



Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale
The Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale (TMAS) is a test of anxiety as a personality trait. The link below directs you to a page in which you can inquire about your behavior […]

Can the implantation of positive self-defining memories reduce trait anxiety…
Veronika V. Nourkova and Darya A. Vasilenko, psychologists from the Lomonosov Moscow University, have explored the potential benefits of implanting false positive memories in anxiety sufferers to see if they can […]


Study finds anxiety to help with memory…
A study from the University of Waterloo investigated whether anxious individuals, who adopted an inherently negative mindset, could demonstrate a particularly salient memory bias for words tainted by negative contexts. The study […]

Generalized Anxiety Disorder…
A chapter discussing and understanding generalized anxiety disoder (GAD). In doing so, the nature of human anxiety is disorder in addtion to the development of specific interventions for GAD. It […]

Kripalu Yoga treatment for Generalized Anxiety Disorder…
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a prevalent psychiatric disorder associated with substantial impairment and poor treatment response. It is believed that yoga influences processes that are linked to the maintenance […]

Mindfulness…
An interesting article exploring how mindfulness meditation may help alleviate depression and possibly anxiety. Before you have a read of the article, remember mindfulness is awareness that arises through paying […]

Fundamental differences in perception found in those with anxiety…
Anxiety disorders are common mental disorders known to affect 18.1 percent of the adult population (according to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America). Though everyone experiences some level of anxiety in […]

Potentially new antidepressant treatment…
Scientists at the University of Bath have developed a potential new antidepressant and antianxiety treatment with a unique mechanism of action. The newly developed compound, known as BU10119, works in a different […]

Efficacy and Safety of SSRI’s, SNRI’s, and Placebo for Common Psychiatric Disorders Among Children and Adolescents
Although research has proven the clinical efficacy of antidepressants in children and adolescents, it has also frequently reported the side effects. What is more, the influence of the placebo effect on the efficacy of antidepressants is unclear. […]

The effects of improving sleep on mental health…
A type of cognitive behavioural therapy available online (known as Sleepio) intended to restore healthy sleep patterns in people with insomnia, has been tested to see if it could also relieve a range of […]

Out of sight is not out of mind: The impact of restricting wireless mobile device use on anxiety levels among low, moderate and high users
Overuse of wireless mobile devices (WMDs) may be associated with a form of psychological dependency, of which a prominent feature may be anxiety arising from separation from these devices. College […]


Anxiety: Causes and Management
This research paper reviews the causes, and the effective and safe therapy for anxiety disorders. Anxiety disorders affect one-eighth of the total population worldwide, and have become a very important area […]

CBT change in the brain – anxiety disorders
A systematic review which aims to investigate neurobiological changes related to cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) in anxiety disorders detected through neuroimaging techniques and to identify predictors of response to treatment. Cognitive- […]

A ‘return-to-work’ agenda fitting within the theory and practice of CBT for depression and anxiety disorders?
There remains relatively little research conducted to date into whether, or how, cognitive behavioural interventions can help individuals return to work. The presented paper reviews literature and research into CBT and […]