General Anxiety Disorder Items For Today

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Partners Of Cancer Survivors At Risk For Depression
A new study shows that partners of cancer survivors are susceptible to the same stresses as cancer survivors themselves over the long term, and in some cases, suffer more quality of life-related effects than survivors. The results of the study, which examined partners of cancer survivors who had undergone blood and marrow transplant as part of their treatment, are being published online April 10 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. (Read More)

Arthritis Pain, The Brain And The Role Of Emotions
A new study sheds light on the role of emotions in how patients feel arthritis pain. Arthritis pain is processed in brain areas concerned with emotions and fear indicating target for pain-relieving therapies. (Read More)

Low Birth Weight May Predict Depression In Teen Girls
Girls born weighing less than 2,500 grams (about 5.5 pounds) may be more likely to develop depression between ages 13 to 16 than those born at a normal weight, while the same does not appear to be true for boys, according to a report in the March issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. (Read More)

Characteristics Of Increased Risk For Compulsive Gambling Linked To Parkinson's Disease Medications
Patients with Parkinson's disease who are younger when they develop the condition, have a personality trait known as novelty-seeking or whose personal or family history includes alcohol abuse may be more likely to develop pathological gambling as a side effect of medications used to treat their condition, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. (Read More)

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