by: Source: Lee J, et al. C-reactive protein and fatigue among cancer survivors. Presented at: Oncology Nursing Society Congress (virtual meeting); April 20-29, 2021. Disclosures: The authors report no relevant financial disclosures. ADD TOPIC TO EMAIL ALERTS Receive an […]
Anxiety and depression symptoms were significantly lower after 6 weeks in patients following the Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network COVID-19 Home-isolation Activities Together (SPIN-CHAT) Program, according to a study published in The Lancet.1 The results may indicate effectiveness of programs designed to aid in mental health needs in this population group during the COVID-19 pandemic. “For […]
Survey findings highlight mental health impact on K-12 students New research adds to the growing evidence linking stressors associated with Covid-19 and related school closures to increases in depression, anxiety, loneliness, and other mental health issues among school-age children. The survey study, conducted in the early months of the pandemic, explored caregiver perceptions of the […]
Nearly three in five New Jerseyans (58%) between the ages of 18-29 have experienced an anxiety or depressive disorder during the pandemic, a new survey by the New Jersey Hospital Association found. The prevalence of anxiety, depression and drug and substance abuse has increased among all New Jersey residents amid the pandemic, survey responses and […]
