The word "ruminate" derives from the Latin for chewing cud, ... But while the approach might ease cows' digestion, it doesn't do the same for people's mental health: Ruminating about the darker side of life can fuel depression, said Yale University psychologist Susan Nolen-Hoeksema, PhD, in a Board of Scientific Affairs...
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Because of the health risks involved in hypertension, it’s particularly important to combat rumination and find healthy strategies for dealing with stress and staying centered. (See this article for more on relieving high blood pressure). ... Readers Respond: Do You Ruminate? What About, and How Do You Stop?
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Self-reflectors, because they enjoy examining themselves and learning new things about themselves, and indeed know more about themselves and are more in control of their destiny, are characterized by better mental health.
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Look at something else. When you ruminate, your eyes (and everything else) lose focus on the real world. Bring yourself back with your senses. ... A little reflection is a good thing, but if you have problems stopping yourself once you get started, you can waste a lot of your time chewing the mental cud. Worrying gets to be...
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Nolen-Hoeksema goes on to speculate that society teaches girls to constantly question themselves and ruminate, ... According to a study by Emily A.P. Haigh and David M. Fresco of Kent State University, and Devita Singh and R. Michael Bagby of the Center for Addiction and Mental Health, antidepressants show little effect...
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Those students who already showed symptoms of depression and who had been asked to ruminate showed a smaller decrease in the levels of the stress hormone cortisol than those who had a lower score for depression. ... Directory of Mental Health Blogs...
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As an infant continues to ruminate, he or she often learns to keep more ... The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders , fourth edition, text revision ( DSM-IV-TR ), which is the standard reference work for mental health professionals, gives only three general criteria for diagnosing rumination disorder.
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Some anxiety disorders, like panic disorder, appear to have a stronger genetic basis than others (National Institute of Mental Health [NIMH], 1998), although actual genes have not been identified. Other anxiety disorders are ... There is evidence that women may ruminate more about distressing life events compared with men,
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Contrary to popular beliefs, menopause does not appear to be associated with increased rates of depression in women (Pearlstein et al., 1997). Untreated mental health problems are likely to worsen at menopause, but menopause by itself is not a risk factor for depression (Pearce et al., 1995;
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