Parenting in the hospital is stressful. Moms and dads naturally focus on their ill child, sometimes to the neglect of their own mental health. A Stanford Medicine team has found an effective way to ...

Here’s another reason to hit the “pause” button and find your zen. A new study found that meditation influences key regions of your brain responsible for emotional regulation and memory, offering new ...

Mindfulness meditation appeared to be similar to escitalopram (Lexapro) in reducing anxiety symptoms at 8 weeks based on several patient- and clinician-reported measures, a secondary analysis of a ...

You’re probably aware—either from personal experience or simply from reading the news—that more and more children and adolescents in the U.S. are suffering from more and more mental stress and anxiety ...

Mindfulness meditation is an increasingly popular treatment for anxiety, but testing its effectiveness in a convincing way has been difficult. Now a rigorously designed, NIH-sponsored clinical trial ...

It’s normal to feel worried about certain things in your everyday life such as a job interview or an exam, but when that worry takes over, it’s time to take action. It’s easier said than done, I know, ...

If you've felt setbacks and mental hurdles in your attempts to meditate every day, two experts gave our science writer a ...

Naomi Osaka, the four-time Grand Slam champion, is preparing for motherhood in a special way. In a recent exclusive interview for People, Osaka shared about her project of narrated meditations that ...

There are many paths that one can take in dealing with the emotional experience of anxiousness and panic when performing for others. It has been my experience that panic, fear, and anxiety are ...

Just like adults, kids can have anxiety or feel anxious. With school, friends and family, and self-esteem, children can run into problems that can lead to anxiety. So how can parents know the ...