Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) | Anxiety and Depression Association of America, ADAA

White Knuckling: All Pain, No Gain

Thursday, February 9, 2023 - 23:24

White knuckling is the term used to describe the process of fighting or powering through a situation that you find anxiety provoking.

Keep Your Mental Health in the Game: Therapy and Support for Athletes

Athletes and anxiety and stress mitch greene

Wednesday, February 8, 2023 - 12:27

Athletes will continue to work hard, push themselves, and make their bodies do things many of us can only marvel at, but the attention and awareness to mental health in the field of sports gives them a fighting chance with conditions like anxiety and depression.

A Trend Worth Setting: Influencers Support ADAA and Mental Health Awareness

ADAA Influencers Echard Cosgrove Benardez LAT35 Joshua Thompson Doug Middleton

Thursday, December 8, 2022 - 10:07

These generous people lend us their voices, their stories and experiences, and help us shed light on underreported issues like male body dysmorphia and the traumatic effects on the family and friends of a person who died by suicide. Some even use their incredible talents in sports to reach individuals around the world.

Hadassah Foundation Cameroon: The Journey

Tuesday, November 15, 2022 - 09:00

As the Executive Director of ADAA, I am always thrilled when we realize our work is making a difference and that we are reaching farther and wider. So, when the Hadassah Foundation, a mental health organization in Cameroon, contacted ADAA with a request to access our free member-created, publicly available, evidence-based resources, we not only acquiesced, we collaborated.

How I Learned to Stop Avoiding Life

Tuesday, May 10, 2022 - 15:18

This blog was originally posted on Ten Percent Happier on April 22, 2022 and is reprinted here with permission

Mind the Gap: Worsening Black Maternal Mental Health Outcomes During the Pandemic

Tuesday, March 15, 2022 - 08:40

Pregnancy and childbirth can be a joyous time in a woman’s life but can also be a challenging one. Besides the physical changes that occur during pregnancy and postpartum, about 20% of women may experience mental health challenges.

Childhood Depression and Anxiety in the Age of COVID-19

children and anxiety and depression and Covid

Tuesday, November 9, 2021 - 11:24

The COVID-19 pandemic has been identified as a significant factor in the deterioration of mental health in children, but the long-term effects of COVID-19 on children's mental health has yet to be seen.

How to Deal with Your COVID-19 Stress, Anxiety & OCD

Dr. Lindsay Israel

Tuesday, September 1, 2020 - 12:46

If you engage in some positive distracting activities during this crisis, then the flow of the day will move like a steady stream rather than a slow drip.

For School Professionals – Three Steps to Master Back-to-school COVID-19 Anxiety

Shane Owens, PhD, ABPP

Thursday, August 20, 2020 - 11:59

Let’s first acknowledge that going back-to-school is harder this year. As you write lesson plans, you’re trying to figure out how to execute them online. As you set up your classroom, you’re dodging the new partitions that have been installed.

Should I Return to the Office? How to Make Confident Decisions in Uncertain Times

Jennifer Shannon, LMFT

Monday, August 3, 2020 - 10:41

My client Tom had been working from home since the pandemic hit in March, but now his boss had set a date for returning to the office, in only three weeks. Tom felt anxious about prolonged exposure to his co-workers, as his partner had an underlying health condition.

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