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Panic Attacks: Surviving the Unexpected
Blurb: If you've ever experienced a panic attack, you'd know it. It is hard to describe the feeling of having one, but it is something similar to the feeling of suffocating or having a heart attack....
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Managing Anxiety in Social Situations
Blurb: About 15 million adults suffer from social anxiety disorder, according to the Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA). Social anxiety disorder can have a negative effect on your...
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Don't Panic! Understanding Anxiety Attacks
By: Jeanne Latiolais, Psy.D. Blurb: By Jeanne Latiolais, Psy.D.Your heart starts to pound. You feel shaky, nervous, slightly dizzy. You have trouble catching your breath. A feeling of sickness...
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PTSD Treatment Efforts for Returning War Veterans to be Evaluated
Blurb: Strategies for promoting evidence-based PTSD treatments in the military are urgently needed as more and more soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan struggle with this disorder. Joan Cook,...
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Overcoming Social Anxiety
By: Stan Hibbs, Ph.D. Blurb: By Stan Hibbs, Ph.D.There's a fairly simple explanation for all social anxiety. It's caused by the unfortunate mental habit of "mind reading." That is, we imagine what...
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A Non-Invasive Approach to Managing Fearful Memories
Blurb: Through behavioral manipulation, scientists have been able to selectively block a conditioned fear memory in humans for the first time. Through behavioral manipulation, scientists have been...
View ArticleRunaway Vigilance Hormone Linked to Panic Attacks
Blurb: A study has linked panic disorder to a wayward hormone in a brain circuit that regulates vigilance. While too little of the hormone, called orexin, is known to underlie narcolepsy, the new...
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Coping With Traumatic Events
Blurb: Research in relation to the earthquake in Haiti will be difficult and requires careful consideration of the tremendous public health crisis currently unfolding. The research community that has...
View ArticleIs it Worry, Anxiety or Panic? Why Women Worry So Much
By: Nancy Travers, LCSW The Merriam Webster dictionary defines worry as feeling or experiencing concern or anxiety. Anxiety is defined as fearful concern or interest with an added apprehensiveness....
View ArticleRelationships and Anxiety
By: Nancy Travers, LCSW Anxiety can affect every aspect of your life; generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) can produce even more invasive consequences. Anxiety often compels us to engage in unhealthy...
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