Anxiety

A new study identifies significant links between food insecurity and sleep, anxiety, depression, and compromised wellbeing among young people in the United States

A new study explores the impact of a Mindfulness-Based intervention on stress-related biomarkers in individuals diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD).

From Thoughtful Living: The biomedical model of psychiatry, along with the DSM, is deeply flawed and can often be misleading. To improve, mental health services...

Researchers evaluate the impact of a school-based prevention program on anxious and depressive symptoms.

The study finds that twice-weekly massage therapy may be a useful alternative treatment for anxiety in terms of reducing both, psychological and somatic symptoms.

A closer look at a new study reporting that the supplement D-cycloserine improved anxiety when used with exposure therapy.

New research shows that having a strong sense of personal meaning and purpose can reduce the negative effects of social media use.

Children diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are much more likely to be prescribed a psychotropic medication.

In his NY Times article “A Drug to Cure Fear,” Richard Friedman noted: “It has been an article of faith in neuroscience and psychiatry that, once formed, emotional memories are permanent.” This has not been a principle of these disciplines, including clinical psychology, for many years. Consolidation-reconsolidation-extinction models have been around for some time now, applied in particular to persons suffering from traumatic memories; e.g., Holocaust survivors, war and genocide survivors, etc.

In a new study published in The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Professor Sam Porter and co-authors, present the results of a music...

Study details Medicaid-insured birth cohort’s exposure to psychiatric medications and mental health services.

A new systematic review illustrates features of the relationship between anxiety and school attendance patterns.

Teacher’s personal wellbeing plays a role in students’ mental health outcomes, suggests a new study.

Family medicine and pediatric providers are less confident in their assessment of irritability in youth than psychiatric providers, which may lead to overdiagnosis of bipolar disorder.

A qualitative study explores young adults’ childhood bullying experiences.

New research identifies poor long-term outcomes for both CBT and medications for treating anxiety disorders in childhood.

The traumagenic neurodevelopment model of psychosis, introduced in 2001, highlighted similarities between brain abnormalities found both in people who have been abused and those...

What physical activity-based programs are being implemented in schools, how are they being researched, and what kind of impact have they made?

A new study, published in BMJ Open-Access this week, found a significant link between the level of air pollution in a community and the mental health of the children living there. After controlling for socio-economic status and other potential variables, researchers in Sweden discovered a strong association between the concentration of air pollution in a neighborhood and the amount of ‘antipsychotic’ and psychiatric drugs prescribed to children. The link remained strong even at pollution levels well below half of what is considered acceptable by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Greater perceptions of discrimination during adolescence are linked to more depressive and internalizing symptoms.

An article presents new screening tools for pediatric depression and anxiety—but fails to answer its own questions about efficacy.

A new study investigates the relationships between early-home environmental factors and later-life physiological response to psychosocial stressors.

Researchers found that participants using coach-assisted apps designed for depression and anxiety experienced symptom reductions in both conditions

In this piece for The New York Times, Alex Williams discusses the social, political, cultural, and economic trends that have led to the recent rise in...

A new study suggests needing to appear perfect to others leads to mental health stigma and a higher risk of untreated psychological distress.