News about anxiety cures and treatments

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Reading A Face Is Tricky Business
Reading the face of a person who is trying to conceal fear or other emotions is tricky business, according to a new study of electrical activity in the brain. Though such "microexpressions" as a brief flash of fear are unlikely to be consciously noticed, they still may seep into the visual system, bubbling just beneath consciousness, and affect how you treat and judge others. (Read More)

Researchers Identify Alcoholism Subtypes
Analyses of a national sample of individuals with alcohol dependence (alcoholism) reveal five distinct subtypes of the disease, according to a new study by scientists at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, part of the National Institutes of Health. (Read More)

Double Trouble: Hopelessness Key Component Of Mood Disorder
There's depression, and then there's double depression. Sound bad? It is, according to Thomas Joiner, Florida State University Distinguished Research Professor and the Bright-Burton Professor of Psychology, who has identified hopelessness as a distinguishing feature of double depression in a new paper published in the Journal of Affective Disorders. The finding could help therapists diagnose and treat the mood disorder. [click link for full article] (Read More)

New Online Poll Reveals Top Causes Of Stress For Jacksonville Residents And How They React To Them
A new online poll conducted by WEJZ-FM radio reveals that traffic from the daily commute and roadway construction in and around Jacksonville are the leading causes of stress in the city, according to the respondents. The poll also found that Jacksonville residents are most likely to react to stress by getting less sleep. Eisai Inc. and PriCara(TM), Unit of Ortho-McNeil, Inc. [click link for full article] (Read More)

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