Teen Anxiety Linked to Risky Driving Behaviors

Anxiety is linked with risky driving behavior among teenagers, according to a new Australian study. Published in Injury Prevention, Bridie Scott-Park... Read more »

Smartphones May Increase Stress

Smartphones are causing some users to experience heightened anxiety when used for social interactions, new research from Britain shows. The distress ... Read more »

Music May Help Cut Anxiety and Pain from Prostate Biopsies

A new study has found that listening to classical music on headphones may reduce anxiety and pain in men undergoing prostate biopsies. Published in t... Read more »

Stress Does Not Cause Early Death for US Presidents

The stress of their jobs may lead to graying hair and new wrinkles, but American presidents do not live shorter lives, a new study has found. In fact,... Read more »

Economic Uncertainty Leads Many to Cut Holiday Spending

Many American workers and retirees plan to reduce holiday spending this year in response to ongoing financial worries, according to a new study by a g... Read more »

Anxiety Drug Use Soars in Past Decade

More than one in five American adults took medications for psychiatric disorders such as anxiety and depression in 2010, according to new research by ... Read more »

Genetic Link to Separation Anxiety Found

Canadian scientists identified a gene linked to separation anxiety, presenting their study at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience in Sa... Read more »

Gene May Predict Anxious Children's Treatment Outcome

Australian and British scientists have discovered a genetic marker in children that may be used to determine which youngsters with anxiety disorders w... Read more »

Dad's Depression Linked to Kids' Emotional Problems

Depression in fathers negatively affects their children’s emotional and behavioral development, new research shows. The study, published online on ... Read more »

Can Small Amounts of CO Gas Reduce Stress?

Israeli researchers have discovered that inhaling small amounts of carbon monoxide (CO), an odorless, poisonous gas, may help reduce the stress of urb... Read more »

Company Launches Smartphone App to Reduce Stress

A new smartphone app called MyCalmBeat has been created by an international team of scientists, clinicians and technology experts to help reduce stres... Read more »

World Mental Health Day Promotes Global Awareness

Monday, October 10, 2011, is World Mental Health Day, a global effort by the United Nation’s World Health Organization (WHO) to promote educatio... Read more »

Do Patients Suffer When Informed about Imminent Death?

Terminally ill patients do not experience increased anxiety or pain upon being informed of their imminent death, according to a new study by Swedish r... Read more »

Team Develops Computer Game for College Anxiety

A team comprised of faculty and students from Rochester Institute of Technology and St. John Fisher College in New York are developing an innovative c... Read more »

Do Abortions Increase Risk of Mental Health Problems?

A new study suggesting having an abortion greatly increases a woman’s chance of developing a psychological illness such as anxiety or depression... Read more »

Obama Urges End to PTSD Stigma

President Barack Obama delivered a moving speech on Tuesday at the annual American Legion Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota urging an end to the st... Read more »

Mice Anxiety Decreased By Probiotics

Mice fed a regular diet of probiotics showed signs of decreased anxiety and depression, along with changes in brain chemistry associated with those me... Read more »

Mental Disorders Vary By Gender

New research has revealed that women tend to suffer more from anxiety and depression, while men are more frequently diagnosed with substance abuse or ... Read more »

Chronic Stress May Damage DNA

Chronic stress may result in DNA damage that not only causes graying hair but also increases the risk of developing life-threatening diseases, accordi... Read more »

Music Therapy Reduces Cancer Patients’ Anxiety

Music therapy administered in conjunction with traditional treatments may help reduce cancer patients’ anxiety and improve their quality of l... Read more »

Parenting Style Impacts Children’s Mental Health

Children’s likelihood of developing depression and anxiety is linked to how well their personality traits are matched by their mothers’... Read more »

Yoga Improves Cortisol Levels in Fibromyalgia

A new study assessing the impact of yoga on women with fibromyalgia has found that the mind-body exercise reduced a key stress hormone level among the... Read more »

Kim Kardashian’s MD Links Her Psoriasis with Stress

After receiving a diagnosis of psoriasis, a skin disorder marked by red, itchy lesions that can spread quickly throughout the body, reality star Kim K... Read more »

New Online Tool Trains MD’s in Anxiety Diagnosis and Treatment

The Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA) and a leading online physician community have joined forces to establish an interactive program to... Read more »

Army Launches New Site for Injured Soldiers’ Families

The Army has launched a new online learning tool to inform caregivers and families of wounded, ill and injured soldiers of the military’s com... Read more »