How to Handle Your Social Anxiety at Christmas
There are various different forms of anxiety disorders, and the symptoms of these conditions can sometimes be exacerbated during certain times of the year. Christmas is a prime example of when…
Understanding Anxiety and Uncertainty
Join André from The Mental Elf and Ondrej Zika from the Max Planck Institute as they delve into the complexities of anxiety and how it relates to uncertainty. Ondrej discusses…
Teens with problematic smartphone use are twice as likely to have anxiety – and many are eager to cut down
Two new studies of smartphone habits in teenagers have identified links between problematic smartphone use (PSU) and depression, anxiety and insomnia. The research revealed that one in eight young people…
Digital CBT can help people with depression or anxiety and comorbid long-term medical conditions
In England, around 15.4 million people live with at least one long-term medical condition (LTCs), and nearly a third of these individuals also experience mental health issues like anxiety and…
How Undiagnosed ADHD Triggers Depression and Anxiety
“ADHD does not happen in a vacuum, and its effects are far more impairing when the condition goes undiagnosed, untreated, or improperly treated.” Depression and anxiety disorders occur with attention…
Anxiety and depression is spiking among young people. No one knows why.
Desperate to help record numbers of children suffering anxiety and depression, state and local governments are testing new interventions to get to the root of the crisis — even if…
Gut microbes may play role in social anxiety disorder, say researchers
Study that involved transplanting people’s microbes into mice may show way to possible therapies, say scientists While some people might relish the prospect of a new year party, for others…
Is anxiety a gateway to other mental health problems? Comorbidities with depression and other anxiety disorders
Emotional disorders like anxiety and depression are common mental health conditions that cause significant distress across the lifespan. More often than not, these conditions tend to co-occur, with reports that…
How Cats Can Help With Depression, Stress, Anxiety, and Mental Health
Feeling the ups and downs of life is a normal occurrence, but clinical depression is a medical illness that causes a persistent feeling of intense sadness and loss of interest in daily…
The relationship between anxiety disorders and the extensive use of mobile phones
Nomophobia, or " NO MObile PHone PhoBIA'' is when a person experiences fear or anxiety about not having mobile phone connectivity. Nomophobia is considered a modern phobia. It most likely…
