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Searching for a Better Treatment for Eating Disorders

Cognitive behavioral therapy is proving to work well, but only for some patients.

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How Microdosing Psychedelic Drugs Affects Mental Health

For years, anecdotal reports suggested microdosing can improve mood and reduce depression and anxiety. Now, scientists are trying to figure out whether it’s all hype, a salve for our unhappiness, or something in between.

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In Search of the Genetic Components Behind Psychiatric Disorders

As physicians attempt to identify mental illness, they face a diagnostic system that includes nearly 300 disorders. To improve the system, researchers look into genetics.

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How Artificial Intelligence is Shaping Personalized Mental Health Care

AI programs assist clinicians in surfacing signs of depression through patient data.

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The Allure of the Weighted Blanket

They’re taking over Amazon and Kickstarter. But do they live up to the hype?

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What Is a Panic Attack?

Feeling panic is a natural response to danger. The problem comes when you feel panic without a threat.

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What Are Phobias and How Are They Treated?

Barbara Rothbaum answers your questions about phobias and therapies.

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Natural Disasters Take a Toll on Mental Health

After the torrential rains end, or the flood recedes, or the fire burns out, many people continue to feel the emotional wounds of a natural disaster.

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What Part of the Brain Deals With Anxiety? What Can Brains Affected by Anxiety Tell us?

Mohammad Milad answers your questions about anxiety and anxiety disorders.

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Lincoln's Misfortune

The diagnosis of the mental state of public figures is an overwhelming impulse for some, particularly in the current political season where terms like “narcissism”, “pathological liar”, and “megalomaniac” are now a routine part of the discourse.

Anxiety Disorders

This booklet describes the symptoms of anxiety disorders, explains the role of research in understanding the causes of these conditions, describes effective treatments, and suggests ways to make treatment more effective.

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