Researchers have known for years that psychological trauma that results in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or depression can change how a person responds to stress. Now, Cornell researchers report that rapes, sudden deaths of loved ones, life-threatening accidents and other such traumas may result in long-term changes even if the survivor doesn't develop a clinical disorder. picked by dollyllama 9 months ago

Wondering if your dog or cat is stressed? Just stick a special patch on the bottom of its paw and you'll be able to tell, according to a Japanese company. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Pregnant women who live through wars are more likely to give birth to a child who develops schizophrenia, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday in a study linking prenatal stress with the mental illness. picked by karenben 1 week ago

The centres of the brain responsible for learning, memory and emotion may play a key role in putting the heart under strain in times of stress. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A recent research has confirmed that eating pistachios may trim down the body's response to the stress of everyday life. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A very helpful website devoted to information on stress and self-helps on how to manage it. picked by ReBoot 1 year ago

American psychologists warn about danger of sinking into holiday depression and high risk of stress situations. The process of preparation and celebration of Christmas and New Year makes citizens eating their fill, getting drunk and running shopping searching for huge quantity of gifts for hours... picked by femina 2 years ago

52 PROVEN STRESS REDUCERS picked by Johnny21J 1 year ago

A 1950's film about the different effects of stress on men and women. Things have changed somewhat since this was made.

Part 2 of the video HERE picked by doggylives 5 months ago

Learning that you have cancer is a traumatic experience. And following the shock of diagnosis, people have to face treatment decisions and side effects, changing personal relationships and uncertainty about their future. It can be quiet overwhelming. picked by robfouryqr 2 years ago

Military planning at it's finest! picked by tigertony 3 months ago

BERLIN (Reuters) - A vicar in Germany who had the novel idea of helping parishioners escape the stresses and strains of daily life by letting them lie in an open grave was upset when intrusive journalists spoiled the atmosphere.

Those wacky Germans again... picked by bevissimo 5 months ago

Some crazy music from Ed Banger Records. Justice is like Daft Punk on ecstasy. picked by 86Apex 11 months ago

It is being suggested that soldiers that are are suffering from post traumatic stress syndrome be awarded the Purple Heart. picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago

lot of noise has been made recently about the reliability issues of the XBOX 360, so some of the more ambitious PlayStation faithfuls decided to run their own stress test on the PlayStation 3. picked by punthe 1 year ago

In World War I they called it shell shock, although it was often mistaken for cowardice and sometimes men suffering from it were shot "as an example" to their comrades. picked by Neiako 2 years ago

Japanese researchers are looking for ways to reduce stress levels in tuna caught in nearby waters, so they taste better when they hit the plate. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Pretending to smile can be bad for your health, a leading psychologist has warned.

Office workers wanting to get on, shop assistants trying to sell and call centre workers ordered to be friendly all suffer higher stress levels if they regularly have to put on a grin picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

Pollution is a major cause of stress for the general populace and, at the same time, a source of public image enhancement on the part of the activists striving for its abolition or as-much-as-possible diminishing. picked by maxriter 9 months ago

Posh, 32, admits she gets “massively stressed as a mum” and adds: “You often feel you have no time to yourself.”

Welcome to the world Posh. picked by Milkshake 2 years ago