Could the key to easing anxiety be hidden in our gut? Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and the National Neuroscience Institute have discovered a crucial connection between gut microbes and anxiety-related behavior.
Feb 5, 2025
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It's no secret that there is a mental health crisis in the United States. As of 2021, 8.3% of adults had major depressive disorder (MDD) and 19.1% had anxiety disorders (AD), and the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated these statistics.
Feb 4, 2025
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CBD may hold promise as a tool to help people reduce problem drinking, according to a new study published in Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research.
Feb 3, 2025
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For adults with opioid use disorder (OUD) receiving buprenorphine, a mindfulness-based group is similar to a recovery support group for opioid use, substance use, and reductions in anxiety, but demonstrates a larger reduction ...
Jan 29, 2025
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Weill Cornell Medicine investigators have identified in a preclinical model a specific brain circuit whose inhibition appears to reduce anxiety without side effects. Their work suggests a new target for treating anxiety disorders ...
Jan 29, 2025
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Bringing a baby into the world is often portrayed as one of life's happiest moments. While this is true for many, it's also normal to feel overwhelmed during the postpartum period. Mental health conditions are the most common ...
Jan 27, 2025
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Rates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) combined with anxiety disorders or diagnoses of depression increased by 177% and 138% in only five years, from 2019 to 2023, according to the Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, ...
Jan 27, 2025
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Anxiety disorders, characterized by an excessive apprehension about real or perceived threats and dysfunctional behaviors aimed at avoiding these threats, are among the most common mental health conditions. Estimates suggest ...
A smile, tears in your eyes or a blush on your cheeks: We understand one another better by mirroring one another's emotions. In her Ph.D. dissertation, Julia Folz concludes that people with autism or social anxiety can be ...
Jan 23, 2025
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The prevalence of diagnosed disorders from recurrent use of sedative, hypnotic and antianxiety medications in adolescents and young adults has increased sharply since 2001, according to Rutgers Health researchers.
Jan 23, 2025
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