Articles related to ANXIETY

Growing evidence suggests that exposure to natural environments may improve mood, attention, and selected cognitive functions, although the current literature remains insufficient to establish nature-based interventions as validated treatments for psychiatric disorders.

In a nationwide cohort of more than 2,700 U.S. children, parenting profiles characterized by higher positive engagement and stronger supervision were associated with fewer emotional and behavioral problems, while poorer supervision and inconsistent discipline were associated with greater symptom burden.

An expert commentary argues that persistent physical symptoms should be approached through a balanced framework that validates patient suffering, excludes dangerous medical illness, and incorporates evidence-informed understanding of brain-body mechanisms without dismissing symptoms as psychological.

A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies involving more than 230,000 adolescents found that greater social jet lag was associated with higher anxiety levels. The findings identified a consistent but small association and did not establish causality.

In a phase 3 trial of 214 adults with generalized anxiety disorder, a single dose of DT120 orally disintegrating tablets produced greater reductions in anxiety scores than placebo through 12 weeks. Full peer-reviewed data and longer-term results remain pending.

Natural language processing models analyzing speech from children ages 9 to 13 predicted future mental health conditions more accurately than expert-rated stress assessments. Findings suggest linguistic patterns may serve as an early risk signal, though validation in larger cohorts is still needed.