http://markspsychiatry.com/economy-keep-you-up-at-night/ Atlanta Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist Thu, 19 Apr 2012 04:39:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://markspsychiatry.com/economy-keep-you-up-at-night/comment-page-1/#comment-200 Psychology Plays Role in When You File Taxes | Marks Psychiatry Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:50:23 +0000 http://markspsychiatry.com/?p=347#comment-200 [...] at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. “Generally, it may be that psychology plays a larger role than economics in decisions of when to file,” Krebaum said in an April 14, 2009 article on UPI.com. More [...] [...] at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. “Generally, it may be that psychology plays a larger role than economics in decisions of when to file,” Krebaum said in an April 14, 2009 article on UPI.com. More [...]

]]> http://markspsychiatry.com/economy-keep-you-up-at-night/comment-page-1/#comment-198 Is Lack of Sleep Making Us Crazy? | Marks Psychiatry Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:46:31 +0000 http://markspsychiatry.com/?p=347#comment-198 [...] “Economic insomnia” is one more complication of America’s financial meltdown, and psychiatric experts warn that it could be making us crazy. People are losing sleep worrying about job loss, foreclosure and bankruptcy. The longer the recession continues, the greater the chance that the financial boogeyman will creep out of the closet and steal away our ability to provide basic necessities for our families. Nearly everyone knows someone who has lost their job to economic demons, and most of us have had to make lifestyle changes. Worry is making for a lot of restless nights. Researchers warn that lack 0f sleep increases the risk of depression and other serious psychiatric conditions. “When you are tired, when you’re worn out, then everything becomes more of a challenge for you,” Dr. Adam Moscovitch, medical director of the Canadian Sleep Institute in Toronto, told Calgary Herald reporter Sharon Kirkey in an April 12, 2009 online article. ”Your confidence is affected, your ability to trust yourself. So there is a higher likelihood you’ll be ruminating about, are you doing things right? It significantly affects, from the psychologic standpoint, the [risk] of mental illness developing.” [...] [...] “Economic insomnia” is one more complication of America’s financial meltdown, and psychiatric experts warn that it could be making us crazy. People are losing sleep worrying about job loss, foreclosure and bankruptcy. The longer the recession continues, the greater the chance that the financial boogeyman will creep out of the closet and steal away our ability to provide basic necessities for our families. Nearly everyone knows someone who has lost their job to economic demons, and most of us have had to make lifestyle changes. Worry is making for a lot of restless nights. Researchers warn that lack 0f sleep increases the risk of depression and other serious psychiatric conditions. “When you are tired, when you’re worn out, then everything becomes more of a challenge for you,” Dr. Adam Moscovitch, medical director of the Canadian Sleep Institute in Toronto, told Calgary Herald reporter Sharon Kirkey in an April 12, 2009 online article. ”Your confidence is affected, your ability to trust yourself. So there is a higher likelihood you’ll be ruminating about, are you doing things right? It significantly affects, from the psychologic standpoint, the [risk] of mental illness developing.” [...]

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