A new study from the University of Chicago Medicine reveals that people with alcohol use disorder (AUD) and depression experience high levels of stimulation and pleasure when intoxicated, similar to ...

The following is a summary of “Psychological responses to acute exercise in patients with stress-induced exhaustion disorder: ...

Emotional Numbness: Survivors might find it difficult to access their feelings after a fire. This response can offer a sense of protection due to the overwhelming circumstances, and also prevent ...

Persistent alteration of neuronal activity in a specialized thalamic nucleus underlies maladaptive behavioral changes after the exposure to a stressful event.

Medically reviewed by Melissa Bronstein, LICSW General adaptation syndrome (GAS), also known as Selye's syndrome, describes the changes your body goes through when you experience stress. It involves ...

As a result, says Aditi Nerurkar, a lecturer at Harvard University and author of The 5 Resets: Rewire Your Brain and Body for Less Stress and More Resilience, around 96 percent of us are facing at ...

(Photo Credit: iStock/Getty Images) If you have social anxiety disorder (SAD), also known as social phobia, the stress of these situations is too much to handle. You might, for example, avoid all ...

Addictions — which can include alcohol or substance use disorder or behavioral addictions — are examples of compulsive behaviors with strong links to increased stress. How to manage stress ...

The thousands of firefighters and other first responders on the front lines of the fires that are raging in the Los Angeles area are at increased risk for anxiety, depression, acute stress and ...

Acute and chronic conditions typically differ in how they develop and how long they last. Broadly speaking, acute conditions occur suddenly, have immediate or rapidly developing symptoms, and are ...

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) causes symptoms that begin in early childhood. Though ADHD is often diagnosed between the ages of four and seven, it ...