Anxiety disorders News

 Phobias can range from common fears like heights or spiders to bizarre and unexpected ones that may leave you scratching your head. Here’s a look at some of the most unusual phobias that people experience.

Researchers at have discovered a unique protein complex that plays a critical role in brain cell connectivity, offering potential new treatment avenues for anxiety disorders and other mental illnesses.

Gain insights into their characteristics, impacts, and potential treatments intricate realm of personality disorders, shedding light on five prevalent conditions that affect individuals' lives. 

Resveratrol may be an effective alternative to drugs for treating patients suffering from depression and anxiety disorders.

The University of Sydney findings suggest medications that boost the effect of natural brain opioids might be a better way to reduce anxiety than `receptor-binding` opioid drugs like morphine, which have major side effects.

A research team from Julius-Maximilians-Universitat Würzburg (JMU) describes a hitherto unknown genetic pathway for developing such diseases.

Increased sensitivity to uncertain threat, or fear of the unknown, is common to many anxiety disorders, including panic disorder, social anxiety disorder and specific phobias, says a study.

Anxiety can actually be helpful when it spurs you to take action and solve a problem. So, it's quite normal for you to feel anxious when facing a challenge or so.

But the good thing is that there are ways that can help you deal with anxiety. Here's how.

Gay, lesbian and bisexuals experience more mood and anxiety disorders than other people, says a new study, adding that they are more likely to turn to heavy drinking.

Children of anxious parents are at an increased risk of developing anxiety disorders and a family-based intervention programme can help such kids to become calm and fearless, finds a new study.