Study Finds Postpartum Anxiety More Common than Depression
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Many mothers are screened for depression after giving birth, but a new study shows that postpartum anxiety is even more common in the days and months following delivery.The study, published in the journal Pediatrics, foll…
Nor’easter Stress Is Normal for Sandy Survivors
EVA HAMBACH/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — At the height of superstorm Sandy, Jane Frank clung to her husband and three boys as the water rose. It flooded their basement and rose as high as the first floor of their Belle Harbor home in the Rockaway sect…
LeAnn Rimes in Treatment for ‘Anxiety and Stress’
Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic(NEW YORK) — LeAnn Rimes has voluntarily entered treatment to deal with emotional issues, her rep tells People magazine.In a statement, her spokesman says, “LeAnn has voluntarily entered a 30-day in-patient treatment facility to…
LeAnn Rimes in Treatment for ‘Anxiety and Stress’
Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic(NEW YORK) — LeAnn Rimes has voluntarily entered treatment to deal with emotional issues, her rep tells People magazine.In a statement, her spokesman says, “LeAnn has voluntarily entered a 30-day in-patient treatment facility to…
LeAnn Rimes in Treatment for ‘Anxiety and Stress’
Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic(NEW YORK) — LeAnn Rimes has voluntarily entered treatment to deal with emotional issues, her rep tells People magazine.In a statement, her spokesman says, “LeAnn has voluntarily entered a 30-day in-patient treatment facility to…
LeAnn Rimes in Treatment for ‘Anxiety and Stress’
Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic(NEW YORK) — LeAnn Rimes has voluntarily entered treatment to deal with emotional issues, her rep tells People magazine.In a statement, her spokesman says, “LeAnn has voluntarily entered a 30-day in-patient treatment facility to…
Heart Attacks Lead to Depression, Anxiety for Partner
Photodisc/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Spouses of those who experience a sudden heart attack — what doctors call an acute myocardial infarction, or AMI — have an increased risk of depression, anxiety and suicide afterward, even if their partner survives, …
Math Anxiety in School? Scientists Have It Too
Photodisc/Thinkstock(BRISTOL, England) — Tell us if this describes you. You’re a smart person who did well in school. You were interested in science, but you didn’t pursue it because you were worried about all the math you&rsqu…
Baseball Player Aubrey Huff Takes Leave for Anxiety
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(SAN FRANCISCO) — San Francisco Giants baseball player Aubrey Huff has been put on the 15-day disabled list because of anxiety, according to the team’s manager, Bruce Bochy, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.Huff abruptl…
Study: Trying on Swimsuits Makes Women Anxious, Depressed
Stockbyte/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — We’re heading into that dreaded time of year for many women: swimsuit season.A study by Australian researchers seems to confirm the fear that women have of trying on bikinis or one-piece suits in store dressing rooms a…
Brains of Kids With Math Anxiety Function Differently, Says Study
Fuse/Getty Images(STANFORD, Calif.) — Kids who get the jitters before a math test may actually have different brain functions than kids without math anxiety, according to a new study.Researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine recruite…
Prenatal Pollutants Linked to Childhood Anxiety, ADHD
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Inner-city women who breathe powerful airborne pollutants called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons while pregnant are more likely to have children who develop behavioral problems by the time they reach school age, r…
Army Suicide Rates Soar Since Start of Iraq War, Study Finds
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Since the start of the Iraq War in 2003, the rate of suicide among U.S. Army soldiers has soared, according to a new study from the U.S. Army Public Health Command.The study, an analysis of data from the Army B…
Heather Locklear Not Going to Rehab
John Shearer/WireImage(LOS ANGELES) — When Heather Locklear was rushed to the hospital on Jan. 12 after mixing alcohol and Xanax, many speculated whether the Melrose Place actress would return to rehab for a third time. But according to a source close…
Heather Locklear Not Going to Rehab
John Shearer/WireImage(LOS ANGELES) — When Heather Locklear was rushed to the hospital on Jan. 12 after mixing alcohol and Xanax, many speculated whether the Melrose Place actress would return to rehab for a third time. But according to a source close…
Woman Travels World to Meet All Her Facebook Friends to Beat Anxiety
John Foxx/Thinkstock(WILMETTE, Ill.) — Last year at this time, Arlynn Presser made a New Year’s resolution that nearly scared her to death. The 51-year-old romance novelist and mother of two resolved to travel around the world to me…
Program Helps Selectively Mute Children Overcome Anxieties
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — At home, Jake Semmel acts like a happy-go-lucky 6-year-old who loves Star Wars and fire trucks. At home, Maya Walker, 7, is a chatterbox.But in public, Jake will only speak to a select few adults in his life and ca…