You Can’t Know the Future, but You Can Be Gentle with Yourself

June 17th, 2013  .  2 Comments

Grappling with our unknown futures is part of what makes us human—and nothing fans the flame of worry like the great unknown. Much of our lives are sort of a blind man’s bluff game of moving forward in time with no guarantee of what is to come next. Whether it’s waiting for the results of a biopsy, waiting for someone you’re interested in to text you back, or wondering where you parked... Read More

Low Energy Neurofeedback System (LENS): Is It for Me?

June 13th, 2013  .  6 Comments

Many people have problems with daily life that begin in the brain. There are many ways this can occur. High levels of stress over time can cause problems with sleep, energy, and mood. A mild traumatic brain injury from a car accident or sports injury may cause difficulty with ... Read More

Sleep Study Compares Melatonin to Other Medication

June 12th, 2013  .  3 Comments

Sleep problems affect a large number of people. A primary sleep problem is one that does not arise as the result of other issues, such as medication side effect, drug use, alcohol use, anxiety, or depression. However, people with primary sleep issues are at risk for psychological comorbidities because of... Read More

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Relapse Rates for Body Dysmorphia with Comorbid Mental Health Issues

June 6th, 2013  .  2 Comments

Body dysmorphia (BDD) is a common and often chronic psychological condition. Comorbid issues, such as depression, make BDD hard to treat and reduce the chance of remission. BDD causes a preoccupation with appearance defects and body image that are often imaginary or distorted. This obsession can be severe, significantly impacting a person’s quality of life, and can put people at a high risk for ... Read More

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Stress Rate Predicts Pregnancy after In Vitro Fertilization

June 4th, 2013  .  3 Comments

Undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) can be an extremely stressful experience. Women who have tried to get pregnant in the past and were unsuccessful may see IVF as a last resort, of sorts. This can increase their anxiety and stress relating to IVF treatment. Stress has been shown to have a negative impact on reproduction in general, and is especially detrimental to IVF success. However, few studies have looked at how stress fluctuates over the IVF cycle and how ... Read More

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Allowing the Good: Dissolving Stress in Three Steps

June 4th, 2013  .  7 Comments

Have you ever had “one of those days?” For me, it began with spilling my coffee down my wrist and sleeve as the car bounced on an uneven street, forgetting my iPhone at home (which is like forgetting my right arm), and running late. And, though this wasn’t an awful day, I already felt exhausted and stressed, and it wasn’t even 9 a.m.! Most of us know that when we get started... Read More

Do You Love Someone Who Lives with Anxiety?

June 3rd, 2013  .  4 Comments

Anxiety is a normal emotional experience for humans, in varying degrees, at various times in their lives. A person can report feelings of anxiety while coping with work or life transitions, the death of a loved one, moving, or... Read More

Trust in Me: In Defense of the Therapeutic Relationship

May 31st, 2013  .  10 Comments

Therapy is about trust: Trust in the process, in the relationship, in the person, in the cure. It is easily lost, and hard to win back. I had coffee the other day with a friend who is actively searching for a therapist. She’s a believer in the process and has seen 12 so far, each for... Read More

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How Prevalent is Anxiety?

May 31st, 2013  .  3 Comments

The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) is a project that was undertaken in 1990 to identify the prevalence of mental health issues and the burden they place on people all over the world. The project revealed that anxiety and depression contributed significantly to the global burden of mental health issues. However, the GBD looked only at a few anxiety-related issues, including ... Read More

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More Attention Should be Focused on Emergency Room Anxiety

May 28th, 2013  .  5 Comments

Visits to the emergency department (ED) are usually reserved for life-threatening situations or instances of acute pain or injury. It is no surprise, then, that people who visit the ED may experience elevated levels of anxiety as a result of the situation that prompts the visit. But how does anxiety affect pain management and treatment in the ED setting? Philip C. Craven of the Centers... Read More

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Adolescent Smoking May Increase Adult Anxiety

May 28th, 2013  .  1 Comment

Smoking is a global problem and has long been associated with negative mental health. People with psychological problems are much more likely to smoke than those without. Few studies, however, have looked at how adolescent smoking impacts vulnerability to mental health problems. Because rates of smoking are extremely high among people with anxiety, Steven Moylan of the School of Medicine... Read More

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Anxiety and Stress Hormone Implicated in Internet Addiction

May 27th, 2013  .  1 Comment

Internet addiction (IAD) has been the topic of much interest in recent years. Young people who develop IAD report significant social and academic difficulties, and may be at risk for other psychological issues as well. Some research has suggested anxiety and depression are higher among... Read More

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Teens Respond Well to Multiple School-Based Anxiety Intervention Programs

May 23rd, 2013  .  14 Comments

Adolescents are vulnerable to various psychological conditions, partly because of the biological changes occurring to them, but also because of the emotional and social changes they experience. Social anxiety (SAD) usually firsts manifests during adolescence and, if untreated, can put teens at risk for significant mental health challenges in adulthood. They can have problems socially,... Read More

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Overlapping Features Discovered in Schizophrenia and Autism

May 23rd, 2013  .  1 Comment

Schizotypal personality and autism spectrum (ASD) have many similarities. In childhood, Asperger’s, which is part of the autism spectrum, is manifested by unusual communication, cognitive rigidity, and eccentric behavior. Schizotypal personality in childhood also presents with similar symptoms. Although there has been some research into the differences and similarities of these... Read More

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