News tagged with panic disorder

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Portion of hippocampus found to play role in modulating anxiety

Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers have found the first evidence that selective activation of the dentate gyrus, a portion of the hippocampus, can reduce anxiety without affecting learning. ...

Neuroscience created Mar 06, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Alprazolam and heroin related deaths

(Medical Xpress)—A powerful anti-anxiety drug has been involved in a rising number of heroin-related deaths (HRDs) in Victoria in recent years, according to new research.

Addiction created Mar 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Group therapy for Generalised Anxiety Disorder: A viable alternative

Generalised anxiety disorder is no joke for its many sufferers who find their enjoyment of everyday life inhibited by excessive and uncontrollable worry and whose treatment presents a significant cost to the healthcare system.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Panic attacks troubling, but treatable

Actress Amanda Seyfried says she undergoes therapy for them. They were a staple of the cable TV show "The Sopranos." And in probably the most high-profile occurrence of the past year, pro golfer Charlie Beljan ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 28, 2013 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New staging systems may improve assessment and treatment of mental disorders

A paper recently published in Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics introduces new systems of classification of mental disorders that may supplement diagnostic formulations. Characterizing each stage of an illness demarcates major ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 23, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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

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

Brain discovery sheds light on link between vision and emotion

(Medical Xpress) -- Neuroscientists have discovered a new area of the brain that is uniquely specialized for peripheral vision and could be targeted in future treatments for panic disorders and Alzheimer’s ...

Neuroscience created Jul 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Research finds cognitive-behavioral therapy effective in combatting anxiety disorders

Whether it is a phobia like a fear of flying, public speaking or spiders, or a diagnosis such as obsessive compulsive disorder, new research finds patients suffering from anxiety disorders showed the most ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jun 28, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Proteins linked to longevity may be involved in mood control

(Medical Xpress) -- Over the past decade, MIT biologist Leonard Guarente and others have shown that very-low-calorie diets provoke a comprehensive physiological response that promotes survival, all orchestrated by a set of ...

Medical research created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Impulsive versus controlled men: Disinhibited brains and disinhibited behavior

Impulsive individuals tend to display aggressive behavior and have challenges ranging from drug and alcohol abuse, to problem gambling and difficult relationships. They are less able to adapt to different social situations. ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

New therapy may help people with unexplained symptoms of pain, weakness and fatigue

A new type of therapy may help people with symptoms such as pain, weakness, or dizziness that can't be explained by an underlying disease, according to a study published in the July 27, 2011, online issue of Neurology, the me ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Panic symptoms increase steadily, not acutely, after stressful event

Just like everyone else, people with panic disorder have real stress in their lives. They get laid off and they fight with their spouses. How such stresses affect their panic symptoms hasn't been well understood, but a new ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jun 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Molecular switch affects panic disorder

Panic disorder sufferers will tell you the attacks are some of the most sudden, frightening and uncomfortable experiences ever. But what makes some people susceptible to these attacks and others not? Studies of twins point ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 15, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0