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Browsing: Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety disorders are a group of mental health conditions characterized by excessive fear, worry, and nervousness that can interfere with daily life. Encompassing generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, and specific phobias, these conditions are among the most common psychiatric disorders worldwide. Ongoing research is shedding light on the biological, psychological, and environmental factors that contribute to anxiety, as well as advancing treatments like cognitive-behavioral therapy, medications, and emerging neurotechnologies. Explore the latest scientific findings and therapeutic developments related to anxiety disorders here.
Potential Model for New Studies of Depression, Anxiety, Alzheimer’s Disease Rhesus macaques showed ability to…
Long-Term Benzodiazepine Use Attacks Synapses Long-term use of benzodiazepines has been linked to cognitive deficits…
New study by Dr. Gabriella Gobbi reveals the neurobiological mechanisms by which LSD could relieve…
The hype over medical marijuana for treating health problems may be exaggerated, researchers find. Obtaining…
Tackling mental health disorders among survivors of COVID-19 should be a priority, say researchers. A…
Data point to rise in anxiety, depression, substance use disorders, suicidal thoughts. As the COVID-19…
Behavioral interventions targeting social anxiety must be adapted to treat loneliness. Despite similar symptoms, loneliness…
New analysis suggests the relaxing phenomenon reduces anxiety in those who experience it. A study…
Men at risk of mental illness after breakups often struggle due to stereotyped masculinity. A…
A recent study has linked excessive myelination in the brain’s gray matter to PTSD in…
FDA database of drug side effects indicates the benefit may hold up no matter where…
Upping Drug Use Linked to Heightened Risk; Sense of Belonging Linked to Lower Risk Around…
Using advanced epigenomic analysis, researchers showed how psychedelics may produce long-lasting effects, offering hope for…
Kaiser Permanente 2020 study shows that people who were the most active and spent time…
Pandemic surveys linked prolonged sitting with worsened mental health. Small breaks and short walks may…
A University of Minnesota Medical School study indicates this method could be a new approach…
Children from less affluent backgrounds are likely to have found COVID-19 lockdowns more challenging to…