anxiety

This idea has been used to explain depression as well as anxiety for many years now. Many depression treatments, as I understand it, supposedly work by boosting serotonin levels. But is this idea that low serotonin causes depression and/or anxiety a scientific fact? If not, then what is it?

I've been looking for an over-the-counter anxiety relief and a friend recommended Kava. Now maybe it's just because I've spent too much time on JREF but I'm highly suspicious of anything that sounds like "hippie stuff". This medicine isn't available in the average drugstore around here; I have...

It seems that science has little to say about what is commonly called a "nervous breakdown". Science and psychiatry in particular have a lot to say about many other mental disorders that interfere with living, but the "nervous breakdown" isn't one of them, to my knowledge. Now the reason for...

I have a friendship with a Vietnam vet. He was a chauffer for some American Officers during the Vietnam conflict. He was a heavy drinker and he still is to this day. He was attacked outside of a bar by a much smaller Vietnamese man who stabbed him three times in his chest. He was able to...

I have to take trazadone and another med for chronic insomnia and I'm supposed to be on other medicines for depression. Supposedly meds fo depression are also recommended for anxiety. I don't take the budeferin (Yeah its misspelled) because of the side effects. My question is why is anxiety...

I haven't posted for a while but this question has been bothering me for years.I thought that maybe people on this forum could tell me the truth about lie-detector tests, also known as polygraphs. Does measuring skin conductivity, blood pressure, heart rate or other phsiological changes while...

Anxiety and the socialization of the child As I see it, our fundamental problem in regards to knowledge is that our society, which focuses on maximizing production and consumption, has ignored the importance of synthesizing knowledge. The fixation on specialization leads to a society that...

I just have a question for anyone with a bit of experience with anxiety disorders. Given the incredible wealth of experience and knowledge wandering about this place, it's as good a place as any for some advice. Basically, someone close to me has an anxiety disorder, in the form of panic...

Fears that immunisations can cause brain damage and seizures in healthy children have been quashed in a landmark study by Melbourne researchers. http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/study-quashes-vaccine-anxiety/2006/04/20/1145344222970.html Will this shut up the anti-vax nutters?