ABC News' Elizabeth Vargas shares her story in her own words — -- For most of my adult life, I calmed my anxiety and worry with a glass of white wine. But when my effort to self-medicate led me ...

People have used meditation to soothe anxious thoughts for thousands of years, and research shows it’s a promising treatment for those with anxiety. Roughly 19% of U.S. adults live with an anxiety ...

Being bombarded daily by news filled with reports of natural disasters, deep political division, and terrorist attacks create anxiety in many of us. The world feels unsafe and a creeping uneasiness ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alice G. Walton, PhD is a writer who covers health and mental health. A huge number of people deal with chronic anxiety, either in ...

Here’s another reason to hit the “pause” button and find your zen. A new study found that meditation influences key regions of your brain responsible for emotional regulation and memory, offering new ...

Anxiety is not just a fleeting emotion, it is one of the most pervasive mental health challenges of our time. A series of new scientific studies are suggesting that many of the ancient meditation ...

Anxiety symptoms like restlessness, feelings of worry and dread, and sleep problems, can interfere with daily life, relationships and career goals. Many people get relief using psychiatric medications ...

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In a student-led study, one hour of mindfulness meditation shown to reduce anxiety and some cardiovascular risk markers. It sounds like a late-night commercial: In just one hour you can reduce your ...

Parenting in the hospital is stressful. Moms and dads naturally focus on their ill child, sometimes to the neglect of their own mental health. A Stanford Medicine team has found an effective way to ...

An undergraduate-led study examined whether mindfulness meditation can reduce anxiety and cardiovascular risk markers. × In a student-led study, one hour of mindfulness meditation shown to reduce ...