As a psychiatrist trained in psychopharmacology, it would be easy for me to rely exclusively on psychiatric medications as the be-all, end-all treatment option for patients with mood disorders.

Can you remember the last time you had a hearty laugh?

Oldie but goodie- Parents, what trends are you finding in your families, both as parents of children with anxiety or perhaps being a child of someone with anxiety?

Kristi Davis, DAILY Rx, May 16, 2012 Schools offer many programs to help children with autism succeed.  After high school, teens with autism…

REUTERS, KERRY GRENS May 8, 2012 The number of teenagers who have experienced mania, a hallmark of bipolar disorder, is close to the number…

Times-Dispatch, BILL LOHMANN, May 10, 2012 Zack Budryk writes with grace and holds fast to dreams, so after graduating from Virginia Commonwealth University…

Everyone has hard times dealing with the stressors of everyday life, especially during your teenage years, but when is it time to reach out for help?

HUFFINGTON POST, Victoria Costello, May 9, 2012 Author and mental health advocate Victoria Costello recently wrote for us, “Mom, I’m Joining the Marines”…

Huffington Post, JESSICA MINIHAN, M.Ed, BCBA, May 3, 2012 The Anxiety Disorders Association of America reports one in eight children suffer from anxiety…

Yoga for Anxiety and Panic Attacks

Many of the principles discussed in my last column, Yoga for Stress and Burnout, are applicable to anxiety and panic attacks, as those are in many ways exaggerated forms of stress. Both conditions are marked by a rajasic (agitated) state of mind and by what is known in Ayurveda as vata derangement. And both respond to various yogic tools, including asana and pranayama, as well as lifestyle adjustments and the cultivation of pratyahara, turning the senses inward.