New iPhone App for Anxiety Disorders
Having a panic attack? There’s an iPhone app for that. Many mental health specialists are developing online applications for mobile phones and other technology. A…
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Pediatricians Should Screen for Anxiety, Other Mental Illnesses
The American Academy of Pediatrics is recommending that children’s doctors screen for mental health issues including ADHD, autism and anxiety disorders, such as Social Anxiety…
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Biofeedback Improves Anxiety, Relieves Stage Fright
New research suggests that teaching performers to utilize biofeedback techniques can significantly lower anxiety and improve their overall performance. The study was led by Myron…
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Nature Truly Does Ease Anxiety
Two microbiologists with The Sage Colleges in New York recently presented the results of a very interesting experiment that they had done. Dorothy Matthews and…
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Combination Treatment Most Effective for OCD
Professors like Meredith Coles at Binghamton University have a new tool to eliminate obsessive-compulsive disorder, also called OCD. Several clinical trials show that a specific…
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Performance Reviews a Major Source of Workplace Stress
At a time when job satisfaction is at an record breaking low in the United States, one psychologist says that performance reviews are adding tremendously…
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Psychologist Hopes To Eliminate OCD and Social Anxiety Disorder
“I don’t want anyone to have obsessive-compulsive disorder, ever again. That’s pretty grandiose,” said Meredith Coles when asked about her end goal. Coles is an…
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New Guidelines for Treating Panic Disorder
New guidelines for treating patients with panic disorder include better diagnosis, treatment with cognitive-behavioral therapy and additional recommendations for drug treatment. According to a recent…
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Despite Social Anxiety, Scott Weiland Rocks On
Rock star Scott Weiland doesn’t let social anxiety keep him out of the limelight. The front man for the Grammy-winning Stone Temple Pilots speaks openly…
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Brain Research May Lead to Drugs That “Turn Off” Anxiety
A study on rats and anxiety has succeeded in finding a way to “turn off” the anxiety response in rats’ brains using a protein that…
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Female Mentors Prevent Math Anxiety
Girls may learn math anxiety from female elementary school teachers, according to a new study. Introducing math specialists or female role models who are confident…
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Gulf Oil Spill To Damage Mental Health
In the decades since the Valdez spill, psychologists have monitored the mental health effects on Alaska residents. If the oil spill in the Gulf follows…
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Anxiety Disorders Found to Have Strong Link to Heart Problems
The connection between heart health and depression has a long history of documentation and supporting evidence, but new research suggests that anxiety disorders may also…
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Choices in Therapy Options Reduce Anxiety
According to a new study in the treatment for anxiety disorders by the National Institute of Mental Health, it was discovered that patients respond better…
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Bullying Could Be A Sign of Social Anxiety
Results from two new studies on bullying behavior indicate that the reasons behind bullying may be more complex than researchers once surmised. Playground taunting, name…
