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Study Explores Anxiety Among Postmenopausal Women February 7, 2017 . 1 Comment
Anxiety can undermine quality of life for women after menopause, according to a study published in the journal Menopause. The study also found women who experience anxiety are more likely ... Read More
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Boy Scouts Begin Welcoming Transgender Boys, and Other News February 3, 2017 . 3 Comments
The Boy Scouts of America will begin admitting boys based on gender identity, not sex assigned at birth. This opens participation to transgender boys. The organization previously relied ... Read More
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Anxiety Increases Mortality for People with Lung Cancer January 26, 2017 . 7 Comments
People with lung cancer who also experience anxiety may die more quickly than their peers who do not experience anxiety, a study published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management ... Read More
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‘Magic’ Mushrooms Ease Cancer Patients’ Depression, Anxiety December 21, 2016 . 14 Comments
Psilocybin—the hallucinogenic compound in so-called “magic” mushrooms—can effectively ease cancer patients’ depression and anxiety, according to a study published in the Journal ... Read More
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President Obama Signs Mental Health Bill, and Other News December 16, 2016 . 3 Comments
United States President Barack Obama signed the 21st Century Cures Act into law on Tuesday. The package of legislation, which focuses on overhauling treatment and care for both physical ... Read More
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The Challenge of Predicting Suicide, and Other News November 25, 2016 . 8 Comments
Suicide rates are rising. In 2014, the latest year for which data is available, the suicide rate climbed to a 30-year high. That year, 42,773 people died by suicide. Interventions such ... Read More
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How I Bounced Back to Make Depression and Anxiety My Friends November 23, 2016 . 10 Comments
Editor’s note: This article contains detailed accounts of self-harm. The second I was born I went into emergency surgery. I was born with VATER syndrome. VATER syndrome encompasses ... Read More
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Is It Valid to Feel Fear and Anxiety After Trump’s Election? November 18, 2016 . 8 Comments
Dear GoodTherapy.org, The unthinkable has happened: Donald Trump has been elected president. I am reeling from the shock of this, scared of what this means for me and my family (I am a ... Read More
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6 Ways to Cope with Post-Election Uncertainty November 15, 2016 . 10 Comments
The 2016 presidential election brought up a lot of strong emotion for people in the United States and around the world. For many, the outcome is disappointing. For some, there is a feeling ... Read More
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Health Anxiety Can Increase Cardiovascular Health Risks November 10, 2016 . 2 Comments
People with excessive worry about their health are more vulnerable to cardiovascular disease, according to a study published in the journal BMJ Open. Previous research has found a correlation ... Read More
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Election Anxiety: Americans Stressed Over White House Race November 2, 2016 . 3 Comments
The 2016 United States presidential election is a source of significant stress for many Americans on both sides of the political divide, according to the annual Stress in America survey ... Read More
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Learning to Regulate Brain Activity May Help Adjust Emotions September 20, 2016 . 3 Comments
New research suggests self-regulation of emotions is possible by using an innovative electroencephalogram (EEG) technique to measure activity in the amygdala—a region of the brain associated ... Read More