Three in 5 Americans experience anxiety over world events, family safety, or financial security, according to a recent mental health poll by the American Psychiatric Association. In this edited ...

Anxiety is part of the body’s built-in alarm system, alerting us to danger in the surrounding environment, according to ...

A majority of Americans suffering from treatable depression or anxiety avoid taking medications that could help them due to fears of side effects, according to a survey released Wednesday. Photo by ...

Re “Anxiety taking a toll on school days: Experts see link to chronic absenteeism” (Page A1, June 16): Thanks both to the Globe for highlighting the rise in anxiety among children and teens and to the ...

Predictable routines can help children feel calm and in control. (Cavan Images/Cavan Collection via Getty Images) As a child, I had a great deal of anxiety. If you’ve ever seen me speak in public, ...

Anxiety can cause dizziness (feeling lightheaded or woozy), but you might also feel anxious because you're dizzy. The relationship between the two is complex. When you feel anxious, your breathing ...

The kid who puts tacks on classmates’ chairs and turns his math tests into paper planes may have a problem, but chances are someone will act quickly to find out what it is. Maybe it’s one of the ...

ST. PAUL, Minn., April 30 (UPI) --Fear of side effects prevents more than half of those diagnosed with treatable depression and anxiety from taking medications that could help them, according to a ...