Anxiety

With recent data highlighting the emotional and social challenges of inflammatory bowel disease, AGA has launched the “My IBD Life” campaign to address the growing need for psychosocial support in patient care.

When caring for older adults with non-cancer chronic pain, primary care providers should consider psychological factors like depression and fear avoidance, according to a presentation.

Patients diagnosed with COVID-19 during the first 3 months of the pandemic had a twofold higher risk for developing alcohol use disorder, likely driven by anxiety and fear surrounding the pandemic, according to new research.

Massage therapy can benefit young patients with cancer or hematologic conditions, according to retrospective study results.

Rates of anxiety and depression were higher among people who worked remotely or in a hybrid setting compared with those who worked in-person, according to a press release.

Twelve weeks of online mindfulness-based cognitive therapy better alleviated sarcoidosis-related fatigue than standard care, according to study results published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.

Distress levels among veterans were greater at 1 year into the COVID-19 pandemic, but decreased at 2 years to pre-pandemic levels, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.

SAN ANTONIO — Stress management, breathing strategies and mindfulness can help patients with asthma control their anxiety and experience better outcomes, Tamara Hubbard, LCPC, said in this Healio exclusive video.

SAN ANTONIO — Current health care services do not meet the psychological support needs of adults with food allergy in the United Kingdom, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

All modes of physical activity were effective in improving both anxiety and depression, highlighting the need for using exercise “as a mainstay approach” for managing mental health, according to researchers.