In mice, music treatment was able to
decrease anxiety states and may provide an effective therapeutic effect of anxiety (Wen - Jing et al. 2009).
Not exact matches
Sarah Updegraft, RN: When you're in an extended
state of
anxiety and fear during labor, it can actually affect your labor by
decreasing the amount of blood and oxygen getting to your uterus, which can affect your contraction pattern and over time might affect how the baby is tolerating the labor.
- In a rat study, exposure to nicotine during adolescence sent animals into a depression - like
state in adulthood, with
decreased sensations of pleasure and increased susceptibility to
anxiety.
Recent research has shown that EFT significantly increases positive emotions, such as hope and enjoyment, and
decreases negative emotional
states, including
anxiety.
Most treatments for depression and
anxiety are based on the low - serotonin theory of depression, which roughly
states that depression is due to
decreased production of certain neurotransmitters, such as serotonin, in the brain.
A different study, conducted with army personnel who practiced multiple yoga techniques, including alternate nostril breathing, showed improved performance in a cancellation task requiring focusing and shifting attention, while their
state of
anxiety decreased.
Laughter improves immune function, increases pain tolerance,
decreases stress response (aka cortisol release), and lowers longer - term
anxiety based on the Profile of Mood States, Beck Anxiety Inventory, and Beck Depression Inventory - II (1
anxiety based on the Profile of Mood
States, Beck
Anxiety Inventory, and Beck Depression Inventory - II (1
Anxiety Inventory, and Beck Depression Inventory - II (10)(11).
As expected, mothers» mean
state anxiety and trait
anxiety scores
decreased to near normal levels over time.