Feelings of anxiety plague millions of people every day. The racing heart, the tightening chest, and thoughts spinning like a ...

Whether you've been diagnosed with a formal disorder or not, one of the most common treatment methods psychologists use is a ...

“This is a paradigm shift,” says Donn Van Deren, PhD, postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Pennsylvania, who ...

Mental health professionals say obsessive-compulsive disorder affects millions and can involve intrusive thoughts, anxiety, ...

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OCD cannot be narrowed down to just repetitive cleaning or organizing; it is a serious disorder with many facets.

A teenage girl has trouble breathing at her kitchen table, in the midst of a panic attack. Through tears, her mother coaches her to make eye contact and regulate breathing. Created by Oscar-winning ...

A new study has provided new insights into the the genetic overlap among some psychiatric disorders, and can help explain why it’s not uncommon for several of these disorders to arise in the same ...

Over 40 million American adults – approximately 19% – live with an anxiety disorder, according to the National Institutes of Health.

Do you find that you're more anxious after drinking? Is the alcohol causing the anxiety, or is your anxiety causing you to drink? Or is it both? Anxiety is a normal reaction to stress, characterized ...

Cannabis — aka pot, weed or marijuana — is legal in 23 states, making it more accessible than ever. (Illustration: Lucie Wimetz; Photo: Getty Images) Cannabis has a longstanding reputation for helping ...

A study reveals that two-thirds of genetic risks for mental health conditions are shared, challenging traditional diagnostic ...