Generally, most psychiatrists will prescribe benzodiazepines for anxiety, with the most popular being Ativan (lorazepam) and Xanax (alprazolam). While these medications are usually the first choice, there are however different options used that were not originally created to treat anxiety. Quite often,...

This past week we saw the news media captivated by the idea that a 6-year-old boy, Falcon Heene had been carried off by a weather balloon. That is until the boy was later found in his own garage attic and shortly thereafter it was revealed on a television news show that the entire incident was likely...

Panic disorder is a common condition in which a person has episodes of intense fear or agitation that occur all of a sudden. Panic fits can indicate the presence of panic disorder, depression, or different types of anxiety-based sicknesses. A panic episode often lasts for a bit and is one of the most...

New research clarifies how neurotransmitters like norepinephrine, serotonin, and dopamine, are regulated – a finding that may help fine-tune therapies for depression. Current drugs for depression target the regulatory process for neurotransmitters, and while effective in some cases, do not appear...

Panic attack can hurt you in many ways. While, it can not kill you, it can seriously erode your standard of living. Therefore, it is nice to discover what are the factors behind it, so that you know how to correctly handle it. This article will discuss on the reasons behind panic attack There are many...

Depression has no exact cause. A person can get depressed because of many things, some of which may seem ridiculous to other people. For example, you found out that the guy you like is in love with your best friend. To others, this may seem a shallow reason to be depressed, but for you, it hurts so much...

Part of the problem in finding drugs which may be effective for dementia is that our ideas about what constitutes dementia have been undergoing radical change in recent years. It had been traditional to distinguish between Alzheimer’s dementia, or senile dementia of the Alzheimer’s type (SDAT)...

A nervous breakdown refers to a mainstream and often-used term to generically describe someone who experiences a bout of mental illness that is so severe, it directly impacts their ability to function in everyday life. The specific mental illness can be anything – depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder,...