New Medicine for Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Good news for patient in Canada. Announced on 19-Mar, a new medicine called Cymbalta® (duloxetine HCl) has been approved is for the symptomatic relief of anxiety causing clinically significant distress in patients with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) .
Ecstasy Treatment Of Traumatic Anxiety
This is interesting news. Ecstasy drugs can contribute to lasting improvement for psychotherapy, according to Norwegian researchers. This is done using pharmacological versions of ecstasy, MDMA (3,4 methylenedioxy-N-methyl-amphetamine) where MDMA helps to increase level of oxytocin in the brain which stimulates emotions such as connection, proximity and trust. In a therapeutic context, it means that the patient may [...]
40,000 local kids suffer from anxiety disorder
This really sounds bad. 40,000 local kids suffer from anxiety disorder and in the city of Metro Vancouver alone. More seriously, 80% of the children suffer in silence and may carry the anxiety disorder condition into adult where treatment may be more difficult.
