WHEN THE DOCTOR DROPS THE “C*” WORD
*cancer Cancer is always the one word nobody wants to hear at a doctor’s office. It is a word that in itself carries so much weight...
CANCER CATHARSIS
In the face of a cancer diagnosis, many mixed emotions are aroused that we may not even be aware of. Guilt, anger, rage, despair, terror and...
RULEBOOK ON FACING A CANCER DIAGNOSIS
For family members of cancer patients I love you Dad and I miss you!
CAN YOGA HELP IMPROVE GAD SYMPTOMS?
Studies show that yoga is associated with more anxiety reduction than any other exercises; for example one study finds that in women with high levels of...
HOW DOES THE MOTHER’S ANXIETY LEVEL DURING PREGNANCY AFFECT THE INFANT’S TEMPERAMENT?
Respiratory Sinus Arrythmia (RSA) helps understand why some infants are more affected by their mother’s anxiety during pregnancy than others.
IS SUPPRESSING EMOTIONS EFFECTIVE WITH ANXIETY?
Investigating the effectiveness of emotion suppression, as a default method of mood management, at reducing anxiety.
IS EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE RELEVANT IN SOCIAL PHOBIA?
The interpersonal and intrapersonal domains of emotional intelligence are relevant factors in understanding social phobia
IS ANXIETY PASSED ON FROM PARENT TO CHILD?
Anxious parents transmit anxiety to their child through various pathways including learning and heritability.
CAN YOU REDUCE ANXIETY WITH ATTENTION TRAINING?
Training anxious individuals to turn their attention towards positive things in their environment is effective at reducing anxiety.
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.