Tag: anxiety

Article reviews research on neuroeconomics-based studies of decision-making in anxious individuals

From the Elsevier press release via EurekAlert!: Anxiety disorders affect approximately 40 million American adults each year, and although they are treatable, they often cause significant distress.The excessive fear and… Read more »

Study suggests children in foster care develop resilience through compassion

From the Emory University press release via EurekAlert!: A new study shows that a therapeutic intervention called Cognitively-Based Compassion Training (CBCT) appears to improve the mental and physical health of… Read more »

Study suggests anxiety disorders in poor mothers more likely due to poverty, not mental illness

From the Rutgers University press release: Poor mothers are more likely to be classified as having the mental illness known as generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) because they live in poverty… Read more »

Researchers develop intervention for co-occurring youth anxiety and depression

From the University of Miami press release via EurekAlert!: Emotional problems in childhood are common. Approximately 8 to 22 percent of children suffer from anxiety, often combined with other conditions… Read more »

Study examines impact of social anxiety on learning in higher education

From the University of the West of England press release via MedicalXpress: Students are often expected to speak knowledgably in front of groups of unfamiliar people as part of their… Read more »