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Webinar 08.30.2023

Supporting Your Child with Anxiety and/or OCD - Q&A

Join us for an informative free live ADAA public Q&A webinar, presented in partnership with InStride Health. The Q&A panel designed for parents and caregivers features experts Drs. Mona Potter & Kathryn Boger.
Blog post 07.06.2023

Tips to Combat the "What If's" of OCD During Pregnancy and After Birth

Is my OCD going to get worse during pregnancy or after giving birth? The worry that OCD symptoms may be exacerbated during reproductive events is common among individuals trying to become pregnant, currently pregnant, or after delivering a baby, and it’s a question that I often get asked in my practice.  
Personal Story 06.24.2023

Writing Saved Me

My name is Jamie and I battle anxiety—social anxiety—and depression. As I write this, I am 18 and it's the middle of June. I'm going to college in a few months, which is something I never thought was possible.
Blog post 05.22.2023

Social Skills Training (SST): A Tool for Social Anxiety Disorder: In Conversation with 2023 ADAA Annual Conference Presenters

Therapy can vary from patient to patient, clinician to clinician, but two ADAA members who presented at the 2023 Annual Conference believe therapy for SAD and other related disorders can benefit from an additional tool. Their conference session, Me Talk Funny One Day: Teaching Social Skills for Social Anxiety and Other Disorders, not only confirmed that belief but explained it.
Personal Story 05.10.2023

Every Breath I Take

I have severe anxiety disorder with agoraphobia and panic disorder. These disorders made me have to change my life in many ways. You gotta keep fighting, stay positive, do things that don't frighten you until you beat the fear.
Blog post 05.02.2023

Hormones, Mental Health and the Mind/Body Connection

The idea that mental illness and psychiatric disorders are afflictions that only affect the brain is now regarded as incorrect. We know that the brain controls the body and when the brain doesn’t function properly, the body suffers the consequences, and vice-versa.