According to a 2018 study, stimulating the vagus nerve controls the body's rest-and-digest response, which signals the body to relax. Splashing cold water on your face or drinking ice water can ...

Psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Amen recommends diaphragmatic breathing as the easiest way to manage anxiety and reduce cortisol levels caused by chronic stress.

Almost 20% of US adults deal with one or more anxiety disorders each year, according to statistics shared by the Anxiety & Depression Association of America. That equates to around 40 million people.

This article was reviewed by Daniel Z. Lieberman, MD. Stress and anxiety are normal parts of life, but that doesn’t make them any easier to deal with. Whether you’re living with an anxiety disorder, ...

In my therapy office, client after client, in session after session, has been expressing feelings of anxiety, distress, and despair. The unpredictability of recent events has fostered a widespread ...

Northeastern University professor Raymond Booth first learned about propranolol, a drug developed to treat high blood ...

At a time when cases of anxiety and panic attacks are on the rise, it’s important to know how to support someone in distress. Here’s a quick guide.

Physical symptoms of an anxiety/panic attack, like heart palpitations, chest pain, and breathlessness, can mimic those seen with a heart attack. One key way to differentiate symptoms between a panic ...

Everyone has felt anxiety. But what exactly is it, and when is it something to, well, be anxious about? Anxiety is a feeling of dread, fear and uneasiness, according to the National Library of ...