Tag Archives: panic

Estrogen May Help Some Women With Anxiety Disorders, Expert Says

BOSTON (CBS) — There is no question that women are juggling more than ever these days and that burden can lead to a lot of stress. Rosy Gil knows that first-hand. The 36-year-old was diagnosed with panic attacks in her …

Youth with Mental Illness, Brain Injury More Likely to Use Inhalants …

Young people who are severe polyinhalant users tend to have the highest rates of mental illness diagnoses, the highest rates of traumatic experiences and more than double the rates of head injuries compared to their peers …

When Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) Slows You Down …

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) involves excessive anxiety that often slows you down; and when it does, it can be maddening and stressful. Generalized anxiety disorder can make people feel as though they're tarred and …

Sarah Silverman Perfectly Sums Up What Panic Attacks Feel Like

Sarah Silverman has some choice advice for people who nonchalantly say they're "having a panic attack" when something goes wrong: Don't. The actress and comedian opened up about her personal experience with …

Perceptual Disturbances Not a Major Predictor of Schizophrenia Onset

A new study has found that perceptual disturbances — a milder form of full-blown hallucinations — are not necessarily predictive symptoms of schizophrenia.