Having a rush of anxiety, feeling your heart racing, breaking out into a sweat — whether it’s a spider suddenly scurrying out in front of you or in the lead-up to a big presentation at work or school, ...

This is a guest post by Dr. Elizabeth Michas. Usually, the first place a person goes when they are having a panic attack is straight to the ER. Thinking they are having a heart attack, they are ...

This surprising discovery may hold the key to calmer nerves. A new study out of Brazil found that a low dose of a common ...

Look out for potential coronary heart disease (CHD) in older women who have experienced panic attacks, a recent study urges. They face substantially higher risks of MI, stroke, and death. Almost 10% ...

Dizziness and anxiety can be closely linked, but they are not interchangeable. Medication may help in some situations.

Patients report that they feel even better long after treatment than immediately after the therapy, says researcher and psychology specialist Kristen Hagen from the Norwegian University of Science and ...

Panic attacks are sudden bouts of intense fear without an obvious cause. An estimated 10% of people experience at least one panic attack in their lifetime. But between 2% and 3% of the population have ...

The study aimed to identify medication classes and specific SSRIs that provide high rates of remission as well as a low risk of adverse events when used in the treatment of panic disorder with or ...

The SAHMRI Clinical Trials Platform is one of 20 sites hosting a nationwide clinical trial now underway to test a potential new treatment for panic disorder, a debilitating anxiety condition that ...

Panic attacks can be extremely unpleasant and can cause intense fear. If you experience these attacks regularly, professionals call it panic disorder. A method to treat the disorder was developed some ...

Water is known to have healing properties, and scuba diving is becoming an emerging way to help people's mental health.

Hyperventilation and panic attacks are different conditions, but their symptoms may appear similar. Both are very common and ...