Hypnosis could help to reduce the fear of medical procedures in children and young people with cancer. New research led
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Virtual reality headsets significantly reduce children’s fear of needles
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Continue reading »Viral Video Shows ER Doctor Mocking Patient With Anxiety
A California ER doctor was suspended after a viral video shows her cursing at a patient who was brought in
Continue reading »Kate Spade’s Death And A Disturbing Increase In Suicides
Fashion designer Kate Spade’s death Tuesday has reminded Americans of the enormous toll of suicide, a growing problem that claims
Continue reading »Holistic Health: Treating the Whole Person
You may know the term best as “alternative” medicine, but this moniker is no longer accurate. Better described as holistic
Continue reading »For anxiety, single intervention is not enough
No matter which treatment they get, only 20 percent of young people diagnosed with anxiety will stay well over the
Continue reading »How social isolation transforms the brain: A particular neural chemical is overproduced during long-term social isolation, causing increased aggression and fear
Chronic social isolation has debilitating effects on mental health in mammals — for example, it is often associated with depression
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Continue reading »It’s not just you, we’re all living in the United States of Anxiety
Feeling more anxious these days? You’ve got plenty of company. A new survey from the American Psychiatric Association reveals that
Continue reading »Stress helps unlearn fear: New findings on extinction learning may prove useful for therapies
Stress can have a positive effect on extinction learning, which causes previously learned associations to dissolve. According to the findings
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