“Anxiety is a projection of fear that sends signals to the amygdala and hippocampus in the brain,” explains Melissa Hankins, MD, a Harvard-trained psychiatrist based in Seattle. And in some situations ...

Whether you've been diagnosed with a formal disorder or not, one of the most common treatment methods psychologists use is a ...

Conversations with your doctor may not always be easy, especially when they’re about sensitive topics like increasing anxiety medication dosage. Being open and honest and bringing a list of questions ...

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Childhood today looks very different from even a generation ago. Kids and youth are often juggling busy schedules and academic pressure, along with social media and constant stimulation. Many children ...

Summer is coming to an end and a new school year is approaching. This brings change and transition from a flexible summer flow to a structured (and potentially new) environment. For children who ...

“This is a paradigm shift,” says Donn Van Deren, PhD, postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Pennsylvania, who ...

CHAPEL HILL, NC – Anxiety remains one of the most diagnosed clinical symptoms in adolescence and is a potent precursor to and exacerbator of substance use disorder. In their new $3.8-million study ...

Discovering you have atrial fibrillation (aka AFib or AF) could make you feel some anxiety. After all, this most common type of arrhythmia ups your risk for fatal heart conditions and stroke, per the ...