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Does stress alter the decisions we make?
Does stress serve to alter the way in which people make decisions?
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The role that stress plays in depression
Stress plays an important role in depression, new research has suggested.
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Work-related stress increases in recession
One in four workers experience work-related stress in times of recession - and work-related stress increases by 40 per cent overall, according to new research.
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Stress affects people in different ways
Stress can affect people in different ways, with such feelings caused by a number of various factors.
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The stress of being a caregiver
People who provide care to individuals with mild cognitive impairment may find their own stress levels are increased as a result.
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Repetitive behaviour reduces stress
Repetitive behaviour in general is used by people as a way to induce calm and reduce stress, new research has shown.
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The mental toll of unemployment
Being out of work for a long period of time could trigger mental health problems such as depression.
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Disaster, Crisis and Trauma Working Party
Useful links Database of Disasters Resources 2008
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Workplace stress is a growing problem
Workplace stress has been identified as a growing heath hazard, with increasing numbers seeking help regarding the problem, new research has found.
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Play about combat stress wins five stars
Paper Tom, the Edinburgh Festival play about combat stress in present day soldiers and veterans of World War I that we previewed on this website, had received a five-star review from
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Society offers help to PM in riots aftermath
Dr Carole Allan, the new President of the British Psychological Society, has written to the prime minister offering the help of the Society and its members in the aftermath of the recent riots:
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Edinburgh Festival play looks at combat stress after Afghanistan and World War I
A new play examining post-traumatic stress in soldiers is being premiered at the Edinburgh Festival this year. Presented by the Handheld Arts company, Paper Tom tells the story of a WW1 veteran and a modern-day soldier returning home from Afghanistan.
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Can paracetamol help to reduce stress?
Stress could be reduced by taking paracetamol, with a new clinical trial being launched in order to investigate the claim further.
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How to reduce child stress and obesity
Social safety net programmes could be used to reduce childhood stress and ultimately help tackle obesity.
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The links between stress and depression
People with a history of depression may be more likely to return to the state when they experience minor life stress, new research has suggested.
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Humour helps us cope with failure
Humour can be an effective method for coping with failure, new research has suggested.
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Positive thinking can reduce teen anxiety
Positive thinking could play an important role in helping teenagers suffering from anxiety, new research has suggested.
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Mothers suffer stress after difficult births
The psychological trauma caused to mothers by difficult births can endure for years, Dr Susan Ayers, a Chartered Psychologist from Sussex University, has reported.
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Response to stress and child personality
A child's hormonal responses to stress could help shape their outward personality, new research has shown.
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Israeli study finds that voting is stressful
People who vote in elections often experience high levels of stress - so much so that this can cause a hormonal change within them.
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Stressed workers are prone to mistakes
People who are stressed in the workplace could be more likely to make mistakes in the office, it has been claimed.
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How city living changes your brain
Without fanfare or formal announcement, human civilisation has passed a momentous milestone. For the first time, more of us now live in cities than in rural communities.
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Stress: Prevention is better than cure
It is more effective for employers to try and prevent stress in the workplace than it is for them to attempt to cure it, an expert has claimed.
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Stress link to Alzheimer's risk
Adverse life events could be a trigger for Alzheimer's disease, new research has shown.
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Does retail therapy work?
It might not be possible to buy happiness, but you can buy relief from low mood. That's according to an investigation of retail therapy by Selin Atalay and Margaret Meloy. Through three separate studies the pair concluded that retail therapy generally works, that people deploy the practice strategically, rather than impulsively, and that there are few if any negative emotional side-effects.
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