The curse of MANXIETY: How men worry themselves to death – but women don’t (and those suffering with severe anxiety are TWICE as likely to die from cancer)

Men with anxiety twice as likely do die from cancer as those without it • Women with the mental health condition at no greater risk, study found • Men more likely to self medicate by drinking and smoking, increasing risk Men with anxiety twice as likely do die from cancer as those without it Women with the mental health condition at no greater risk, study found Men more likely to self medicate by drinking and smoking, increasing risk

The curse of MANXIETY: How men worry themselves to death – but women don’t (and those suffering with severe anxiety are TWICE as likely to die from cancer)

By Colin Fernandez Science  They suggest anxious men may be more likely to ‘self-medicate’ their anxiety by drinking and smoking more than women, both factors that increase the likelihood of getting cancer. Men who suffer from severe anxiety are twice as likely to die from cancer than men who do not, a study has found. […]

Mental illness mostly caused by life events not genetics, argue psychologists

Yet the MRC spends just three per cent of its research budget funding studies into mental illness, most of which goes towards genetics or neuroscience.

Mental illness mostly caused by life events not genetics, argue psychologists

Sarah Knapton, science editor Life events rather than genetics are largely responsible for mental disorders, say psychologists CREDIT: ALAMY   Mental illness is largely caused by social crises such as unemployment or childhood abuse and too much money is spent researching genetic and biological factors, psychologists have warned. Over the past decade funding bodies like […]