Anxiety

If you’re suffering from corona-anxiety, you’re not alone.  These six practical and expert tricks will help you combat your panic.  If you’re feeling more anxious than [...]

iLs Clinical Director, Ron Minson, MD discusses strategies from his experience working with children dealing with Separation Anxiety Disorder. iLs:  What is Separation Anxiety Disorder and can [...]

It is universally accepted that growing up is an awkward and stressful time. Our bodies are changing, more pressure is put upon us academically, we’re fighting independence with the need to be [...]

Parent Blogger Dreampad User Study Overview & Aggregate Results Dreampads were trialed by ten children who had sleep difficulties, and sometimes their family members. Each family has a blog; [...]

Anxiety disorder runs in families. Parents with anxiety are more likely to have children with anxiety. Researchers at University of Connecticut Health (UConn) investigated whether they could use [...]

Are cell phones making us depressed? Although some complain about the negative side effects of modern technology, it turns out that, for most people, using cell phones and the Internet does not [...]

Next time your child asks for a puppy, you might want to say yes. A study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that children with dogs in the home have a significantly lower [...]

Learning how to relax effectively can save you trips to the doctor, finds a new study from Massachusetts General Hospital’s (MGH) Institute for Technology Assessment and the Benson-Henry [...]

Why are some people more anxious than others? Various studies have linked anxiety to the orbital frontal cortex (OFC), a brain region that integrates intellectual and emotional information, and [...]

For many people, sitting is a big part of daily life. Numerous studies link sedentary behavior—like working at a computer or watching television—to physical health problems. A new study from [...]