A new clinical trial at Kingston Health Sciences Centre could mark a turning point in how anxiety is treated in Canada. For the first time in Canada, researchers are studying the effects of micro-dose ...

Anxiety is a mental health condition millions of people around the world experience every day but not something that can necessarily be “seen”—until now. In a first-of-its-kind study, scientists at ...

Much as anxiety commandeers thought processes— jump-starting bouts of worry, demanding hypervigilance, imposing a sense of danger—it is a physiologic state, a response to detection of threat somewhere ...

Alex Jordan is a psychologist in private practice and at McLean Hospital, and a lecturer at Harvard Medical School. Ben Lovett is a professor of psychology and education at Teachers College, Columbia ...

Everyone experiences uncertainty at times, and that’s normal. But for some people, the need for absolute certainty can become overwhelming, taking over daily life. This is called the “intolerance of ...

Her patients are gathered for a group therapy session. They’re here to learn mindfulness techniques, stress mitigation and coping strategies for anxiety. When Dr. Ayanna Abrams, Psy.D., founder of ...

You can practice progressive muscle relaxation to relieve throat tension and make swallowing easier. Try diaphragmatic breathing to relax your throat muscles and ease swallowing difficulties.

Whether it's hot chocolate or iced coffee, the temperature of drinks — and when you drink them — may influence your mood, according to researchers. A new study, published in the British Journal of ...

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has spoken about how at age 11, she was so depressed about climate change she stopped talking and eating and lost 10 kilograms in two months. Here in Canada, a ...

With open enrollment now only two weeks away, and the federal government still on shutdown, health care stakeholders are growing anxious about the future of the Affordable Care Act enhanced premium ...

Celebrities like Robert Downey Jr. and Khloe Kardashian are openly discussing their use of Propranolol, a blood pressure medication, to manage public-facing anxiety. While this beta-blocker can ...