disorder
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"Understanding that larger circuit could help answer a simple question of why someone with an anxiety disorder might exhibit inappropriate fear responses to something that isn't actually dangerous," Halladay said.
From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026
Ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend, the Met said they have increased officer numbers and put in place a "strong policing plan... to prevent and deal with any future disorder".
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Instead, investors flocked to actual gold in the past year amid global disorder, with the outlook for the yellow metal bullish even with prices recently slipping back.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Her first major contribution to the field of anxiety and fear-based disorders was in the 1970s and ’80s, with a therapy called exposure and response prevention that she used to treat patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
It was in this state that I first heard the term bipolar disorder.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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