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Psychotherapy is Hard Work...Why Bother?
In my first meeting with new patients who struggle with OCD and anxiety, I explain that the type of psychotherapy I practice, Exposure and Response Prevention, involves encouraging them to feel uncomfortable.
Psychotropic Medications: What You Should Ask Your Doctor
Updated October 2020
How to Identify Anxiety in Adolescents and to Talk to Them About It
One of the key issues that consumers ask us about is how to identify warning signs in adolescents regarding anxiety and how to raise the issue with their adolescents.
Anxious Parents Can Raise Brave Kids
Children of anxious parents are more at risk for developing anxiety disorders. This is because they will have both a genetic predisposition to developing an anxiety disorder and their environment may emphasize hyper vigilance to risk cues.
Focal Brain Stimulation Interventions for Depression and Anxiety
Focal brain stimulation techniques are potentially powerful tools for the investigation and treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders. These approaches include transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), and deep brain stimulation among others.
Understanding the Neural Basis of Fear to Transform our Anxieties
We have all felt afraid. Fear makes some feel unique, alone, embarrassed, or ashamed, while others may become angry, defensive, or hostile. Socially, group experiences of fear of the unknown and xenophobia can drive negative political movements and mass hysteria.
How To Respond To Political Worries
Many Americans are experiencing a higher level of worrying since the presidential election. Our country is in midst of a big transition and the stakes are high. We don’t know what will happen and uncertainty is worrisome for many.
Predicting and Preventing Suicide: Where Are We?
Suicide is one of the most devastating public health problems faced by society today. In the United States, suicide is the 10th leading cause of death (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2015).
Missing Your OCD?
As my OCD patients get better with treatment, they are relieved that their obsessions are less frequent and less intense and they have more control over performing rituals. This they expect. But what can be unexpected is the feeling of mourning as symptoms dissipate.
What Does “Overcoming” Anxiety Really Mean?
Naturally, when individuals seek treatment for anxiety, their primary goal is to “stop…worrying/panicking/obsessing/etc.” This is understandable because the symptoms have caused turmoil in their lives!
Why is my OCD Worse On Vacation?
Many of my patients took an extended holiday over the Christmas/New Year's break. When they returned to treatment in midJanuary most of them reported that their OCD symptoms had worsened. Obsessions returned that had been dormant.
African Americans With Anxiety: How to Overcome Unique Obstacles
More than 40 million adults in the United States suffer from some form of anxiety.