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Page 07.26.2022

Timely Topics

Timely Topics Sessions


Experts provide clinicians and other attendees with accessible evidence-based information on timely topics encountered in the practice setting.

Personal Story 07.26.2022

My Journey Towards Achieving Good Mental Health

My mental illness began to show signs the day I turned 14. Prior to this, I lived a good life. I wasn’t extremely happy but I was content. I had some friends, I did well in school, and my family relationships were ok. But on my 14th birthday, this all changed.
Clinical Trial 07.21.2022

Cannabidiol for the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders

Description of Study

First-line pharmacological treatments for anxiety disorders include antidepressants. Unfortunately, treatment response rates to these standard agents are less than optimal, with 40–60% of patients continuing to have residual, impairing symptoms.

Principal Investigator
Michael Van Ameringen, MD

Deborah C. Beidel, PhD, ABPP is a Trustee Chair and Pegasus Professor at the University of Central Florida. She is the Founder and Executive Director of UCF RESTORES, a clinical research center dedicated to changing how posttraumatic stress disorder is understood, diagnosed, and treated.

Amie R. Newins, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Central Florida and the Director of Clinical Operations for the Rosengren Trauma Clinic at UCF RESTORES.

Blog post 07.18.2022

Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Beck’s Legacy That Could Change Your Life

It was one year ago in the month of July that Aaron Beck, MD, the founder of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) passed away. I write this blog post as a memorial to one of the great minds of our times and to acknowledge the tremendous impact Dr.Beck had on the field of psychotherapy.
Blog post 07.15.2022

Five Fantastic Formats to Engage Youth to Talk About Social Identity

The digital natives we child-focused clinicians work with are simply incredible. Not only do they know their way around technology far better than many adults, but they’re also often fluid with their identity: openly embracing either their or their peers’ diverse ancestry, gender identity, sexual orientation, religions, family background, financial standing, as well as neurodivergence and disabilities in themselves and others.
Blog post 07.14.2022

How to Prevent Trauma From Becoming PTSD

Studies have shown a correlation with the development of PTSD and avoidance behaviors. In other words, the more one tries not to think about a traumatic event, resists revisiting a traumatic place, and avoids contact with any potential triggers of the traumatic event, the more likely one is to develop PTSD.

Dr. Kirsty A. Clark (she/her/hers) is a social and psychiatric epidemiologist. She serves as an Assistant Professor of Medicine, Health & Society and Public Policy Studies at Vanderbilt University and as a core faculty member in the Vanderbilt LGBT Policy Lab. Dr.