Anxiety disorders are prevalent across all socioeconomic groups, with higher stress levels making urban populations ...

Scientists have pinpointed a brain circuit that, when activated, reduces anxiety without impairing memory. Using ...

Have you ever felt a sinking feeling in your stomach that won’t go away, or woken up with heart palpitations and spent the rest of the day trying to overcome them?

Could the key to easing anxiety be hidden in our gut? Scientists have discovered a crucial connection between gut microbes and anxiety-related behavior. Their research suggests that microbial ...

Anxiety at night is a common feeling of fear or worry that makes it hard to fall or stay asleep, but it’s not a special class ...

According to the APA, ERP is the first-line treatment for OCD. In ERP, a therapist gradually exposes a person to situations that trigger their obsessions while encouraging them not to engage in ...

Glutamatergic medications are linked to significant symptom improvement in obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, a new ...

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health disorder associated with persistent, intrusive thoughts (i.e., ...

These are symptoms of pet separation anxiety, according to Dr. Vanessa Spano, a veterinarian and veterinary behaviorist at ...

Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have identified a brain circuit linked to anxiety that may provide a new drug target, ...

Ben Strahan thought he’d lost the will to live. It had been a long, isolating year for the Reno-based wildland firefighter.

A study found that older adults with anxiety may have an increased risk of developing dementia—but this risk decreased once ...