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11.15.2022
Hadassah Foundation Cameroon: The Journey
As the Executive Director of ADAA, I am always thrilled when we realize our work is making a difference and that we are reaching farther and wider. So, when the Hadassah Foundation, a mental health organization in Cameroon, contacted ADAA with a request to access our free member-created, publicly available, evidence-based resources, we not only acquiesced, we collaborated.
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05.10.2022
How I Learned to Stop Avoiding Life
This blog was originally posted on Ten Percent Happier on April 22, 2022 and is reprinted here with permission
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05.26.2020
SSRIs and Benzodiazepines for General Anxiety Disorders (GAD)
Feeling anxious, worried, and tense? You are not alone!
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04.26.2018
Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts
Unwanted intrusive thoughts are stuck thoughts that cause great distress. They seem to come from out of nowhere, arrive with a whoosh, and cause a great deal of anxiety. The content of unwanted intrusive thoughts often focuses on sexual or violent or socially unacceptable images.
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04.25.2024
Ketamine: A Rising Star in Mental Health Treatment
As a medication used traditionally as an anesthetic, ketamine now shines as a potential lifeline for those battling severe depression, anxiety, and suicidality. Its ability to provide rapid and effective relief in treatment-resistant cases offers hope to those struggling with severe mental health challenges.
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03.21.2024
Helping Children Face Their Worries and Fears: Tips from Two Psychologists
As parents we don’t like or want to see our children struggling. But worries, fears and anxieties are a natural part of life, and we have to understand that children go through these processes just like adults do. But as parents and caregivers, we should also be in tune with the degree, severity, frequency, and nature of our children’s fears and worries and know when a child might need some help.
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02.20.2024
Aging With Anxiety
Anxiety most certainly does exist for older adults and many in this age group will tell you just how derailing it can be. But detecting it in the first place can be a challenge for some.
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01.05.2024
How to Process Inconceivable World Events While Living Daily Life
How can we process inconceivable events and go about living our day to day lives? As a trauma and anxiety therapist, I am here to tell you that while it is extremely difficult, it is possible. Here are some suggestions for how to cope during these difficult times.
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01.04.2024
Is Your Child Struggling with Anxiety or OCD? Key Ingredients to Help Your Child Succeed
When anxiety disrupts a child’s everyday life, the first thing most parents focus on is finding a good therapist for their child or teen to work with. Once parents secure that coveted afternoon slot with an anxiety specialist, they breathe a huge sigh of relief.
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12.20.2023
A Holiday Emotional Guide in Rhyme
‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through my head
Emotions were stirring, many that I dread
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12.20.2023
5 Tips for Using Interoceptive Exposure to Face Your Fears
Fear is one of the six basic human emotions, with a clear evolutionary purpose: to help us respond to danger and survive. In Exposure Therapy, providers create a safe environment to intentionally “expose” their clients to objects, activities, or situations they fear.
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12.13.2023
Parenting During the Holiday Season: 3 Tips from 3 Psychologists for Tackling Holiday Stress
In conjunction with the recent webinar "Holiday Parenting Q&A: Coping with Stress and Anxiety", psychologists Colleen Cummings, PhD, Susan Wilson, PhD, and Nina Shiffrin Starin, PhD, provide their top 3 tips for parents to help cope with stress and anxiety during the holidays.
