Anxiety

Person waiting in an airport

How to overcome travel anxiety

Boost your mental health with these fitness tips

Mental Health fitness tips

Colleges struggle to meet students' mental health needs

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Batch of Xanax medication recalled due to 'foreign substance'

Xanax pharma

A specialized brain cell could be a root cause of OCD and anxiety, especially in women

OCD Anxiety Cells

Three weeks of a healthier diet could help reduce depression in young adults, study suggests

Healthy eating depression study

3 hours a day on social media hikes risk of mental health issues for teens, study finds

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6 tips for coping with social anxiety

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NBA to implement new mental health guidelines for 2019-2020 season

Interactive mental health exercises coming to stressed, unhappy Pinterest users

pinterest interactive mental health exercises

‘Climate grief’: Fears about the planet’s future weigh on Americans’ mental health

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Philly-based NeuroFlow, Jefferson Health team up on better mental health treatment

NeuroFlow app 07092019

You've probably never heard of this interesting phobia of holes

trypophobia fear of holes

SMart Center helps children with selective mutism find their voice

Carroll - Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum SMart Center Selective Mutism

The stress antidote you've been looking for may be lurking in dirt

dirt bacteria stress

Mental health support may be beneficial to food allergy sufferers

mental healths support food allergies

Alternative Medicine

Lavender is rising through the ranks of anti-anxiety medications

lavender anxiety treatment

Alternative Medicine

Does CBD work? Science isn't sure, but Philly-area residents say it's helping them

Carroll - Judy Beck, CBD User

Alternative Medicine

Amid shifting attitudes on medical marijuana, baby boomers are big buyers

Carroll - Seniors using Medical Marijuana

Oprah and Prince Harry to produce mental health series for Apple TV+

Most mental health apps lack any sort of scientific validation

mental health apps lack science

Temple lands $2.6 million grant to reduce dental anxiety

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Here's how Trump-era politics are affecting worker morale – and what managers can do about it

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More college students seeking out counseling – but suicide still a huge problem

Carroll University of Pennsylvania Students

Yoga for anxiety: Even 10 minutes of daily practice can help transform your life

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The other victims: First responders to horrific disasters often suffer in solitude

Doulas and birth plans: Empowering each birthing woman

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New research challenges a treatment left-handed people receive for mental health

Elderly Hands

LSD, MDMA potentially could treat depression and PTSD, according to new health study

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Children's Health

Music to their ears: Why you should play music for your children's developing brains

Katie's Baby_Music

'You disgust me' – examining the impact of verbal abuse on children

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Waking up in a panic? Embrace your anxiety and take this advice

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A year ago, anxiety might've kept Eagles' Brandon Brooks out of Super Bowl – but not now

Philly woman to make dream run in her first NYC Marathon

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Study links depression to shorter lifespan

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