Under the new rules, veterans of all wars are eligible to receive compensation if they can prove they served in a war zone in a role consistent with the events they say caused their condition. Read Summary >
Investigators say one reason depressed and anxious children are often overlooked for treatment is that they tend to keep to themselves and are rarely disruptive, which means teachers and other professionals may fail to notice their symptoms. Read Summary >
Experts say that the road to recovery for children and teens with eating disorders, addictions, and mental illness is tougher--and less clear--than it is for adults with these issues. Read Summary >
A study of more than 1,000 people in Holland has found that anxiety disorders appear to increase the risk of heart attack, stroke, heart failure, and death in people who have heart disease. Read Summary >
Cyberbullying includes aggressive, intentional, repeated acts using computers, mobile phones, or other electronic media against people who cannot easily defend themselves. Read Summary >
New research has found that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms such as jumpiness, irritability, sleep problems, and concentration issues are contributing to anger and hostility in U.S. soldiers returning from combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. Read Summary >
Researchers in Sweden are reporting that men diagnosed with anxiety in their teens or early adulthood are more than twice as likely to have a heart attack or heart disease later in life than those who are not diagnosed with anxiety. Read Summary >
Training performers to use biofeedback techniques can control their stage fright, greatly decrease their anxiety, and increase their overall performance, new research suggests. Read Summary >
