Anxiety disorders often untreated
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NEW YORK  - In a study of patients seen at primary care clinics, nearly 20 percent had at least one anxiety disorder and 41 percent of these patients were receiving no treatment.
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OTTAWA - A mental disorder that causes &quot;crippling shyness&quot; in social or work situations often begins in early adolescence and isn&#39;t being treated, suggests a new study from Statistics Canada.
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Crippling shyness -- also referred to as social anxiety disorder -- often begins in childhood or early adolescence and can plague a person for decades, according to a new Statistics Canada study.
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Depression, severe mental illness and loneliness are linked to illnesses such as heart disease and dementia, according to several studies published on Monday.
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NEW YORK  - The findings from a clinical trial indicate that psychoanalytic therapy can be particularly effective for people suffering from panic disorder. Relaxation training is also helpful but it has a lower success rate.
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NEW YORK  - Frequent mental distress is  relatively common among adults with asthma and is associated  with unhealthy behaviors that raise the risk of disease  flare-ups, a new study has found. This suggests that doctors  who treat asthma patients should not overlook their mental  health status.
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There isn't enough evidence to tell if most treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder work, says a scientific review that highlights the urgency of finding answers as thousands of suffering veterans return from Iraq.
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Millions have the disease but few discuss it, limiting options for care and research.
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Mental illness according to experts is assuming an alarming dimension all over the world. The preponderance of such cases is attracting the attention of individuals, governments and non-governmental organisations
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NEW YORK  - Many people with epilepsy --  even those with mild forms of the condition -- also experience  depression, but do not always discuss those symptoms with their  physicians, study findings show.
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Doctors aim to uncover what causes one of the most common mental health problems - social anxiety disorder.
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An investigation finds people with mental health problems and learning disabilities often receive poor treatment.
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Electric shock experiments on humans have shown that brain regions linked to fear responses are also highly activated when fears are unlearned, a finding that provides insight into developing drugs for anxiety and other fear disorders.
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WASHINGTON -- Many Iraq war soldiers, veterans and their families are not getting needed psychological help because a stressed military's mental health system is overwhelmed and understaffed, a task force of psychologists found.
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MONDAY, Sept. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Half of all  people with advanced or terminal cancer suffer from depression, anxiety or adjustment disorders and could use their oncologist&#39;s help getting treatment, according to a new study.
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Those Type A go-getters aren't the only ones stressing their hearts. Nervous Nelsons seem to be, too. Researchers reported Monday that chronic anxiety can significantly increase the risk of a heart attack, at least in men. The findings add another trait to a growing list of psychological profiles linked to heart disease, including anger or hostility, Type A behavior, and depression.
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Despite the great progress being made in neuroscience, we still donât have a clear picture of the brain mechanisms underlying most mental illnesses.