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Subtle Signs Warn of Panic Attacks in Advance

Friday, July 29th, 2011
New research discovers that panic attacks do not strike without warning – a finding contrary ...
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May is Mental Health Month

Saturday, May 14th, 2011
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time for people to learn more about mental health conditions and seek out help for them. According to ...
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Anxious Patients May Magnify Symptoms

Friday, November 14th, 2008
Among individuals living with an anxiety disorder, people often experience physical symptoms such as palpitations, sweating, irregular breathing, shaking of the hands and muscular tension. According to ...
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Therapy More Effective than Medication for Kids with Social Phobia

Friday, December 28th, 2007
A NIMH-funded research study discovers a behavioral therapy program designed to treat children diagnosed with social phobia helped them overcome more of their symptoms than the antidepressant fluoxetine (Prozac). The study ...
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Sexual Disorder Associated With Mental Distress

Monday, November 19th, 2007
A new study suggests women suffering from Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder (PGAD), a condition marked by unprovoked, intrusive and persistent sensations of genital arousal that are unrelieved by one or several ...
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Link Between Asthma and Depression

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007
Researchers discover young people with asthma are about twice as likely to suffer from depressive and anxiety disorders as are children without asthma. The finding is the first to link ...
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New Insights on Behavioral Control

Thursday, October 11th, 2007
Why is it so difficult for humans to 'just say no' to temptations leading to drug abuse, obesity and crime? A new study offers an account of what is happening in the brain when our ...
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Panic Attacks Increase Risk in Older Women

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
A new report suggests older women who experience at least one full-blown panic attack have an increased risk of having a heart attack or stroke within the next five years. The ...
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Brain Response to Anxiety

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007
Anxiety disorders are a common psychiatric condition with nearly a dozen different disorders classified in medical literature. New research finds differing patterns of brain activity associated with each of two types of anxiety: anxious apprehension ...
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Meds or CBT for Panic Disorder

Monday, May 28th, 2007
Why a pharmaceutical approach helps some individuals with a mental health disorder, yet fails to help others, is a salient research question. A group of Dutch investigators describe individual characteristics which may ...
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