Special Message
This booklet is designed to help mental health patients and their families understand how and why medications can be used as part of the treatment of mental health problems. It is important for you to be well informed about medications you may ... [... more]
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Specific Phobias
Role of Research in Improving the Understanding and Treatment of Anxiety Disorders Anxiety Disorders affect about 40 million American adults age 18 years and older (about 18%) in a given year,1 causing them to be filled with fearfulness and ... [... more]
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder
This booklet is about one kind of anxiety disorder called generalized anxiety disorder, or GAD. For information about other kinds of anxiety disorders, please see the end of this booklet. All of us worry about things like health, money, or family ... [... more]
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What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
Generalized Anxiety Disorder, GAD, is an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic anxiety, exaggerated worry and tension, even when there is little or nothing to provoke it. More about GAD » People with generalized anxiety disorder can't seem to .. [... more]
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Featured Studies
An Investigation of the Antidepressant Efficacy of a Selective, High Affinity Enkephalinergic Agonist in Anxious Major D.... There is increasing evidence that patients with anxious major depressive disorder (AMDD) have a greater depressive ... [... more]
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NIMH · Getting Help: Locate Services
If unsure where to go for help, talk to someone you trust who has experience in mental health-for example, a doctor, nurse, social worker, or religious counselor. Ask their advice on where to seek treatment. If there is a university nearby, its ... [... more]
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The Numbers Count: Mental Disorders in America
Mental disorders are common in the United States and internationally. An estimated 26.2 percent of Americans ages 18 and older - about one in four adults - suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year.1 When applied to the 2004 U.S. ... [... more]
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Trastornos de Ansiedad
El papel que desempeñan las investigaciones para mejorar el entendimiento y el tratamiento de los trastornos de ansiedad Los trastornos de ansiedad afectan a aproximadamente 40 millones de adultos estadounidenses de 18 años de edad o m& [... more]
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Cells May Provide Target for New Anxiety Medications
A specific population of brain cells could provide a target for developing new medications aimed at helping people learn to mute the fears underlying anxiety disorders, according to NIMH-supported scientists. As a way of modeling anxiety ... [... more]
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Results of this Study
In a study using functional brain imaging, NIMH scientists found that when people with generalized social phobia were presented with a variety of verbal comments about themselves and others ("you are ugly," or "he's a genius," for [... more]
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