Things I learnt

Sigh syndrome, which involves irrepressible, persistent, sighing, may be stressful for the patient, but it's benign . Supporting reassurance appears sufficient, since the syndrome has a favourable outcome.



I am glad that I will recover, as I have a sever case of sigh syndrome, particularly during the working week!



 The term 'posttraumatic embitterment disorder' (PTED) was recently introduced to describe a subtype of adjustment disorders, characterized by prolonged embitterment, severe additional psychopathological symptoms and great impairment in most areas of life in reaction to a severe negative but not life threatening life event.



This disorder brought to mind my mother-in-law, again! That meeting was a severe negative, believe me.





 Mojon-Azzi, Sousa-Poza and Widmer research into The effect of retirement on health: a panel analysis using data from the Swiss Household Panel concluded that positive changes in health after retirement may be due to the cessation of work-related stress and to an increase in physical and leisure activities.



I am willing to research this further, if I can just get funding!



 The purpose of Conroy MB; Simkin-Silverman et al’s study was to investigate why after menopause, leisure physical activity (PA) levels seem to decline for reasons that were not completely understood. Women reporting no activity lapses had higher reported activity levels than regularly active women with lapses or occasionally active women with lapses (P < 0.0001 for trend). Of the women who reported lapses, 24% reported low self-confidence, 43% reported difficulty controlling their weight, and 55% reported difficulty maintaining their diet when they lapsed from PA. Thirty-nine percent of women reporting lapses did not resume PA (i.e., relapsed to inactivity). Higher anxiety and depressive symptoms, and less frequent use of behavioral exercise processes of change, were associated with relapse to inactivity. CONCLUSIONS: Future interventions for early postmenopausal women should consider psychosocial factors when attempting to encourage and maintain higher levels of PA. Addressing and preventing PA lapses may help to achieve PA goals in this population.



I think this equates to misery loves company. If you exercise with a friend you are more likely to stick with the program!



 Mendes , Gray et al considered why Why egalitarianism might be good for your health. They found that, Egalitarianism may have physical and psychological benefits for people living in a diverse society.



Who would have thought a level playing field would do that for society!





 Sharpe and Williams et al’s objectives were to assess the effects of massage compared to guided relaxation on stress perception and well-being among older adults and found that Significant improvements were found for the anxiety, depression, vitality, general health, and positive well-being subscales of the General Well-being Schedule and for Perceived Stress among the massage participants compared to guided relaxation. Their findings indicated that massage therapy enhances positive well-being and reduces stress perception.



I could have told them that one, then they could have given me the money they used for the research and I could have had more massages!





 Holt-Lunstad , Uchino et al examined the effects of the quality of a friendship on cardiovascular reactivity when speaking about positive or negative life events with an ambivalent or supportive friend. Their conclusion was Individuals may not be able to fully relax in the presence of ambivalent friends and may not benefit from support during stress.



Thus proving the value of a good friend, me thinks!