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Brings together researchers who are broadly involved in the biological science of anxiety and depressive disorders. This includes clinical and basic neuroscience (electrophysiology, imaging, animal models, experimental paradigms) and genetics (twin and family studies, molecular genetics, endophenotypes). The SIG provides ADAA members with opportunities to network, share ideas, form collaborations, and update one another and the broader ADAA community on the state of the genetics and neuroscience field. The group is comprised of a diverse array of clinicians, researchers, and clinician-researchers across the student, postdoctoral scholar/clinical trainee, and faculty/practitioner levels.

SIG Chair:

• Mohammad (Mo) Sendi, BSc, MSc, PhD - Harvard Medical School/Mclean Hospital

SIG Vice Chair:

• Leland L. Fleming, PhD - Harvard Medical School/Mclean Hospital

Board Liaison
Vasiliki Michopoulos, PhD

Current SIG Guidelines

Encourages collaboration, communication, education, research, mentoring, and networking focused on multicultural issues within anxiety, depression, and related disorders. This SIG aims to facilitate increased attention on topics and issues concerning diversity and multiculturalism within ADAA and in the field in general, and encourages discussion, collaboration, and research among researchers, clinicians, and stakeholders interested in meeting the mental health needs of diverse underserved communities.

ADAA has also launched a Spanish-language online peer-to-peer support community as part of our ongoing efforts to provide enhanced resources for our Hispanic community.  

SIG Co-Chairs:

• Natalie Arbid, PhD, Harbor UCLA Medical Center
• Amber Calloway, PhD, University of Pennsylvania

SIG Student Representatives:

• Taylar Clark, BA
• Aileen Kangavary, BA

Board Liaison:
Vasiliki Michopoulos, PhD

Current SIG Guidelines

Promotes collaboration, education/mentoring, research, and networking among ADAA members who have a specific interest in OCD and related conditions.

SIG Chairs: 

• Jesse Spiegel, PsyD
• Sharon Batista, MD

SIG Vice Co-Chairs:

•  Tamar Gordon, PhD
•  Glenda Carman-Gray, MSW, RSW

Board Liaison: 

• Vasiliki Michopoulos, PhD

Current SIG Guidelines

Focusing on all stages of career mentorship, dissemination of research, and advancement of quality patient care. The SIG provides a venue for professionals from all disciplines to network and create new connections in the field.  

SIG Co-Chairs: 

• Lauren Sippel, PhD - National Center for PTSD Executive Division
• Michelle Bovin, PhD - National Center for PTSD at VA Boston Healthcare System

Board Liaison: 

• Vasiliki Michopoulos, PhD

Current SIG Guidelines

Read the SIG's article summaries:

2024

• June
• February 

2023

• November
• August
• March

Promoting collaboration, case consultation, clinical work, and networking around evidence-based treatment of social anxiety disorder. 

SIG Co-Chairs:

• TBA

SIG Vice-Chair:

• TBA

Board Liaison:

• Vasiliki Michopoulos, PhD

Current SIG Guidelines

Promoting research and clinical collaboration among psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and other mental health professionals who are interested in the assessment and treatment of self-injurious thoughts and behaviors across the lifespan. There is an urgent public health need to improve our understanding of and interventions targeting STB risk. STB are prevalent among individuals with anxiety, depression, and other related psychopathology, and we have seen a growing research interest in this area over the past decade. This SIG seeks to bring together ADAA members with all levels of interest and expertise in STB research and clinical services.

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SIG Co-Chairs

• Rachel Siciliano, PhD  
• Ewa Czyz, PhD 

SIG Vice-Chairs

• Alexis May, PhD
• Nadia Al-Dajani, PhD

Board Liaison

• Vasiliki Michopoulos, PhD

Current SIG Guidelines

Creating a place for clinicians and researchers to discuss, debate, and address issues relevant to the understanding and treatment of women suffering from anxiety and depression and related disorders. The SIG develops specific education presentations at the ADAA annual conference, such as workshops, roundtables, and poster sessions to increase the understanding and overall awareness of how the treatment of women suffering from anxiety and depression may be different than others in the population. The SIG will also create a series of women-focused webinars and blog posts. In addition, the SIG will help educate the public about mental health treatment options for women to help decrease the stigma of mental illness.

