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Individuals with social phobia see themselves differently

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 06, 2008 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (11) | comments 0

Magnetic resonance brain imaging reveals that patients with generalized social phobia respond differently than others to negative comments about themselves, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of General Ps ...





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Religion habit cuts anxiety in women

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 01, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 1

For many, religious activity changes between childhood and adulthood, and a new study finds this could affect one’s mental health.


Mouse genes guide search for human anxiety disorder genes

Biology /

created Oct 23, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

We are all familiar with the question - "Are you a man or a mouse?" What if the answer is "a little of both"? Because of the power of molecular genetics research in animals and the maturation of animal models, the path ...


Patients with anxiety think they have more physiological problems than they really have

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 13, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A doctoral thesis carried out at the University of Granada, Spain, has proved that patients with serious anxiety disorders (panic disorder with and without agoraphobia, social anxiety disorder or generalized anxiety disorder) ...


Fear of anxiety linked to depression in above-average worriers

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Anxiety sensitivity, or the fear of feeling anxious, may put people who are already above-average worriers at risk for depression, according to Penn State researchers. Understanding how sensitivity to anxiety is a risk factor ...


Deep Brain Stimulation Found to be Effective in Children with Treatment-Resistant Generalized Primary Dystonia

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created May 05, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Dystonia is a very complex, highly variable neurological movement disorder characterized by involuntary muscle contractions. As many as 250,000 people in the United States have dystonia, making it the third most common movement ...


Medication may provide some benefit for older adults with anxiety disorder

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created Jan 20, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Preliminary research suggests that use of the drug escitalopram provided some improvement in symptoms for older adults with generalized anxiety disorder, although the overall benefits were diminished because of nonadherence ...


Are anxiety disorders all in the mind?

Medicine & Health / Research

created May 12, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (10) | comments 1

Using single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), researchers in The Netherlands were able to detect biochemical differences in the brains of individuals with generalized social anxiety disorder (also known as social ...


Children in single-parent households and stepfamilies benefit from time with grandparents

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Spending time with a grandparent is linked with better social skills and fewer behavior problems among adolescents, especially those living in single-parent or stepfamily households, according to a new study.


Stereotypes, bias and personnel decisions

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 03, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In an article in the December issue of the journal Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Frank J. Landy questions research that is said to demonstrate that stereotypes about social groups bias personnel decisions. He arg ...


Childhood anxiety disorders can and should be treated

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created Dec 24, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Anxiety disorders in children and adolescents should be recognized and treated to prevent educational underachievement and adult substance abuse, anxiety disorders and depression, says a nationally recognized child psychiatrist ...



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