photo credit: *madalena-pestana* - half of me Article Highlights: Fathers mental ailments can affect their children. Fathers more involved in child rearing which may play a role. Fathers with anxiety disorder have a "two fold chance" of passing it to their kids. To read the full article click the image above.
How To Avoid Swine Flu Hysteria
photo credit: hmerinomx Now I'm not going to launch into a dissertation about how this recent outbreak of swine flu is like the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 or how it may spread and cause a similar calamity. In fact, what I want to say instead is don't panic. I know that many anxiety sufferers are hypochondriacs and can be overwhelmed by irrational fears. Over the weekend news reports by CNN, FOX, and other networks have really grabbed a hold of this story and starting Monday ran with it. As of April 27, 2009 there have been about
New York Times: KC Royals Pitcher Zack Greinke Bounces Back From Anxiety And Depression
photo credit: andyphelan45 Article Highlights Kansas City Royals pitcher Zack Greinke left baseball three years ago due to problems with anxiety and depression. Greinke has returned to the Royals pitching staff and is performing at a high level. Greinke had stayed away from the Royals for seven months before returning. Click the image to read the full story.
New York Times: Recession Causing Increased Anxiety
photo credit: jking89 Article Highlights Economic downturn causing serious angst for many people. Even people without serious economic issues are seeking more help for anxiety and depression. There has been an increase in phone calls to suicide prevention hot lines. First time and infrequent patients are experiencing, "relapse and need more therapy and medication". Click the image to read the full story.
Pfizer throws in the towel on developmental pain and anxiety disorder drugs
The Anxiety Dating Dilemma
A 28 year old women details her troubles with love and anxiety. (Click image)
Wanted: Volunteer To Appear On The Anxiety Guru Show
As part of my never ending quest to bring you information about anxiety disorders I'm seeking a volunteer. I'm in search of one person that has had experience with anxiety medications. I will be interviewing this brave soul via telephone and then airing the interview on my podcast the Anxiety Guru Show. This will provide great insight into the reality of anxiety medication, their effectiveness, and other related topics. The drug therapy issue is a touchy one and that's exactly why I want to tackle it head on. So if you or someone you know
Brain SPECT Imaging: A New Way Of Looking At Mental Illness
When most of us picture someone being diagnosed with a mental disorder, the examination we imagine is question based-a soft interrogation of sorts. With other types of health issues people are normally poked and probed, drained of fluids, tested and retested. But mental heath care has almost none of the facets of traditional medical diagnostics. This could all change in less than twenty years. For decades now the only way to know if someone was mentally ill was to either ask the person how they felt or simply observe behavior that is
“Overcoming Anxiety Is Feasible For Most Patients”
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a prevalent, chronic, debilitating mental illness associated with marked impairment in daily functioning.1 An ongoing evolution of the definition of GAD has resulted in a bifurcation of the historical anxiety neurosis designation.2 A diagnosis of GAD currently implies chronic, excessive worry lasting at least 6 months and 3 of the possible 6 somatic or psychological symptoms (restlessness, fatigue, muscle tension, irritability, difficulty concentrating, and sleep disturbance).3 GAD typically presents in an