SIG Co-Chairs

• Sohye Kim, PhD
• Stephanie Woodrow, LCPC. NCC

Board Liaison:

• Vasiliki Michopoulos, PhD

Current SIG Guidelines

08/30/2024 How to Manage Your Election Anxiety, Newsmax, Krystal Lewis, PhD 

08/29/2024 Thriving with anxiety: Expert tips on embracing the mental health condition, Fox News, David Rosmarin, PhD 

08/27/2024 Tips to Support a Child Struggling with Separation Anxiety, Health Matters, Anne Marie Albano, PhD

08/26/2024 Back-to-school anxiety is common for kids. Here’s how to help them, The Globe and Mail, Eli Lebowitz, PhD

08/23/2024 Dispelling the Myths of Maternal Wellness, Scheananigans with Scheana Shay, Jenny Yip, PsyD, ABPP

08/22/2024 Stateside, Michigan Public NPR, Arash Javanbakht, MD

08/21/2024 Panic Attack Disorder – a hidden challenge in Guyana, Village Voice, Karen Cassiday, PhD

08/19/2024 Channeling Your Fears Is Key to Dealing With Election Anxiety, Mississippi Free Press, Arash Javanbakht, MD

08/19/2024 Matthew Perry’s Death Shines a Harsh Light on Ketamine Treatment, The New York Times, Sanjay Mathew, MD

08/19/2024 Jake Shane's popularity skyrocketed overnight. So did his anxiety., USA Today, Kevin Chapman, PhD

08/14/2024 Australian meteorologist Nate Byrne had a panic attack on live TV. What we can all learn from his 'masterful' reaction., Yahoo! News, Kevin Chapman, PhD

08/12/2024 She’s an expert on OCD at Penn. It still took a while to recognize the disorder in her 5-year-old son., The Philadelphia Inquirer, Emily Becker-Haimes, PhD

08/09/2024 Summer break is ending. Here are 10 ways parents can help their kids get back into school mode, Los Angeles Times, Mary Alvord, PhD

08/07/2024 Are We Happy Yet?, New York Times, Stephen Schueller, PhD

08/07/2024 An American Pastime Fit for the Age of Anxiety, The Atlantic, Debra Kissen, PhD

08/07/2024 We're not 'out of the woods' in the youth mental health crisis, a CDC researcher says, NPR, Mary Alvord, PhD

08/05/2024 Gender, Culture, and Social Constructs in Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors, Psychiatric Times, Marla W. Deibler, PsyD, ABPP, and Renae Reinardy, PsyD

08/02/2024 Relieving Election Anxiety, WJR Afternoon podcast, Arash Javanbakht, MD

08/01/2024 BBRF Names Ten Distinguished Investigators for 2024, Brain and Behavior Foundation, Sanjay Mathew, MD

07/26/2024 Tips on How to Deal with Election Anxiety, CBS News, Arash Javanbakht, MD

07/22/2024 Can AI Bolster Existing Mental Health Practices?, Forbes, Stephen Schueller, PhD

07/19/2024 Mom-Approved Pregnancy Postpartum Care Essentials, Creative Learning Center Studio, Jenny Yip, PsyD, ABPP

07/19/2024 Sustained Treatment Gains in Intensive Virtual and In-Person CBT for Pediatric Anxiety Disorders and OCD, Springer Link, Jacqueline Sperling, PhD

07/19/2024 While Parents Think They're Supporting Their Teens' Mental Health, Their Kids Don't Agree, Parents, Jenny Yip, PsyD, ABPP

07/19/2024 Stressed about politics? Here are 5 ways to take care of your mental health, NPR, Krystal Lewis, PhD

07/15/2024 Jewish family therapist talks new techniques for parents, Jewish News, Eli Lebowitz, PhD 

07/09/2024 You Don’t Need to Banish Parts of Yourself, Psychology Today, Liz Roemer, PhD

07/09/2024 Parental Anxiety, ivoox, Debra Kissen, PhD

06/25/2024 The Effects of Multidose Ketamine Treatment on Cognitive Performance Over Time in Patients With TRD, Psychiatric Times, Samuel T. Wilkinson, MD

