Category: Anxiety and Depression

Psychological Effects of Fitness and Exercise

Dr. Tali Shenfield

Everyone has the biological keys for psychological well-being within them. It may come as a surprise that having a positive mental outlook depends on a certain chemical produced by your body. This chemical is called serotonin and it keeps our mood under control by calming anxiety, relieving depression, and helping with sleep. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter responsible for ...

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Helping Your Child Cope with Media Coverage of Crises and Disasters

Dr. Tali Shenfield

It's hard to keep disturbing news away from your child. With environmental dangers like hurricanes and earthquakes, human dangers like terrorism and the news media faithfully following the old adage "If it bleeds it leads" there's bad news everywhere. While some children tend to react anxiously to disturbing news, others keep it in. They don't seem to react but fixate ...

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