When I first started my clinical training as a psychologist, some of the first techniques I learned were relaxation exercises. These are concrete, specific behaviors that clients can use to reduce the ...

Learn about the latest relaxation techniques from meditation to mindful breathing, and how they help you achieve mental rest ...

Mindshift - Helps teens and young adults gain insight into and basic skills to manage anxiety, including GAD, social anxiety, ...

As a child psychologist, I see a growing number of children with anxiety — it’s disheartening. These kiddos are worriers, sleep poorly and have frequent headaches and stomachaches. They worry about ...

Often times, a student who is tasked with balancing academics, extracurriculars, home responsibilities and athletics will find they have little time for themself. With a packed schedule where the ...

Parents have been quite anxious to ask me what to do for their child or teen’s feelings of anxiety. Let me try to put ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Learning stress management techniques could help people with a type of high blood pressure common among the elderly to eliminate their need for antihypertensive drugs, a ...

Teaching cancer patients how to relax while they undergo a variety of hard-to-tolerate cancer treatments helps them cope with symptoms such as nausea and pain, according to a new analysis of 15 ...

Patients undergoing surgery for gynecologic cancer may benefit from acupressure, acupuncture and other relaxation techniques regarding pain relief and a reduction in anxiety. Women undergoing surgery ...