06/25/2024 Here’s Why the Heat Can Feel So Much Worse When You’re Taking an SSRI, Self, David Rosmarin, PhD

06/23/2024 The social anxiety playbook: Defeat your demons, MSN, Anne Marie Albano, PhD

06/21/2024 Anxiety Attacks are Frightening, but They are Controllable — Here Are Some Tips, Headtopics, Krystal Lewis, PhD

06/21/2024 What Is the ‘Rejection Therapy’ Trend on TikTok, and Will It Really Make Me Less Socially Anxious?, SELF, Kevin Chapman, PhD

06/17/2024 Six Types of Depression Identified, Neuroscience News, Leanne Williams, PhD

06/12/2024 Life can be challenging: Build your own resilience plan, Harvard Health Publishing, Luana Marques, PhD

06/11/2024 Unveiling the Molecular Mechanisms Behind PTSD and Depression: Latest Findings, Head Topics, Charles B. Nemeroff, MD, PhD

06/07/2024 1 in 6 People Who Stop Antidepressants Have Withdrawal Symptoms, Everyday Health, Beth Salcedo, MD

06/05/2024 6 Ways to get rid of the workday so it doesn’t ruin your evenings, Glamour, Ashley Smith, PhD 

06/05/2024 Researchers Find Shared Multiomic Molecular Dysregulations in Brains With PTSD and MDD, Pharmacy Times, Kerry Ressler, MD, PhD, and Charlie Nemeroff, MD, PhD

06/05/2024 Anticipatory Anxiety with Martin Seif and Sally Winston, The Good Men Project, Martin Seif PhD, ABPP, and Sally Winston, PsyD

06/05/2024 FDA Panel Votes Against MDMA for PTSD — Advisors raised concerns about efficacy, safety, trial design, misconduct, MedPage, Paul Holtzheimer, MD

06/03/2024 From Toad Toxin to Medicine: The Promise of 5-MeO-DMT, Undark, Charles B. Nemeroff, MD, PhD 

06/02/2024 High-Functioning Anxiety Demystified: Recognizing the Symptoms, Niche Healthcare, Debra Kissen, PhD

05/31/2024 Dysthymia May Be the Reason You’ve Felt Depressed for So Long, Wondermind, Beth Salcedo, MD

05/30/2024 Highland Schools pilots program aimed at improving student anxiety, ScripType Publishing, Eli Lebowitz, PhD

05/30/2024 Colleges Don’t Know Much About the Mental-Health Apps They’re Buying, Chronicle of Higher Education, Stephen Schueller, PhD

05/29/2024 6 Ways to Shake Off the Workday So It Doesn’t Ruin Your Precious Evening, Self.com, Ashley Smith, PhD

05/28/2024 Mental health resources expand for first responders, Midland Daily News, Arash Javanbakht, MD

05/23/2024 Pioneering New Study Uncovers Insights Into PTSD & Major Depressive Disorder, Dell Medical School News, Charles B. Nemeroff, MD, PhD and Kerry Ressler, MD, PhD

05/22/2024 What is OCD?, Busting Stigmas and Misconceptions, DC News Now, Stephanie Woodrow, LCPC, NCC

05/21/2024 Anxiety tools show staying power even after therapy, Massachusetts study finds, WCVB, David Rosmarin, PhD

05/21/2024 Should my child see a psychologist? Here are the 6 signs identified by specialists, Madmoizelle, Jenny Yip, PsyD, ABPP

05/21/2024 How to recognize postpartum OCD and what to do about it, BabyCenter, Jenny Yip, PsyD, ABPP

05/10/2024 Katharine Phillips, MD: Differences Between OCD, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, HCP Live, Katharine Phillips, MD

05/01/2024 Neuroimaging, AI help detect brain changes, UC researchers co-lead NIMH-funded study of children of bipolar parents, UC News, Charles Nemeroff, MD, PhD, Stephen Strakowski, MD, and Melissa DelBello, MD

04/28/2024 How anxiety became a catchall for every unpleasant emotion, Vox, David Rosmarin, PhD

