Some anxiety is part of the cost of admission to humanity. Because its distinguishing raison d’etre is the anticipation of bad outcomes, it can be a helpful stimulus to preparation or rehearsal before ...

Most of us are familiar with classic phobias like the fear of spiders or heights. Those get a lot of attention. Perhaps too ...

A new study has found one session treatment (OST) is as effective as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) in treating children with specific phobias Researchers at the University of Sheffield, ...

Moviegoers afraid in the wake of Colorado tragedy. July 25, 2012— -- When Emilie Yount was in her 20s, she used to spend five days a week huddled in Chicago movie theater seats, "banging out" ...

More than half of participants remitted after digital education about anxiety, while more than three-quarters remitted after ...

The trial studied phobia patients using a headset and a smartphone app treatment programme -- a combination of Virtual Reality (VR) 360-degree video exposure therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy ...

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Lizzie Duszynski-Goodman is a journalist living in the Midwest with her husband and two young children. Her work explores the intersection of mental health, wellness and parenting. She is the former ...