Grey's Anatomy features patient with von Hippel-Lindau disease
The second episode in a three-part series on Grey's Anatomy features a patient with von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL). The next new episode in the show is expected to air on January 6. The first episode,...
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A new treatment program teaches people who suffer from panic disorder how to reduce the terrorizing symptoms by normalizing their breathing.
View ArticleArticle sheds new light on neural mechanisms for flashbacks
Flashbacks are an elusive phenomenon, but an article published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics sheds some new light on potential mechanisms in an healthy man with an history of...
View ArticleResearchers develop new way to stimulate neuron production in adult brain
Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have developed a new way to stimulate neuron production in the adult mouse brain, demonstrating that neurons acquired in the brain's hippocampus during...
View ArticleRegular exercise may help prevent panic and related disorders
Regular exercise may be a useful strategy for helping prevent the development of panic and related disorders, a new study suggests.
View ArticleOnline therapy programs revolutionise access to mental health services
A team of Macquarie University psychologists has developed a growing range of therapy programs that are being delivered online through the University’s new eCentreClinic.
View ArticlePhysiological instability precedes an hour before naturally occurring panic...
Panic attacks that seem to strike sufferers out-of-the-blue are not without warning after all, according to new research.
View ArticleSynthetic marijuana use among teenagers raises concerns
According to reports three U.S. teenagers ended up in the emergency department with altered mental states and seriously elevated heart rates after smoking synthetic marijuana.
View ArticleAmygdala not the only gatekeeper of fear in human mind
When doctors at the University of Iowa prepared a patient to inhale a panic-inducing dose of carbon dioxide, she was fearless. But within seconds of breathing in the mixture, she cried for help,...
View ArticleFDA approves Teva's Quartette tablets for prevention of pregnancy
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Quartette (levonorgestrel/ethinyl estradiol and ethinyl estradiol) tablets for the prevention...
View ArticleProviders search for new tests, smartphone apps to diagnose and treat mental...
Health care providers are trying to find tests and create new smartphone and tablet apps to better diagnose and treat mental illness.
View ArticleQuartette tablets now available in U.S. for prevention of pregnancy
Teva Women's Health, a U.S. subsidiary of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., today announced that the recently approved Quartette (levonorgestrel/ethinyl estradiol and ethinyl estradiol) tablets are...
View ArticleResearchers identify gene responsible for malfunctions in fear-related memory...
A study published recently in the Journal of Neuroscience points, for the first time, to the gene trkC as a factor in susceptibility to the disease. The researchers define the specific mechanism for...
View ArticleTargeting symptoms, rather than disorders, might help reduce work impact of...
Symptoms such as insomnia and emotional distress account for much of the work impact of mental health problems such as depression and anxiety, reports a study in the February issue of Medical Care.
View ArticleBright daylight could trigger panic attack
Fear of bright daylight is associated with panic disorder, according to new presented at the ECNP congress in Berlin.
View ArticleFreespira Breathing System now available for panic disorder treatment through...
Highmark Health, Allegheny Health Network and Palo Alto Health Sciences have announced that the Freespira Breathing System is being made available to patients who suffer from panic disorder and...
View ArticleStudy identifies discrimination, alcohol and tobacco as major predictors of...
A new study has identified discrimination, alcohol and tobacco as significant predictors of minority Americans' experiencing panic attacks — fearful spells with psychological symptoms that last a few...
View ArticleIncreased sensitivity to uncertain threat common to several anxiety disorders
Several anxiety disorders, including panic disorder, social anxiety disorder and specific phobias, share a common underlying trait: increased sensitivity to uncertain threat, or fear of the unknown,...
View ArticleDepressive patients with co-occurring panic disorder report more...
Patients who take medication for depression report more side effects if they also suffer from panic disorder, according to a new study led by researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago...
View ArticlePersonalized approach to pharmacotherapy may provide advances in treatment of...
Although drug therapy is the accepted first-line treatment for panic disorders, 17% to 64% of patients do not respond adequately and continue to exhibit one of the most common symptoms of PD, the panic...
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