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Edna Foa, Who Pioneered Exposure Therapy to Treat PTSD, Dies at 88
Edna Foa, an Israeli American psychologist who pressed her field — and her patients — to more directly confront fear and anxiety, revolutionizing the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder, died on March 24 at a
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How a Scary Diagnosis Taught Me to Cope With Stressful Uncertainty
… Studies have shown that exerting control over your situation proactively can help relieve the stress associated with waiting. As helpful methods for quelling anxiety, research participants waiting for medical-test results have cited familiarizing themselves
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Nine Tips to Help You Cope During Turbulent Times
Some scientists believe that we might even benefit from learning about the ways other cultures name their feelings, many of which do not have a direct English translation. Take the Finnish concept of sisu, for example
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My Anxiety Is Keeping Me Up. How Can I Get Some Sleep?
According to recent polling from the American Psychiatric Association, Americans are feeling anxious — about current events, job security, finances, the future. You don’t have to be in the center of a storm (proverbial or literal) to be
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New Evidence Shows How Discrimination Shortens Lives In Black Communities
Nearly half of the mortality gap between Black and White adults can be traced to the cumulative toll of a lifetime of stress and heightened inflammation, a new study published Monday shows. The study, published in
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A Better Way to Think About New Year’s Resolutions
… In the long run, resolutions that keep others in mind tend to have greater staying power. Studies have found that brute willpower alone lasts for only so long, and that people have a much harder
