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Nurses' job satisfaction and work enviroment
The physical environment in which nurses work can have a big effect on their job satisfaction levels, according to new
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Stressors can lead to female weight gain
Factors that cause women to experience stress can lead to them putting on weight, a study has found.
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How we react to stress may govern insomnia
How people react to stressors has a stronger influence on people's ability to sleep than the number of factors that are causing the stress, a new study has concluded.
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Family worries can cause conflict with work colleagues
Worrying about family problems during work time increases conflict with work colleagues and can lead to spousal arguments at home in the evening says a study published this week in the British Psychological Society’s Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology.
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Can mindfulness help in combat stress?
Giving armed forces personnel training in mindfulness techniques could help them to prepare for and recover from stressful combat situations, according to a new study.
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Unison report looks at stress in paramedics
The ambulance service could be risking breakdown if officials do not take better care of paramedics, a new report from the trade union Unison
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Beating exam worries reduces general stress
Introducing programmes to help children beat examination anxiety could be an effective way of reducing their stress and angst levels more generally, according to a new study
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Spending time with horses reduces stress
Young people could tackle stress by spending time looking after horses, a new study has discovered.
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Stress can affect children's immunity
A child's immune system can be negatively affected if they are brought up in a stressful environment, a new study has revealed.
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UK soldiers have better mental health
The mental health of UK soldiers is stronger than that of their peers from the US, according to new research from King's College London (KCL).
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Stress could make the financial crisis worse
New research has discovered that high levels of the stress hormone cortisol being experienced by bankers and fund managers coul
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Compassion is taking its toll on nurses
It is a prerequisite of their job that nurses are compassionate and caring towards patients.
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There are 636,120 ways to have PTSD
The latest version of the American Psychiatric Association's (APA) controversial diagnostic code - "the DSM-5" - continues the check-list approach used in previous editions.
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Surgeons can suffer when things go wrong
A British Journal of Surgery podcast has touched on the psychological effects on surgeons when things go wrong in the operating theatre.
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How mindfulness can help school children
Mindfulness can play a role in helping to combat stress and depression in schoolchildren, new research has found.
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Relieving stress through avoidance
The stress of juggling different aspects of life can be relieved through the use of avoidance strategies.
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Disasters can make people smoke again
The stress former smokers feel following a major disaster could cause them to take up the habit once again.
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Concern over new stress research finding
A person's perception of the effect stress has on their health may influence the likelihood of them suffering a heart attack, new research has suggested.
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Feeling stressed? Reach out to others
People who feel stressed may find it beneficial to reach out to others.
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A healthy lifestyle can counter work stress
The impact that work stress has on a person's health could be countered by leading a better lifestyle.
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How to avoid choking under pressure
In sport, the next time you're faced with a high-pressure situation, try squeezing your left fist tight for 30 seconds.
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LIFEMATTERS HP-V: Self-care, wellbeing, & stress inoculation for healthcare professionals
The LIFEMATTERS HP-V program is a set of tools to help healthcare professionals in training and in practice learn how to enhance wellbeing and self-care.  Details Provisional timetable
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Work stress leads to poor health choices
Workplace and financial stress can result in people making poor health choices.
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Many PTSD patients are also depressed
At least half of patients diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) also suffer from depression.
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Internet programmes can reduce stress
New findings published in Annals of Behavioral Medicine suggest that internet-based stress management (ISM) programmes are effective in reducing stre
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