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Treating Anxiety Disorders, Part 3 (of 6): Medications and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
Methods clinicians use to treat anxiety disorders: medications (psychopharmacology), cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), complementary treatments. Video produced by AnxietyTraining.com
Treating Anxiety Disorders, Part 4 (of 6): What Is Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy?
A licensed clinical social worker describes how cognitive-behavioral therapy effectively treats anxiety. Video produced by AnxietyTraining.com
Treating Anxiety Disorders, Part 5 (of 6): Implementing Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
Details about how to implement cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) in treating anxiety, specifically using exposure and response prevention (ERP), cognitive restructuring, behavioral experiments (exposure to anxiety triggers)
Treating Anxiety Disorders, Part 6 (of 6): Complementary Approaches
How complementary approaches to treating anxiety can be effective, including family therapy, mindfulness (acceptance), exercise, yoga, and breathing. Video produced by AnxietyTraining.com
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Teens Outrunning Anxiety
I’m 21 years old, and besides my busy schedule as a full-time student the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota, keeping a regular running and yoga schedule, work, and trying to balance a social life, I am also the founder and Executive Director of Anxiety In Teens Non-Profit, LLC.
Videos Offer Help and Hope for Living with OCD
People often jokingly point to odd habits or tidiness as signs of obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD. But the truth is OCD is a very real disorder that affects more than 2 million Americans, and there is a big difference between maintaining a morning routine or keeping a clean home and living with the disorder.
New OCD Treatment Research
Research is ongoing to learn more about OCD and to develop new types of treatment, such as deep brain stimulation for treatment-resistant OCD and high-intensity radiation for people with severe OCD symptoms.
Funding for this video provided by a grant from the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP)
Treatment for OCD
The two types of treatment for OCD are cognitive-behavioral therapy, or CBT, and medication. For some people, a combination may be the most effective treatment. Exposure and response prevention, or ERP, is often the most effective form of CBT.
Funding for this video provided by a grant from the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP)
OCD in Adults
The essential features of adult OCD are recurrent, unwanted obsessions or compulsions that are severe enough to be time consuming; that is, they take more than one hour a day — or they cause marked distress or significant impairment in your daily life.
Funding for this video provided by a grant from the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP)
OCD in Children
Most children with OCD are diagnosed around age 10, although the disorder can strike children as young as 2 or 3. Boys are more likely to develop OCD before puberty, while girls tend to develop it during adolescence. Unlike adults, children do not always realize that their obsessions and compulsions are excessive.
Funding for this video provided by a grant from the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP)
