Panic Attacks Are Linked To Poor Outcomes For Diabetic Patients, Group Health Study Finds

Hi there, here are the news items for today.

Anxiety Sensitivity Linked To Future Psychological Disorders In FSU Study
People who get scared when they experience a pounding heart, sweaty palms or dizziness — even if the cause is something as mundane as stress, exercise or caffeine — are more likely to develop a clinical case of anxiety or panic disorder, according to a Florida State University researcher in Tallahassee, Fla.While other researchers have proposed a connection between this so-called "anxiety sensitivity" and a range of anxiety problems, the study by FSU psychology professors N. [click link for full article] (Read More)

FSU Researchers Analyze The Effects Of Stress On Decision-Making Ability
A nursing student assigned to check a heart patient's vital statistics enters the patient's room. Suddenly, the patient stops breathing and exhibits an erratic heartbeat. What steps must the nursing student take to ensure that the patient doesn't die before a better-trained medical professional can arrive?Fortunately, in this instance the emergency was merely a simulation. [click link for full article] (Read More)

Adults At 12? Trends In Puberty And Their Public Health Consequences, UK
Stress, such as that brought on by parental separation and absentee fathers, fast tracks puberty, say researchers in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.But the failure of politicians, teachers and often parents to acknowledge these physical and emotional changes only adds to teenagers' stress and leads to poor physical and mental health among this age group, they say. [click link for full article] (Read More)

Columbia Study Examines ADHD's Role In Smoking
Research has shown that most smoking in the US occurs among people who have psychiatric conditions, such as alcohol or drug abuse, major depression, anxiety and ADHD. Columbia University Medical Center researchers are recruiting smokers who have been diagnosed with ADHD to be part of a study that will help them quit smoking. (Read More)

Tags: anxiety therapy, agoraphobia