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Postpartum Depression with Comorbid Anxiety: Optimizing Treatment

MGH Center for Women's Mental Health

While some degree of worry is normal for new parents, postpartum anxiety is characterized by persistent, excessive worry, intrusive thoughts, and physical symptoms such as restlessness, sleep disturbance that interfere with daily functioning and maternal well-being. The clinical presentation of postpartum anxiety is diverse.

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Does Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Work? A Deep Dive into Women’s Mental Health

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a powerful therapeutic approach that helps you reshape negative thought patterns and behaviors into positive, adaptive responses. Women face distinct mental health challenges tied to biological, social, and cultural factors.

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Symptoms and Surface Psychology

Mad in America

Nevertheless, psychiatrists approach the mental in a similar way doctors approach the physical (remember, psychiatrists are ultimately medical doctors, and must go through the same core training). CBT in particular is highly standardized and often a short-term treatment which emphasizes coping with symptoms in the present moment.

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How to Cope with Sudden Anxiety Attacks

My Psychiatry

This helps shift your focus away from fear and back to the present. Preventing Future Attacks While you can’t always predict when an anxiety attack will happen, you can take steps to reduce their frequency: Get regular sleep to help stabilize your mood. What kind of therapy helps with anxiety attacks?

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Feeling Nervous All the Time? Here’s What You Need to Know

My Psychiatry

Whether it’s a job interview, a big presentation, or a first date, moments of anxiety happen to everyone. However, persistent nervousness that affects your daily life, sleep, concentration, or relationships may point to an anxiety disorder. Underlying mental health conditions are often at the core.

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How to Stop Overthinking: A Guide for Women Who Worry Too Much

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Understanding Overthinking Overthinking affects many women, causing them to constantly think about “what-if” scenarios and get stuck in endless mental loops that seem impossible to break free from. From disrupted sleep patterns to decreased productivity, the effects ripple through every aspect of your daily experience.

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These Teens Got Therapy. Then They Got Worse.

Mad in America

Researchers in Australia assigned more than 1,000 young teenagers to one of two classes: either a typical middle-school health class or one that taught a version of a mental-health treatment called dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT. Another, they were told to sleep more, eat right, and exercise.