When we talk about anxiety, it is easy for things to get confusing very quickly. The problem is that we use the term anxiety for a huge range of feelings, including the average stress of going to a job interview or feeling “off” for a day all the way to someone curled in a ball…
ReadCognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is one of the leading treatments for a number of mental health issues, including depression, anxiety, and eating disorders. A significant number of studies have shown it to be one of the most effective forms of therapy, and now a new report indicates the non-pharmacological treatment may even change the…
ReadEveryone has times where they don’t feel like being around large groups of people. While it isn’t uncommon to feel shy from time to time, but making small talk with unfamiliar people or being forced to speak in public can be downright mortifying for people living with social anxiety disorder. What separates social anxiety disorder…
ReadResearchers at The University of Western Australia and the University of Oxford may have found a new way to combat anxiety and depression by using brain stimulation to help retrain negative cognitive habits, according to a new report published in Biological Psychiatry. The findings say 20 approximately 20 minutes of targeted electrical stimulation to a region…
ReadA recent study may bring notable changes to how one anxiety disorder is treated. Researchers from the Department of Clinical Neuroscience in the Karolinska Insitutet, have found that exposure-based cognitive behavior therapy via the internet is significantly more effective in the treatment of health anxiety compared to active psychological treatment with relaxation and stress management.…
ReadIn a society where the most common tip given to anxiety sufferers is “get over it” or “chill out”, practical methods for handling the fear and anxiety felt by those with anxiety disorders can be extremely valuable. Unfortunately, there are just as many myths surrounding anxiety treatment and management as there is useful information, and…
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