04/24/2024 Pioneering Epidemiologist and 'Science Tooth Fairy' to Join Department of Sociology at Purdue, Building Indiana, Erin C. Dunn, ScD, MPH

04/24/2024 Ablutophobia: Definition, Symptoms, and Treatment, Dagold News, Kevin Chapman, PhD

04/20/2024 What To Know About the Fear of Time Passing, Dagold News, Kevin Chapman, PhD

04/19/2024 Mental health resources expand for first responders, Spartan News Room, Arash Javanbakht, MD

04/19/2024 Taylor Swift's 'Tortured Poets Department' and when lyrics about dying, grief, heartbreak trigger you, USA Today, Kevin Chapman, PhD, 

04/18/2024 Emory faculty named 2023 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Emory News Center, Barbara Rothbaum, PhD, ABPP

04/17/2024 Digital Mental Health’s Unstable Dichotomy—Wellness and Health, JAMA Network, John Torous, MD

04/17/2024 AI and Brain Scans at UT Austin may Predict Bipolar Disorder in High-Risk Youths, Hoodline, Charles Nemeroff, MD, PhD

04/17/2024 Neuroimaging of posttraumatic stress disorder in adults and youth: progress over the last decade on three leading questions of the field, Springer Link, Cecilia Hinojosa 

04/16/2024 Neuroimaging & Artificial Intelligence Help Detect Brain Changes, Development of Future Disorder in Children of Bipolar Parents, The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School, Charles Nemeroff, MD, PhD, Stephen Strakowski, MD, and Melissa DelBello, MD

04/16/2024 April 2024 is National Stress Awareness Month, Blogarama, Krystal Lewis, PhD

04/16/2024 Understanding the Brain Mechanisms Behind Emotion Processing Bias in Treatment-Resistant Depression, Patient Daily, Sanjay Mathew, MD and Wayne Goodman, MD, 

04/13/2024 If Your Flight Anxiety Keeps You on the Ground, You May Be Struggling With Aerophobia, Well+Good, Kevin Chapman, PhD 

04/10/2024 What Is a ‘Girl’s Girl'? And Why It’s Not Always a Good Thing, Parents, Jenny Yip, PsyD, ABPP

04/10/2024 Simmer Down! 8 ways stress could be taking a toll on your body right now, Reader's Digest, Krystal Lewis, PhD

04/08/2024 Scheduled for an MRI? No need to worry. They’re more comfortable, faster, and easier than ever, Chicago Health, Karen Cassiday, PhD

04/07/2024 What Are 'Inchstones'? All About This Parenting Trend, HuffPost, Jenny Yip, PsyD, ABPP

04/04/2024 Georgia Veterans Are Healing Through Therapeutic Writing, Military.com, Sheila Rauch, PhD

04/04/2024 The FDA has approved the first app to help treat depression, NPR, John Torous, MD

04/02/2024 FDA Clears First Digital Treatment for Depression, But Experts Caution That Research is Still Early, CNN, John Torous, MD

04/01/2024 In Context: AI Will Write Your Paper: The Very Different Future of Research and Scientific Writing in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, ScienceDirect, Arash Javanbakht, MD

03/29/2024 TikTok and Others Change Platforms to Protect Kids. Advocates Say it's Just a Start, NPR, Mary Alvord, PhD

03/27/2024 For People with Gephyrophobia, the Baltimore Bridge Collapse May be Triggering, Courier Journal, Kevin Chapman, PhD 

03/23/2024 Anxiety Therapy Prior to COVID-19 Pandemic Shields Against Increased Stress, PsyPost, David Rosmarin, PhD

03/21/2024 Traumatized Facebook Moderators Blame Bosses, The World, Arash Javanbakht, MD 

03/20/2024 Gisele Bündchen Says She Puts Her Oxygen Mask on First—Here’s How That Can Help You Be a Better Parent, Parents, Jenny Yip, PsyD, ABPP

03/19/2024 How the Already Anxious Avoided Global Spike in COVID Anxiety, The Harvard Gazette, David H. Rosmarin, PhD

