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Brain scans could help doctors choose treatments for people with social anxiety disorder

A new study led by MIT neuroscientists has found that brain scans of patients with social anxiety disorder can help predict whether they will benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Anxious girls' brains work harder

In a discovery that could help in the identification and treatment of anxiety disorders, Michigan State University scientists say the brains of anxious girls work much harder than those of boys.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jun 05, 2012 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Sleepwalking more prevalent among US adults than previously suspected

What goes bump in the night? In many U.S. households: people. That's according to new Stanford University School of Medicine research, which found that about 3.6 percent of U.S. adults are prone to sleepwalking. The work ...

Neuroscience created May 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Uncovering a flaw in drug testing for chronic anxiety disorder

Pre-clinical trials—the stage at which medications or therapies are tested on animals like laboratory mice—is a crucial part of drug development. It's only then that scientists can assess benefits and side effects before ...

Medical research created Dec 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Anger may play larger role in anxiety disorders, study shows

Anger is a powerful emotion with serious health consequences. A new study from Concordia University shows that for millions of individuals around the world who suffer from Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), anger is more ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Positive mental health boosts lifespan, study finds

(Medical Xpress)—People who are flourishing – both feeling happy and functioning well in their lives – are 60 percent less likely to die prematurely, finds a major study that followed more than 3,000 ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The brain of OCD sufferers is more active when faced with a moral dilemma

Patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder are characterised by persistent thoughts and repetitive behaviours. A new study reveals that sufferers worry considerably more than the general population in the ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study links deletion of brain-derived neurotrophic factor to major depression, anxiety, and obesity

McGill researchers have identified a small region in the genome that conclusively plays a role in the development of psychiatric disease and obesity. The key lies in the genomic deletion of brain-derived neurotrophic factor, ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Brain imaging reveals reduced brain connections in people with generalized anxiety disorder

(Medical Xpress)—A new University of Wisconsin-Madison imaging study shows the brains of people with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) have weaker connections between a brain structure that controls emotional response ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Anxiety disorders in poor moms likely to result from poverty, not mental illness

Poor mothers are more likely to be classified as having the mental illness known as generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) because they live in poverty – not because they are suffering from a psychiatric disorder, according ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 20, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Psychopathy linked to specific structural abnormalities in the brain

New research provides the strongest evidence to date that psychopathy is linked to specific structural abnormalities in the brain. The study, published in Archives of General Psychiatry and led by researchers at King's Colleg ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 07, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Worrying can impact interpersonal relationships, study finds

Most people worry from time to time. A new research study, led by a Case Western Reserve University faculty member in psychology, also shows that worrying can be so intrusive and obsessive that it interferes in the person's ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Chronic pain sufferers likely to have anxiety

Patients coping with chronic pain should also be evaluated for anxiety disorders, according to new research published in General Hospital Psychiatry.

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Severely injured vets may need ongoing emotional care

(HealthDay)—U.S. veterans who suffered major limb injuries in combat showed little improvement with mental health problems such as depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the two ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

College students who drink to reduce anxiety may face special dangers

(Medical Xpress)—A study conducted in the University at Buffalo Department of Psychology has found that college students who drink to cope with anxiety may experience more negative alcohol-related consequences than peers ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 07, 2013 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0