Scientists found that non-smoking people exposed to a lot of passive smoke were 50 percent more likely to suffer from mental distress than those who don't stand nearsmoking people.

And their chances of being admitted to apsychiatric clinicover the next five years was nearly tripled (it was almost quadrupled forsmokers).

So-called "passive smoking" is very common, Dr. Mark Hamer of University College London in the UK and colleagues note in the Archives of General...

Emotions add spice to our lives. Psychologists have spent years of research in understanding the causes and effects of emotions on human activity, both physical and mental. One of the most intriguing is the emotion of fear. Psychologists define fear as the emotional response to an alleged threat; simply the awareness and anticipation of perceived danger. Self-preservation is one of the primal urges of mankind and fear is the cause of the survival instinct against any potential external...

How often have you been on holiday and returned feeling more exhausted than you were before you left? With the pace of modern holidays and everyone's expectations of what we absolutely must see and must do in those precious few weeks away, this is hardly surprising. But there is an alternative. Yoga holidays and retreats are a fantastic way to escape the stresses and strains of modern living and return to the real world feeling totally refreshed and rejuvenated.

Charles Linden is famous as the creator of stress relief methods. It has been verified that anybody suffering from fear, anxiety and different kinds of phobias get benefited with the help of Charles Linden method. He himself used to suffer from this mental difficulty and endeavored to sort it out at any cost. To get a comprehensive list of symptoms, he started to reach those persons , who endeavored to eliminate fear and anxiety. He sought their encourage for his work with this...

Stress is one of the common problems found among working people. There are a lot of reasons for being stressed. High work load in the office, tension of job security, difficult dilemma in personal relations – anything can be the cause of stress. Therefore , stress management has become a very influential subject in today's scenario.

Conquering Stress is actually an e-book written by Chris Green . This book describes the reason of being stressed and how to overcome it....

With our poor diets today, many people are now asking "what types of food will help with inflammation" to help lower the risk of a premature heart attack or stroke. Here are some of the most effective ones and the ultimate one you should include in your daily routine.

You may think of inflammation as being associated with conditions like arthritis and other joint problems but it is when it occurs in the body that the problems begin. It has no symptoms and can strike...

Experiencing a sense of sadness, anxiety, and despair is part and parcel to teenage life. In fact, they're normal reactions to loss, rejection, or disappointment, but for those suffering from an underlying mental illness, these "normal"  reactions can prove deadly.  "According to the National Institute of Mental Health, scientific evidence has shown that almost all people who take their own lives have a diagnosable mental or substance abuse disorder, and the...

While the age old adage "what you don't know can't hurt you" is just as false in the medical field as it is in your social life, the converse is also true; "What you do know can, and probably will, hurt you", if you are a student that is.

Much like the infamousmedical school syndrome, where a bad attitude and an assortment of diagnostic information leads a student to believe that they are afflicted with illness after illness, a psychology student is...

1. Learn to recognize when you are under too much stress. Most of us have a weak point. Learn to recognize your weak point. It will tell you when you are under too much pressure.
The commonest early warning signs are:

* indigestion
* headaches
* diarrhoea
* sleeplessness
* palpitations
* tiredness
* wheezing
* irritability
* poor memory
* feeling tearful

If your doctor cannot find an explanation for...