03/15/2024 Wounded Healer, The Observer, Kevin Chapman, PhD

03/14/2024 Anxiety Therapy Prior to COVID-19 Pandemic Shields Against Increased Stress, News Medical Life Sciences, David Rosmarin, PhD

03/12/2024 Teenager Charged for Allegedly Making Threats Towards South Carolina High School on Social Media, South Carolina Public Radio, Mary Alvord, PhD

03/11/2024 FDA Grants Breakthrough Therapy Status To LSD Drug To Treat Anxiety, Forbes, Daniel Karlin, MD

03/10/2024 Fear Less, Hidden Brain, Arash Javanbakht, MD 

03/08/2024 Unlocking Success: Insights from a Harvard Psychiatrist on Overcoming Internal Obstacles, Breaking Latest News, Luana Marques, PhD

03/06/2024 The Truth About the Rise of Cancer in People Under 50, The Skimm, Karen Cassiday, PhD 

02/29/2024 The Psychology of Anticipation: Why the Holidays Never Live Up to Our Expectations, Byrdie, Jenny Yip, PsyD, ABPP

02/23/2024 Why Self-Care Can Help With Depression — Plus, 7 Science-Backed Activities to Try, Everyday Health, Debra Kissen, PhD

02/23/2024 How to choose a trustworthy mental health app in a market bloated with options, The Conversation, Stephen Schueller, PhD

02/15/2024 Ketamine works on treatment-resistant depression, WAFB, Sanjay Mathew, MD

02/13/2024 8 Reasons your body wants you to reduce stress in your life, Readers Digest, Krystal Lewis, PhD

02/10/2024 What Is Contamination OCD, and Why Is It Trending on TikTok?, Popsugar, Amanda Petrik-Gardner, LCPC

02/09/2024 Parents are very involved in their adult children’s lives and that suits them, Good world news, Eli Lebowitz, PhD

02/08/2024 Panic attacks: What to do and what not to, The News, Greta Hirsch, PhD

02/08/2024 Daisy Ridley claims stress of filming Star Wars gave her stomach ulcers – now experts reveal how anxiety can leave you with gut problems for life, Sound Health and Lasting Wealth, Ken Goodman, LCSW

02/01/2024 Stress Less, Magzter, Krystal Lewis, PhD

02/01/2024 Where do we go from here on digital therapeutics?, STAT, John Torous, MD

01/31/2024 Emory Healthcare Veterans Program part of Wounded Warrior Project's $100 million investment, The Griffin Daily News, Sheila Rauch, PhD, and Barbara Rothbaum, PhD, ABPP

01/31/2024 Why you need fear in your life, Kera Think, Arash Javanbakht, MD 

01/29/2024 5 Steps to Ease Anxiety When It’s Happening, AARP, Debra Kissen, PhD

01/25/2024 Experts warn to be wary of mental health advice via social media, KCBS, Arash Javanbakht, MD 

01/23/2024 A TikTok ‘expert’ says you have post-traumatic stress disorder − but do you? A trauma psychiatrist explains what PTSD really is and how to seek help, The Conversation, Arash Javanbakht, MD 

01/20/2024 Highly successful people master these 3 skills, say bestselling authors Brené Brown and Simon Sinek, Office Newz, Debra Kissen, PhD

01/13/2024 Why everyday things like getting out of bed, bathing, and eating can be a struggle for people with depression, Then24, Karen Martinez, MD, MSc

01/11/2024 Ketamine Works on Treatment-Resistant Depression, WILX10, Sanjay Mathew, MD

01/10/2024 12 Tiny Subtle Signs Of OCD, Your Tango, Paul Greene, PhD

01/06/2024 Processes of change in a randomized clinical trial of radically open dialectical behavior therapy (RO DBT) for adults with treatment-refractory depression., American Psychological Association, R. Trent Codd III, EdS

01/06/2024 8 Science-Backed Tips to Increase Your Happiness, The Epoch Times, Mary Alvord, PhD

01/04/2024 Managing Acute Anxiety, C-Span Classroom, Luana Marques, PhD

01/03/2024 Health Spotlight: Ketamine works on treatment-resistant depression, WishTV.com, Sanjay Mathew, MD