Anxiety

Did you know that 40 million American adults live with Anxiety Disorders each year?

Anxiety disorders can become so severe that normal life and relationships become impaired. There are many types of anxiety disorders with their own unique sets of symptoms. Some of these disorders include panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), social phobia (or social anxiety disorder), specific phobias, and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD).

Read more about Anxiety Disorders and their symptoms, causes, and treatment options

Richard J. Davidson, Ph.D., expert on anxiety and stress
Richard J. Davidson, Ph.D.
March 01, 2013

How early in life does exposure to stress raise a child’s likelihood to suffer anxiety, depression, or other stress-related disorders? If the child is a girl, the answer appears to be very early. This is one of the...

NARSAD Grant recipient Dr. Steven R. Laviolette, expert in anxiety disorders including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Dr. Steven R. Laviolette
March 01, 2013

NARSAD Grant recipient Dr. Steven R. Laviolette and members of his lab at the University of Western Ontario in Canada have accomplished an impressive feat. This past December they reported online in the journal...

Dennis S. Charney, M.D., Expert on Anxiety and Resiliency
Dennis S. Charney, M.D.
March 01, 2013

“I’m a big believer in mothers.”

This is Dr. Dennis Charney speaking, and it is a remark that both charms and disarms the listener—so down to earth, yet coming from one of the most sophisticated and accomplished...
NARSAD Grantee John A. Wemmie, M.D., Ph.D., neuroscientist, University of Iowa, Expert on panic disorders and other Anxiety Disorders
John A. Wemmie, M.D., Ph.D.
February 04, 2013

The unexpected outcome of research by NARSAD Grantee John A. Wemmie, M.D., Ph.D., neuroscientist, University of Iowa and his colleagues, has implications for the future study and treatment of people with panic disorders....

Brain & Behavior Research Foundation NARSAD Grantee Richard L. Huganir, Ph.D., Professor and Director, Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and expert on memory, depression, anxiety, and PTSD
Richard L. Huganir, Ph.D.
January 07, 2013

Brain & Behavior Research Foundation NARSAD Grantee Richard L. Huganir, Ph.D., Professor and Director, Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and colleagues made...

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