ABCs of Mental Health
DO ANXIETY & DEPRESSION GO HAND IN HAND?
CHRONIC STRESS CAN PERMANENTLY IMPAIR OUR ABILITY TO LEARN NEW MOVEMENTS
Chronic social stress damages the connections between brain cells in the motor cortex resulting in impaired movements and inability to learn new sets of movements.
WHAT FOODS HELP REDUCE ANXIETY?
The lack of intake of certain nutrients has been associated with increased risk of anxiety and depression.
ARE PROCESSED FOODS BAD FOR ANXIETY?
Consumption of fruits and vegetables is linked to better psychological health and lower depression and anxiety and processed foods with increased anxiety.
IS HAVING MORE THAN ONE ANXIETY DISORDERS AT THE SAME TIME A SIGN OF INCREASED SEVERITY OF SYMPTOMS?
A look at the comorbidity in anxiety disorders with an emphasis on anxiety-anxiety comorbidity.
CAN ANXIETY LEAD TO TYPE 2 DIABETES?
This articles seeks to investigate whether or not there is a link between anxiety and type-2 diabetes, as often people with depression develop type-2 diabetes as well.
IS SOCIAL ANXIETY THE EXPRESSION OF SOCIAL SUBMISSION?
Social anxiety can be seen as a form of social submissiveness, thus signaling to the others a low social status and limiting ‘social damage”.
IS THE QUALITY OF REM SLEEP DIFFERENT IN POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD) AND MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER (MDD)?
PTSD patients tend to have reduced REM sleep, while MDD patients spend too much time in REM sleep.