One In Five ICU Survivors Experiences PTSD Symptoms

The prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and PTSD in patients following ICU hospitalization is high - about 20 percent.

Stress Relief Tips For Back To Work Or School

If you’re feeling a bit sluggish because you didn’t get a proper break (or if the thought of a new financial quarter is driving you to despair, or a new term is causing your children stress) we have some suggestions to help you cope with stress.

Post-traumatic stress disorder common among injured patients

Suffering a traumatic injury can have serious and long-lasting implications for a patient's mental health, according to the largest-ever U.S. study evaluating the impact of traumatic injury.

Chronic stress alters genetic immune response

Most people would agree that stress increases your risk for illness and this is particularly true for severe long-term stresses, such as caring for a family member with a chronic medical illness. However, our understanding of how stress contributes to illness is limited.

Color-Changing Bath Lamp Believed To Provide Healing

The Japanese believe that LED lighting will bring healing or soothing effect, which releases all the stress from your body. It would be a plus, when LED soothing is applied together with some aroma, especially when you’re bathing.

How To Relieve Stress Jetlag On Long Flights

The Stress Management Society have teamed up with British Airways to help the millions of British holiday makers and Beijing bound athletes prepare for summer travel on long haul flights by creating some useful tips to combat stress and jetlag.

Veterans' Groups Ask Court to Expedite PTSD Care

Two veterans groups have asked a federal appeals court to force the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to expedite disability claims and treat troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Shouting Vase For Expression Of Frustration

Shouting vase lets you shout with your loudest frustration without disturbing anyone around.

The Tranquil Sounds Oxygen Bar Relieves Stress

Effective stress reliever Tranquil sounds oxygen bar feeds your brain with both oxygen and music.

Relaxation Response Can Influence Stress-Related Genes

Eliciting the relaxation response - a physiologic state of deep rest - influences the activation patterns of genes associated with the body’s response to stress.

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