Depression and anxiety affect approximately 40% of adults with chronic pain, according to a massive new systematic review and meta-analysis published in JAMA Network Open. The comprehensive study ...

About 40% of adults with chronic pain had clinical symptoms of depression and anxiety. Around 37% met the diagnostic criteria for major depressive disorder, and 16.7% met criteria for generalized ...

Anxiety symptoms include excessive apprehension, restlessness, being easily fatigued, muscle tension, and hyper-arousal. Source: Samer Daboul/Pexels This post was co-authored with Rebecca Lewinson.

A novel analysis of more than 375 published studies concluded that the association between chronic pain and rates of depression and anxiety is staggering. The study found that 40% of adults with ...

Scientists say anxiety is very useful and adaptive, warning us of threats in our environment. But chronic anxiety, or anxiety that interferes with daily life, can harm our mental and physical health.

Researchers addressed the link between mental health conditions and chronic cough severity to help physicians personalize their treatment plans. Researchers studied the link between depression and ...

The "anger-to-anxiety pathway" explains how chronic anxiety in women may really be suppressed anger. Gender and cultural ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with chronic anxiety and new anxiety were approximately three times more likely to develop dementia.

Anxiety affects gut motility, causing diarrhea or constipation, and can exacerbate conditions like IBS by altering intestinal contractions. Stress increases intestinal inflammation by weakening the ...