March 7th, 2013

New research suggests a group of cells activated during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep is critical for the regulation of emotional ...
February 21st, 2013

A new study discovers bullied children grow into adults who are at increased ...
February 5th, 2013

Investigators have found that fear may have its roots in several brain regions -- and not necessarily in the amygdala, a ...
November 20th, 2012

Forget the vampire movies and the link between lunar phases and the incidence of psychological problems. New research ...
November 13th, 2012

Communication problems with a spouse or partner often lead to problems. Now, a new study discovers that some couples are unable to share or even understand ...
November 2nd, 2012

A new study suggests children are at higher risk of developing anxiety if a parent has a social anxiety disorder.
Researchers from Johns Hopkins ...
November 1st, 2012

Controlling depression in patients with heart failure can improve physical health, social functioning and quality of life, according to a new study by psychiatrists ...
October 8th, 2012

UK researchers report the discovery of a neural mechanism that protects individuals from stress and trauma turning into post-traumatic stress disorder.
Investigators from ...
September 21st, 2012

Newly formed emotional memories can be erased from the human brain, according to new research from Uppsala University in Sweden.
"These ...
June 28th, 2012

A University of Houston researcher has found that patients suffering from anxiety disorders showed the most improvement when treated with cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) ...