Anxiety, a pervasive mental health issue, has become the most prevalent psychological disorder worldwide. Despite its widespread occurrence, it is entirely solvable, provided we are willing to take ...

Mindfulness meditation appeared to be similar to escitalopram (Lexapro) in reducing anxiety symptoms at 8 weeks based on several patient- and clinician-reported measures, a secondary analysis of a ...

“The room is full of executives, I am expected to say something important, strategic. As we go around the table introducing ourselves, I tell myself not to panic, it’s okay, but then I remember the ...

Mental health has been pushed to the forefront of the national consciousness over the past two years. As a result, topics centered on it have been more mainstream as everyone from elected officials to ...

Mindfulness meditation worked as well as a standard drug for treating anxiety in the first head-to-head comparison. The study tested a widely used mindfulness program that includes 2 1/2 hours of ...

Mindfulness meditation worked as well as a standard drug for treating anxiety in the first head-to-head comparison. The study tested a widely used mindfulness program that includes 2 1/2 hours of ...

BOSTON - Oct. 10 is World Mental Health Day and one condition that millions of Americans suffer from is anxiety. A new study finds that meditation can be just as effective in treating it as medication ...

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Social distancing and "shelter-in-place" mandates can make life during a pandemic seem monastic. Has COVID-19 and the subsequent "stay-at-home" advisories made you feel like a monk? If so, this period ...

Mindfulness medication is just as effective as medication at treating anxiety, according to the first study to directly compare the two treatment methods. They both resulted in a 30% reduction in ...