Anxiety

Dental Anxiety

Imagine a movie promo — scary music in the background. In a low voice full of dread, the announcer intones, “It had been a long

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High Anxiety

Nikki Tilford’s first glimpse into her personal nightmare came decades years ago as she was driving to her job at the University of Cincinnati. “It

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Anxious Child, Ages 1 to 3

Anxiety is a normal part of your child’s behavioral and emotional development. Toddlers often get uneasy when separated from their parents or introduced to strangers.

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Freedom from Phobias

If you live in the San Francisco Bay Area, it’s reasonable to fear earthquakes. However, it’s far less reasonable to fixate on the possibility that,

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Hypochondria

Diane Berman* started young. She remembers being at dinner when someone began talking about a man who had died from hardening of the arteries. “I

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Dental Phobia

Tim Day is a master sergeant in the Air Force. When the Gulf War erupted in the early 1990s, he was one of the first

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