ALLMedicine™ Phobias Center

Jan 26th, 2023 - Objective: The chief goal of this study is to identify the endophenotypes of the spectrum of mood disorders using the methods of genetic epidemiology, developmental psychopathology and clinical psychiatry/psychology. The major research questions f...

Jan 26th, 2023 - Anxiety and stress-related disorders are very common. One in three people experience some form of anxiety disorder including phobias, PTSD, and OCD. These disorders chronically limit one's ability to function and enjoy life. In addition to the com...

Jan 11th, 2023 - A lot of people suffer from phobias. Phobias concerning certain diseases are not rare. This study will examine whether the COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease) crisis was able to rise phobias in people and if those with preexisting phobias or fears were...

Jan 5th, 2023 - Executive functions are part of the high-level cognitive processes essential to the proper functioning of human cognition. They consist mainly of flexibility, updating and inhibition. Some studies have shown a correlation between executive disorde...

Dec 27th, 2022 - Anxiety is a common and impairing problem for children. The principle treatment for pediatric anxiety involves facing a child's fears in a stepwise approach through a therapeutic exercise called exposures. While exposures are effective, some feare...

Jan 26th, 2023 - Objective: The chief goal of this study is to identify the endophenotypes of the spectrum of mood disorders using the methods of genetic epidemiology, developmental psychopathology and clinical psychiatry/psychology. The major research questions f...

Jan 26th, 2023 - Anxiety and stress-related disorders are very common. One in three people experience some form of anxiety disorder including phobias, PTSD, and OCD. These disorders chronically limit one's ability to function and enjoy life. In addition to the com...

Jan 11th, 2023 - A lot of people suffer from phobias. Phobias concerning certain diseases are not rare. This study will examine whether the COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease) crisis was able to rise phobias in people and if those with preexisting phobias or fears were...

Jan 5th, 2023 - Executive functions are part of the high-level cognitive processes essential to the proper functioning of human cognition. They consist mainly of flexibility, updating and inhibition. Some studies have shown a correlation between executive disorde...

Dec 27th, 2022 - Anxiety is a common and impairing problem for children. The principle treatment for pediatric anxiety involves facing a child's fears in a stepwise approach through a therapeutic exercise called exposures. While exposures are effective, some feare...

Jan 31st, 2023 - Patients with alopecia areata (AA) had rates of anxiety and depression two to three times higher than the general population, and more than a third had suggestive symptoms, according to a meta-analysis of published data. The results showed a 9% pr...

Dec 19th, 2022 - In September 2022, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) released 2 sets of draft recommendations on screening for 3 mental health conditions in adults: anxiety, depression, and suicide risk. 1,2 These draft recommendations are summarized.

Oct 27th, 2022 - WHO Warns of Fungal Pathogens The UN's World Health Organization issued its first list of dangerous fungal pathogens and warned that some drug-resistant strains are growing and pose a threat to human health. The WHO also recommended more surveilla...

Oct 25th, 2022 - Halloween Ends? Yeah, sure. Like that'll happen. The market for horror remains robust 44 years after the original Halloween movie premiered. Part of the reason (besides Michael Myers's charm) is that we humans appear to be hard-wired to enjoy gett...

Aug 17th, 2022 - My kids chipped in to buy me a Meta Quest virtual-reality headset for Father's Day. I slipped it on snugly over my eyes, logged into the app, and was immediately transported to a NASA space station. I hung out with the astronauts and watched them ...