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Dr. Dixon Chibanda was one of the few practicing psychiatrists in Zimbabwe when he founded the Friendship Bench, a program ...

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New rules will make it harder to get weight loss jabs online, but what will happen to obese people desperate for help? Two ...

WHEN Whitney Ainscough took delivery of a brand-new SUV with a panoramic sunroof, she went online to brag that she had paid ...

Managing change is easier for some than it is for others. Dr. Eugene Beresin elaborates on how parents can help kids navigate ...

Exposure therapy, in which patients gradually face the things and situations they fear, is among the most effective treatments for anxiety disorders, yet it remains underutilized (Pittig, Kotter, & ...

Researchers identified the mechanism mice use to overcome instinctive fear, saying it may help research for people with ...

A new paper in Clinical Psychological Science highlights virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) as an effective option and ...

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