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Colton Hewitt can look you in the eye. That’s no small feat for the Prairie Point freshman. Hewitt, 16, was one of the first youths to enroll in a program designed for students with Asperger’s syndrome, through the non-profit, Cedar Rapids-based Four Oaks. The Asperger’s Program teaches communication and social skills, along with anxiety management, to middle school [...]

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A new questionnaire and outcomes measurement scale developed by the department of psychiatry at Rhode Island Hospital has proven to be a reliable and valid measure of anxiety. The scale can easily be incorporated into routine clinical practice when treating psychiatric disorders. The study appears online ahead of print in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. To determine the impact of treatment ...

Randomized trial with Group Health patients shows general responseA new randomized trial shows that on average, three months after receiving a series of 10 massage sessions, patients had half the symptoms of anxiety.

March 9, 2010 – A new questionnaire and measurement scale to evaluate anxiety may be welcomed by the growing number of senior citizens concerned about the disorder because of the simplicity and rapid results determination using these tools.

A new questionnaire and outcomes measurement scale has proven to be a reliable and valid measure of anxiety. The scale can easily be incorporated into routine clinical practice when treating psychiatric disorders.

Large validation study shows a reliable and valid tool for routine practiceA new questionnaire and outcomes measurement scale developed by the department of psychiatry at Rhode Island Hospital has proven to be a reliable and valid measure of anxiety.

A new questionnaire and outcomes measurement scale developed by the department of psychiatry at Rhode Island Hospital has proven to be a reliable and valid measure of anxiety. The scale can easily be incorporated into routine clinical practice when treating psychiatric disorders. The study appears online ahead of print in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

A randomized trial shows three months after 10 massages, Group Health patients' anxiety symptoms were halved -- an improvement like that previously reported with psychotherapy, medications or both. But the trial, in Depression and Anxiety, also found massage no more effective than simple relaxation. "We were surprised that the benefits of massage were no greater than those of 'thermotherapy' or ...