When I was a social work graduate student, one of my professors had the class perform an interesting exercise. For five minutes, she instructed us to clench our fists, close our eyes tightly and sit ...

How one teenager's battle with severe anxiety prompted him to start Project GenZen, working with apps like Headspace to bring coping tools to others.

Three in 5 Americans experience anxiety over world events, family safety, or financial security, according to a recent mental health poll by the American Psychiatric Association. In this edited ...

Manchester's synagogue attack has been unsettling for the world, but through the eyes of a child, it can be even worse. While anxiety among adults is often heightened amid a growing sense of ...

Gradually exposing a child to separation can help them become more comfortable with it, Lee said. Parents can start by doing short bursts of separation — such as going into another room for 5 minutes ...

A knot in the pit of your stomach; a racing mind; sweaty palms; or just a looming sense of dread: However they manifest, experiencing anxious thoughts is never pleasant.

Chest pain often causes heart attack fears. Many cases are not heart-related. Broken Heart Syndrome mimics heart attacks. This condition results from ...

Stress and anxiety are a normal part of modern life, but the way each person responds to it—and how it affects them—is highly individual. Now, new research suggests that there's an easy lifestyle ...

I have heard many clients say that they are going through an “existential crisis.” I always respond to this statement in the same way: “You are thinking existentially, and that is not a crisis.” When ...

Cardiologist who survived a heart attack reveals symptoms besides chest pain he experienced, including profuse sweating and having feelings of doom.

Heart attacks in women are often mistaken for other ailments, or simply overlooked, because their symptoms have historically differed from those of men. Mild warning signals, such as fatigue, nausea ...

New study shows that children who were more empathic early in life—those who strongly felt others’ suffering as toddlers and again as preteens—were more likely to experience anxiety and depression ...