WASHINGTON, April 11 /PRNewswire/ — Students from colleges and universities across the country will participate next week in National Stress Out Day, a joint initiative of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA), Active Minds, and the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline to bring anxiety disorders, America’s most common mental health problem, to the forefront. These disorders, which often begin during the college years, can hold serious consequences for students when left untreated, including isolation from peers, school dropout, development of conditions including depression and substance abuse, and, in extreme cases, suicide attempts. According to a new ADAA study, campuses nationwide report seeing an increasing number of students requiring mental health services for anxiety disorders. Almost 75 percent of the 40 million Americans with an anxiety disorder experience their first episode by age 22. The disorders, characterized by persistent, excessive and unreasonable worry and fear, include generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, social anxiety disorder and specific phobias. During National Stress Out Day, held on one day of each school’s choosing April 16-20, students will host make-your-own stress ball, pie a professor in the face, and movie screening events to help students reduce stress related to upcoming final exams, while communicating the difference between normal stress/anxiety and an anxiety disorder. read more

From left, Makenzie Vega, Adam Brody, director Johathan Kasdan and Kristen Stewart on the set of “In the Land of Women. Just 27, he is the creative force behind a new film starring Meg Ryan and Adam Brody, “In the Land of Women. Brody, the television star from “The O. Kasdan’s first, signals a moment of triumph for the Kasdan family. Jon’s older brother, Jake, has just finished his latest film, “The TV Set” about the making of a television show which came out Friday, just two weeks before Jon’s April 20 release. Both men are the sons of Lawrence Kasdan , the director of such cultural touchstones as “The Big Chill” and “Body Heat” and the executive producer of “In the Land of Women. read more

Elijah Dukes hit his second homer in two major league games and Tampa Bay took the lead in the eighth inning on a wild pitch and held on for only its fourth road victory since July 1. Justin Duchscherer (1-0) pitched 1 2-3 innings to get the win and Huston Street got three outs for his first save. PHILADELPHIA — Chuck James gave up one run in five innings, Kelly Johnson hit a two-run homer and the Atlanta Braves completed a three-game sweep with an 8-4 victory over Philadelphia on Thursday. Adam Eaton (0-1) gave up eight runs — seven earned — and seven hits over 4 2-3 inning in his first start since signing a $24. SAN FRANCISCO — Barry Bonds had an RBI double, Ray Durham hit a go-ahead two-run single after a walk to Bonds in the decisive fifth, and Matt Morris pitched six strong innings for the Giants. read more