What are the Alternative Treatments for Anxiety?

 Psychotherapy

• Individual psychotherapy can help patients focus on changes in thinking and behavior that occur in with anxiety.
• It can also provide support, understanding and education. Patients may be seen alone, as a couple or family or in a group.

Exercise

• Exercise has been found to be a simple therapeutic approach for improving mood and anxiety.
• It can include walking, stretching, yoga, tai-chi and all basic forms of physical activity.

Non-Conventional Types of Therapy for Anxiety

• Relaxation Techniques
• Massage Therapy
• Acupuncture
• Aromatherapy
• Meditation
• Music Therapy

Medical content reviewed by: Nina Browner, MD—Medical Director of the NPF Center of Excellence at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in North Carolina and by Fernando Pagan, MD—Medical Director of the NPF Center of Excellence at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C.

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