Children and Fear of Doctors: How You Can Help

Children and Fear of Doctors: How You Can Help

Children and Fear of Doctors: How You Can Help For many children, the prospect of seeing a doctor is a cause for concern. This fear of doctors is common and can stem from a variety of factors, from worries about shots to fear that a medical exam might reveal scary...
How to Cope with Back-to-School Anxiety

How to Cope with Back-to-School Anxiety

Transitions can be hard, and children may experience anxiety when heading back to school after summer vacation. Anxiety is a part of being human. Managing and reducing that anxiety—and your own—in the face of the transition back to school is doable. We’ve gathered...
Anxiety and You

Anxiety and You

We all feel anxious from time to time. But for some people, it can be difficult to manage that anxiety without professional help. It can even be difficult for people strugging with anxiety to recognize that their anxiety is more intense than the average...
Asthma or Anxiety?

Asthma or Anxiety?

The feeling of not being able to fully breathe can be a symptom of both asthma and anxiety, and it can be tricky to tell the difference between the two. Frank Courmier, MD, pulmonologist with Lourdes Physician Group Pulmonology in Lafayette, helps us untangle the...