When I first started my clinical training as a psychologist, some of the first techniques I learned were relaxation exercises. These are concrete, specific behaviors that clients can use to reduce the ...

In A Nutshell Brazilian researchers tested 72 panic disorder patients in a head-to-head trial: high-intensity sprint intervals versus progressive muscle relaxation The exercise group had half as many ...

Background: Relaxation training is a common treatment for anxiety problems. Lacking is a recent quantitative meta-analysis that enhances understanding of the variability and clinical significance of ...

Breathing exercises are a powerful tool for reducing anxiety and calming the mind. When you feel stress building up, your ...

Using exercise as exposure therapy helped people with panic disorder reduce feelings of distress and anxiety, in a new study.

Breathwork was once considered a simple and fundamental tool to ease daily stress and aid relaxation. Today, the practice has ...

“Here we show that a 12-week program of brief intense intermittent exercise can be used as an interoceptive exposure strategy to treat panic disorder patients,” lead author Ricardo William Muotri said ...

Regular physical activity also has other benefits for anxiety, says Adam Borland, PsyD, a psychologist at Cleveland Clinic Center for Behavioral Health in Ohio. “Exercise serves as a healthy ...

Stress management techniques that actually work, according to a clinical psychologist. From taking some time off to ...

Life is stressful, and the constant noise of traumatic events streaming 24/7 on social media, news stations and printed news ...

Panic attacks are sudden bouts of intense fear without an obvious cause. An estimated 10% of people experience at least one ...