A new study published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry provides initial evidence for a non-invasive brain stimulation ...

Brain Anatomy Differences Found That Predispose Patients To Anxiety Disorders Date: May 11, 2007 Source: Universitat Jaume Summary: A disproportionate feeling of lack of reward, or even punishment ...

The largest brain imaging study of its kind may have found a reason why people with anxiety and mood disorders so often feel unable to escape negative thoughts and emotions.. Researchers analyzed ...

The amygdala, which is centrally involved in the brain’s response to threats, is thought to play an important role in anxiety. So are other major components of the limbic system, the hippocampus ...

Anxiety disorders (ADs) affect more than 280 million people worldwide, making them one of the most common mental health conditions. ADs have a genetic basis as seen from inheritance in families ...

UK researchers have, for the first time, identified a genetic pathway in the brain that plays a key role in controlling anxiety, opening the door to the development of more effective treatments in ...

Generalized anxiety disorder (or GAD) is an exaggerated anxiety about everyday life events for no reason. Learn about its symptoms, causes and treatment options.

Learn to distinguish normal worry from anxiety disorder. Discover the 7 key warning signals in thoughts, behaviors, sleep, relationships and emotions Skip to content ...

On Your Mind When is anxiety normal and when is it a disorder? A psychiatrist explains. There are ways to know the difference between adaptive and maladaptive anxiety, and to cope.

The most common symptom of any anxiety disorder is a feeling of fear when events don’t justify it. Studies suggest that anxiety disorders are the result of fear responses in the brain being ...