Psychoeducational approaches to resiliency can be extremely beneficial in cases of PTSD and other stress-related conditions, ...

For some people, a fleeting sense of nervousness or a period of normal stress may resolve itself back into a kind of normal ...

Hippocrates wrote that we are all beset by disturbing forces that upset our balance (1). Fortunately, there are restorative forces that can re-establish balance. Galen called these Vis Medicatrix ...

Amy Knight, Ph.D., associate professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurology, discusses why and how chronic stress can affect one’s brain and overall health. What is ...

One morning in the winter of 2013, I woke up shaking uncontrollably. I had no other physical symptoms and no amount of slow breathing, distraction, or other intervention would help. Eventually, my ...

The teenage stage of life has been classified as the exciting, energetic, and potential stage, but it has also been ...

Some stress can be normal during pregnancy, but chronic stress may cause maternal and infant health issues. It is common to experience some worries and anxiety during pregnancy. However, persistent or ...

With rising production costs, increased workloads, family issues and livestock uncertainties – to name a few challenges – farmers and ranchers are facing health issues related to stress at higher ...

Stress hyperglycemia is when a person without diabetes has high blood sugar levels of over 180mg/dl due to stress. Hormones and inflammation cause blood sugars to rise to similar levels that doctors ...