It’s a normal part of life to go through occasional anxiety. However, if your anxiety is persistent, overwhelming, seemingly uncontrollable, and excessive, you may suffer from an anxiety disorder....

More viral than vicious, the Momo challenge and other online hoaxes can frighten children. You’ve seen the images online, fodder for terrifying nightmares: a woman’s elongated face with bug eyes and...

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism can look similar. For example, both are characterized by the inability to properly focus, and the propensity to be impulsive and poor...

A new study out of the Boston University School of Medicine found that relationship impairment – defined as the difficulty in the management of expectations and requirements within the confines of...

The short answer is yes. But it’s a little more involved than that. A new study out of UC San Francisco suggests that healthcare providers could be overlooking a vital question during annual...

Studies on the beneficial effects of laughter have been going on for years. Laughter equates with good health: this much we know. It’s been found that laughing during a funny movie, for instance,...

According to a study appearing in ScienceDaily, nearly 40 percent of youth exhibit at least one obsessive or compulsive behavior, with that behavior possibly signaling the presence of other serious...

A new study appearing in the Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps reveals that having a partner on deployment increases the chance of psychological issues in pregnant women. Specifically, women...

Major Depressive Disorder, the most commonly diagnosed form of depression, affects 16 million adults in the United States and is the leading cause of disability among people between the ages of 15...