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Turn to Time-Tested Formulae | Stress Management
2007-07-11 13:38:00 You could try several age-old simple recipes to knock off the tensions of life. Regular doses of humour, adequate sleep, a healthy balanced diet, exercise, recreation and sports, soaking in a warm tub, massage, and timely vacation can treat anxiety and stress. Add laughter to life A chuckle a day keeps the ... More About: Management , Time , Stress Management , Stress , Turn
Schizophrenia Symptoms
2007-07-09 17:05:00 The illness usually develops slowly over months or years, and can surface at any time. In some people the symptoms may only last for a brief period, disappear, and then appear again in a cyclical fashion for a few years. The illness may then stop recurring and leave no residual ... More About: Symptoms , Schizo , Schizophrenia
Phobias
2007-07-07 16:55:00 Man’s rendezvous with fear must date back to the beginning of life itself. The moment Adam and Eve took their first steps on this planet, they must have bumped into fear. The ‘terrible’ elements of nature-including storms, lightning, dizzy heights, water bodies, fierce and powerful animals, and caves and hidden ... More About: Phobias , Phobia
Alcoholism - The Withdrawal Syndrome
2007-07-05 13:05:00 Sudden withdrawal of alcohol from a person who has developed physical dependence on it can lead to a number of symptoms. The picture can vary between individuals, and may include shaky or jittery hands, increase in heart rate, breathing rate and body temperature, sleeplessness often accompanied by bad dreams, irritability ... More About: Syndrome , Draw , Withdrawal , Alcoholism
Forms of Schizophrenia
2007-07-03 03:43:00 With the predominant symptoms at the core, schizophrenia has been categorized into five subtypes: paranoid, disorganized (hebephrenic), catatonic, undifferentiated, and residual. The first is the paranoid type. Its essential feature is the presence of prominent delusions or auditory hallucinations. Delusions are typically persecutory or grandiose, and hallucinations may ... More About: Forms , Schizo , Schizophrenia
Depression Prevention
2007-06-28 10:14:00 For people with milder form of depression, the following measures may help lift their low spirits: Share your feelings. Be it a positive achievement or a set backshare it with people whom you love. In no case should you mull over negative thoughts or difficulties all by yourself. Discuss it ... More About: Depression , Prevention , Vent
The Chemisty of Stress
2007-06-27 05:41:00 The train of events begins when a person feels ’stressed’. Chem ical messages are carried along the fibres of the netve cells to the hypothalamus, a major supervisory centre in the brain, which immediately sets off into action rapid-fire messengers to prepare the body for the fight-or-flee response. The first ... More About: Stress , Tres , Chemist
Depression Causes
2007-06-26 03:30:00 Until a few years ago, researchers believed that depression could be of two kinds: endogenous, caused by inexplicable sense of gloom; and exogenous, caused by reverses in life. That theory is no longer accepted. The current consensus is that only those people who suffer from certain biological and psychological ... More About: Depression
Depression Treatment and Medication
2007-06-23 14:34:00 Never trust in the popular theory which claims that a person with a strong will can shake off or will away his or her depression. If it were that simple, the incidence of depression would be much lower. If you suspect that you have a depressive illness or feel that ... More About: Depression , Treatment , Medication
Schizophrenia Treatment
2007-06-19 17:39:00 Even though there is no definite cure for schizophrenia, the use of antipsychotic medicines can dramatically improve the quality of life. They can check or eliminate the disturbing symptoms, and allow the person to lead a relatively trouble-free life. With their help, a large majority of people with schizophrenia ... More About: Treatment , Schizo , Schizophrenia
Sources of Stress
2007-06-16 05:36:00 The events that cause stress are called stressors. Stress ors vary in severity and duration. For example, the responsibility of caring for a child born with birth defects may be a source of continuous major stress, whereas getting late to office may lead to mild, shortterm stress. Some events, such ... More About: Sources , Tres
Stress and Health Consequences
More articles from this author:2007-06-15 03:26:00 Stress is a major contributor, either directly or indirectly, to a number of physical and psychological health problems. Stress-even in a short burst-can lead to disturbing physiological disorders, involving specific body organs, ranging from minor ailments like tension headaches, stiff shoulders, a bad neck, migraine, backache, and chronic pain. ... More About: Health , Stress , Consequence , Sequences , Consequences 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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