About Anxiety Disorders

"Social phobia" not shyness, researchers say

2011-10-19T08:31:19Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The controversial diagnosis "social phobia" is a legitimate psychiatric condition and is not the same as shyness, government researchers say in a new report.

Based on a large national survey, they found cases of social phobia among teens who described themselves as shy as well as among those who didn't.

"Shyness is not necessarily social phobia and that's th...

Talk therapy may ease OCD in kids

2011-09-20T13:30:24Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adding talk therapy to medication helps some kids and teens with obsessive-compulsive disorder, according to a new study.

Medications such as fluoxetine (Prozac) or sertraline (Zoloft) are often the...

Self-medication of anxiety tied to later drug abuse

2011-08-04T19:30:18Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - People who drink or use drugs to calm anxious nerves are at increased risk of developing full-blown substance abuse problems later on, according to a study.

The work by Canadian researchers writing in the Archives of General Psychiatry, which followed close to 35,000 people, is one of the first to try and answer a long-standing question: do anxiety-ridden people se...

Electrode therapy aids severe compulsive disorder

2011-02-18T17:30:42Z

The use of brain surgery to treat psychiatric disorders has long been controversial, but new technologies are emerging that can help people with severe illnesses, scientists said Friday.

The field has come a long way since the horrors of the frontal lobotomy and electroshock therapy seen last century, but experts urge caution because they are still learning how these deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapies work.

"As we stick devices into people's brains it turns out that this ...

REAL PEOPLE REAL PROBLEMS

2011-01-27T02:30:39Z

Christina Sablan, 29, is bright, alert and feisty, but a neurological infection as an infant left her unable to speak. She uses sign language and writing to communicate.She and her mother, Julie Olvera, have an almost psychic connection, which was on display at Christina's birthday party last week. Each will give the other a look and both know what's up. "I can nod my head, and she'll know what I want," Olvera says.

As the Sun reported two years ago, Chr...

The 3 Primary Cognitive Models of Panic Disorder

2010-11-30T12:37:30Z

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Exam Requirements Waived for PhD Candidate Due to Exam Anxiety

2010-11-29T14:29:52Z

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Using Cognitive Therapy for Obsessive Compulsive Disorders

2010-11-29T14:33:29Z

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder in Women

2010-11-29T14:33:24Z

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What is Chaetophobia?

2010-11-29T14:33:24Z

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What Can I Do?

2010-11-29T14:33:24Z

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Help! I'm Having a Panic Attack!

2010-11-29T14:53:52Z

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What are the Career Choices for People with OCPD?

2010-11-29T14:33:22Z

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Advice for Teenagers who Have Panic Attacks

2010-11-29T14:33:22Z

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A Look at Social Phobia Self Help Methods

2010-11-29T14:33:21Z

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Panic Attacks Symptoms and Characteristics

2010-11-29T14:33:21Z

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Gillian McKeith leaves Stacey Solomon in tears in I'm A Celebrity jungle

2010-11-29T15:00:19Z

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Airport Security and Mental Illnesses - Will Body Scans and Pat Downs Bother You?

2010-11-29T14:29:43Z

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When a Child Is Too Shy

2010-11-29T14:53:39Z

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Insight into Agoraphobia Symptoms

2010-11-29T14:33:18Z

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SAD Expert Weighs in on Holiday Anxiety

2010-11-29T14:29:36Z

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Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder and Marriage: What to Do If Your Spouse Has OCPD

2010-11-29T14:33:12Z

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Helpful Advice - Which Jobs are Good for Those with OCD

2010-11-29T14:33:11Z

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Vending Machine Phobia?

2010-11-29T14:29:34Z

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What Anxiety Disorders do Young Children Get?

2010-11-29T14:33:06Z

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How to Overcome Your Public Speaking Phobia

2010-11-29T14:33:04Z

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How to Overcome Social Fear

2010-11-29T14:36:58Z

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Nick Kroll

2010-11-29T15:00:58Z

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Tackling Anxiety With Less Angst

2010-11-29T14:48:06Z

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Joseph Patrick Dwyer

2010-11-30T13:52:46Z

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Conditions that Exist with Aspergers or Autism

2010-11-29T14:52:23Z

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Team Sports May Protect Against Social Anxiety

2010-11-29T14:29:19Z

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Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder

2010-11-30T13:48:26Z

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Xanax

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panic attacks

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OCD - Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

2010-11-30T13:48:26Z

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Selank

2010-11-30T13:49:01Z

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Social Anxiety Disorder

2010-11-30T13:49:07Z

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Panic Disorder

2010-11-30T13:48:31Z

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Panic Attack

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Debby Rose Monkey

2010-11-30T13:50:32Z

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Panic Attack Symptoms

2010-11-30T13:48:31Z

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Overcoming Financial Phobia

2010-11-29T14:43:46Z

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AWOL soldier returns on Veterans Day

2010-11-11T03:01:44Z

AWOL soldier protesting mental health treatment to turn himself in on Veterans Day

AWOL soldier Jeff Hanks said he walked away from the Army in the middle of a deployment because his problems with anxiety and stress have been ignored. Now on Veterans Day, he's coming back to face the consequences.

The 30-year-old Army infantryman said he has pos...

How do I Explain OCD to a Kid?

2010-11-29T14:32:53Z

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Who's who in I'm A Celebrity 2010

2010-11-29T14:59:47Z

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Types of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Characteristics

2010-11-29T14:32:53Z

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Natural Alternatives for Panic Attacks

2010-11-29T14:32:51Z

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A Comprehensive Definition of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

2010-11-29T14:32:51Z

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I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here 2010 Line-Up Revealed!

2010-11-29T14:51:54Z

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Charlie Rangel's Woes

2010-07-05T13:00:12Z

Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., takes his lunch to his seat in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 26, 2010, during a meeting on how to care for US veterans with PTSD. Just about everyone likes Charlie Rangel. Republicans pump his hand,

Lifestylles Swine Flu Germ Phobes

2010-03-29T11:08:07Z

FILE-This May 11, 2009 file photo shows a hand sanitizer at an entrance to the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas. People have become extra cautious when it comes to germs lately, thanks to fear of the H1N1 flu. They wash their hands more than they used to, wear facemasks and give the stink-eye to cougher's in their proximity. Some people joke that they're becoming OCD. But for pe...

APTOPIX Fort Hood Shooting Unit Deployment

2010-03-29T11:42:15Z

A wristband with the names of the five soldiers from two combat stress units who died in the Nov. 5 shooting carries the words "Who will go for us? Here I am. Serve me." Three of the Madison, Wis.-based combat stress unit's 40 members were killed in the shooting. 1st Sgt. James McLeod said all the soldiers in the unit would wear black bracelets etched with the names of the ...

Fort Hood Shooting Unit Deployment

2010-03-29T11:54:42Z

For Some Returning US Troops, PTSD Is The New Battlefield

2010-04-04T19:07:07Z

UNDATED - UNSPECIFIED: In this photo provided by Robert Wake, Iraq war veteran suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Robert Wake (R) stands with an unidentified soldier during his Army days before having PTSD. Wake served in the MP (Military Police) in Iraq in 2003-2004 and saw brutal conditions during battles there, and eventually was seriously wounded by a mortar shell in