As a psychiatrist and neuroscientist, I have seen and studied how fear and anxiety work in our brain and body, and how they can prevent us from functioning well in our lives. One of my patients, a ...

Anxiety brings out our tendencies to avoid or wish things were different, but our true agency and effectiveness come from ...

Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD Key Takeaways Social anxiety can cause physical symptoms, fear of judgment, and avoidance of social situations.Therapy approaches like CBT and EMDR may help ...

Safety signal learning refers to the brain’s ability to recognize cues that predict the absence of threat. Safety learning ...

Fear is an emotional response to a perceived specific threat. Although fear is an essential survival mechanism, when it becomes persistent, it might lead to anxiety, or manifest as a specific phobia, ...

Travel anxiety, driven by the genetic variant DRD4-7r and an evolutionary fear of the unknown, can be effectively managed ...

Clinical psychologist Niamh Delmar shares her tips for coping with exam stress. Believe it or not, there is a positive side ...

Mental health is a concept we often associate only with human beings. Despite treating our furry best friends like family, we ...

A dog trembling during a thunderstorm or backing away from a stranger may seem like an isolated reaction—yet new research ...

A recent report provides new evidence that fear and anxiety reflect overlapping brain circuits. The findings run counter to popular scientific accounts, highlighting the need for a major theoretical ...