Anxiety

A combination of two drugs, along with diet and exercise, may be an effective treatment for obesity.

Despite concerns, few kids are anxious from over-scheduling.

LiveScience asked parents and experts how they cope with the plethora of extracurriculars available for kids.

Reading naturalist passages by Carl Sagan reverses the effect.

The hormone pill helped patients with fear of heights.

How bullies change their victims' brains and help instill social anxiety.

A job with poor social and psychological conditions, including low pay and high stress, can be just as bad for mental health as no job at all.

The 10-minute writing exercise improved test scores by nearly a letter grade.

In monkeys, a typical American diet results in anxious offspring.

Adolescent binge-drinking disrupts stress hormones, according to a new study.

Men are often neglected because they generally don't talk about their fears.

Smokers with history of anxiety had a harder time quitting than smokers who didn't have a history of the disorder.

Dogs with a pessimistic style of decision making become more anxious when alone.

Obese, underweight feel more negative emotions

Medications that treat insomnia and anxiety might increase a person's risk of death.

Hallucinogens might help reduce anxiety in terminal cancer patients.

Meaningful work, support from above necessary to keep trapped miners going.

More than 37 percent of children displaced by Hurricane Katrina have been diagnosed with depression, anxiety or behavioral and conduct disorders, a new study finds.