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Stress in Childhood and Adulthood Have Combined Impact on Hormones and Health
Adults who report high levels of stress and who also had stressful childhoods are most likely to show hormone patterns associated with negative health outcomes.
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Moving Stress Research Forward
Research tells us that severe stress can cause all kinds of adverse health outcomes, including an increased risk for mental illnesses. In his latest Director’s Message, Dr. Gordon discusses how NIMH is trying to move
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How to Help Teenagers Embrace Stress
Now that the school year is in full swing, many young people are feeling the weight of academic demands. But how much strain students experience may depend less on their workloads and more on how
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To Cope with Stress, Try Learning Something New
Stressed. Anxious. Exhausted. Drained. This is how many employees feel at work due to stressors like longer work hours, more-frequent hassles, the need to do more with fewer resources, and so on. Such work stress
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Employees in Open Offices Are More Active, Less Stressed
Digital tools afforded by smartphones and activity trackers allow researchers to study real-world behavior as it happens in the moment.
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‘An anxious nation’: Barnes & Noble sees a surge in sales of books about stress
Yes, modern life in America is … a lot. Psychologists say they’ve seen the toll it’s taken on people, and surprisingly so has Barnes & Noble. Sales of books related to anxiety rose 26 percent
