Anxiety and depression are two of the most frequently occurring mental disorders worldwide. Light-activated nerve cells may indicate how they are formed. By coupling nerve cell receptors to ...

The link between alcohol consumption and anxiety had been established long before the stressful early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Much of the world will mark the fifth anniversary of the global ...

A psychologist at the University of Houston is providing guidance to improve the mental health of victims of sexual violence, recognized by major health organizations as a public health crisis with ...

A new study published in BMC Psychology has found that those who are highly sensitive to others’ reactions are more likely to experience anxiety, and that their levels of inner psychological resources ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The fear of fear itself may make people more vulnerable to developing certain psychiatric disorders, a study suggests. Sign up here. Researchers found that people who are ...

Several anxiety disorders, including panic disorder, social anxiety disorder and specific phobias, share a common underlying trait: increased sensitivity to uncertain threat, or fear of the unknown, ...

Clinicians need to have a better understanding of the potential impact of patients' anxiety sensitivity, or "fear of fear," according to an article published in the American Journal of Critical Care.

Is it important to you not to appear nervous? Does it scare you when you feel "shaky" (trembling), faint, or nauseous? It is important to you to stay in control of your emotions? Does it scare you ...

The morning rush feels different now. You wake up, your mind already racing through the day's demands before your feet touch ...