Hot flashes, mood swings, and lack of energy can be harbingers for women that menopause is near. The depletion of estrogen can also predispose a woman to osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. Hormonal replacement therapy (HRT) has been found to be...
A recent study by researchers at Stanford, UCLA, and the Applied Science and Performance Institute examined month-long “immersive psychosocial” treatments for depression. Randomly assigned participants attended a six-day immersive psychosocial program,...
A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reported that married heterosexual couples with higher “neural synchronicity” had more marital satisfaction. Married heterosexual couples underwent fMRI after being shown movie...
The symptoms of borderline personality disorder, also known as BPD, include rapidly changing moods, persistent feeling of emptiness, an unstable sense of self, and self-destructive and impulsive behavior. Patients with borderline personality disorder often find...
Anxiety during pregnancy has been associated with adverse birth outcomes such as lower birth weight, preterm births, and admissions to the neonatal ICU. In a recent study published in Health Psychology, researchers were able to shed light on perinatal anxiety and its...