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to the web's first and still best self-help resource for those with anxiety disorders.
Panic attacks, phobias, extreme shyness, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, and
generalized anxiety disrupt the lives of an estimated 15% of the population. tAPir
is a free grass-roots website dedicated to providing information, relief, and support for
those recovering from debilitating anxiety.
July 18, 2008EXPERT Q & A: Evaluating Anxiety From an Early AgeBy IRENE WIELAWSKI Dr. Daniel Pine, a psychiatrist, directs the research program on mood and anxiety disorders of children and adolescents at the National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda, Md. The research seeks to identify the genetic and environmental factors underlying these mental illnesses so clinicians can identify who might be prone to them, spot early symptoms and tailor treatments more precisely to individual patients. Dr. Daniel Pine Posted by tAPir
June 30, 2008Burning Incense Is Psychoactive: New Class Of Antidepressants Might Be Right Under Our NosesScienceDaily (May 20, 2008) -- Religious leaders have contended for millennia that burning incense is good for the soul. Now, biologists have learned that it is good for our brains too. An international team of scientists, including researchers from Johns Hopkins University and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, describe how burning frankincense (resin from the Boswellia plant) activates poorly understood ion channels in the brain to alleviate anxiety or depression. This suggests that an entirely new class of depression and anxiety drugs might be right under our noses. Posted by tAPir
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