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Sci­ence Alert re­ports a study from the Uni­ver­si­ty Of New South Wales and St. Vin­cent’s Hos­pi­tal that ar­gue that on­line treat­ments are as ef­fec­tive as tra­di­tion­al face to face treat­ment for a va­ri­ety of men­tal health con­di­tions.

I’m sure you’ve heard the news already: it’s all over the blogosphere since BBC first broke the news. Yeah, this is about that nasal spray you sniff – and your social phobia is gone! If you haven’t heard about this “latest and greatest” social anxiety cure yet, let me regurgitate the news in brief. It [...]

Although many people use the terms “anxiety” and “stress” interchangeably, they are actually two distinct conditions. Stress is a reaction to a stimulus, either internal or external. You may experience stress when you feel frustrated with something (like waiting in line behind a slow person) or when you are worried that you won’t meet expectations [...]

Are you experiencing situations that you cannot control your emotions, you have irrational thoughts, extreme fear over something which sometimes didn’t exist at all and it seems you are disconnected with the world around you? You have sweating, rapid heartbeat, chest pain, dizziness, choking sensation and shaking. If you have all or some of these [...]