For decades, one popular approach to panic disorder has emphasized calming the body down: deep breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, mindfulness. Now, a study challenges this strategy with a ...

Exercise or relaxation—which truly lowers panic attacks? New research suggests one clearly outperforms the other, and the reason reveals a powerful key to lasting relief.

Brief bouts of high-intensity exercise reduced panic disorder (PD) symptom severity more than relaxation therapy. Results of a randomized trial revealed that after 12 weeks of a sprint-based exercise ...

When I first started my clinical training as a psychologist, some of the first techniques I learned were relaxation exercises. These are concrete, specific behaviors that clients can use to reduce the ...