Frontier mental health research: psychedelics & drug studies

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2 papers

The biology of burnout: Causes and consequences

Adam Bayes, Gabriela Tavella, Gordon Parker
PubMed Summary & key facts 2021 143 citations

This 2021 review looked at research on the biology of burnout, which it defines as exhaustion from long or excessive workplace stress. The authors found evidence that burnout is linked with ongoing activation of the nervous system, problems in the body’s fast stress response (the sympathetic-adrenal-medullary axis), and changes in…

Cardiac Health and Mental Health Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation

Stress as a trigger for headaches: Relationship between exposure and sensitivity

Paul R. Martin, Lidia Lae, John Reece
Anxiety Stress & Coping Summary & key facts 2007 36 citations

This Healthline article explains a body-based method called shaking therapy (also called TRE or neurogenic tremoring). It says some experts believe gentle shaking can help the nervous system release tension and calm stress. The article gives simple ways to try it, notes possible benefits people report, and also clearly says…

Migraine and Headache Studies Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
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