Anxiety News
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Clenching Muscles May Boost Will Power
Researchers found that it didn't matter which muscle was tightened--finger, calf, hand, or biceps, but the will-power boost only worked during the moment they faced the self-control dilemma. Read Summary > -
Deep Brain Stimulation May Ease OCD
According to a new Dutch study, using electrodes to stimulate areas deep in the brain may help people with treatment-resistant, severe obsessive compulsive disorder. Read Summary > -
How Friends Affect Your Brain
Your brain may be hard-wired to take your friends' opinions seriously, even if you don't have much in common, a new study suggests. Read Summary > -
Medical TV Dramas May Harm Your Mental Health: Study
Watching too many TV medical dramas may reduce your satisfaction with life, a small new study suggests. Read Summary > -
Some Teens Practice Severe Form of Self-Injury
In self-embedding, people--often teens--deliberately insert objects made of such materials as wood, glass, and metal under their skin. Read Summary > -
Monkey Study Offers Clues to Childhood Anxiety
Scientists writing in the journal Nature have identified two parts of the brain associated with severe anxiety in young monkeys, and they say these same areas may also play a role in anxiety disorders in children. Read Summary > -
'Mental Health Days' May Signal Increased Mortality Risk
Results from a new study in Norway suggest that a psychiatric disorder that is severe enough to keep people from working may also bring them greater risks of heart disease, suicide, and some cancers. Read Summary > -
Post-Traumatic Stress Peaks at Different Ages Among Men and Women
Men and women are more vulnerable to post-traumatic stress disorder at different points in their lives, researchers have found. Read Summary >
