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Webinar 08.23.2021

Psychologists and the Media

In this webinar, four psychologists discuss their activities across media outlets.

Kevin Narine, MA (expected 2022)

“I applied for ADAA’s diversity membership scholarship opportunity to help me develop personally and professionally in an evidence-based, interconnected, and diverse organization committed to supporting clinicians and researchers to care for minoritized communities.

Namkee Choi, PhD

Namkee Choi, PhD, is Professor and Louis and Ann Wolens Centennial Chair in Gerontology in the University of Texas at Austin Steve Hicks School of Social Work.

Gabrielle Liverant, PhD

Gabrielle Liverant, PhD is a clinical psychologist and Associate Professor of Psychology at Suffolk University. Dr.

Event 08.19.2021

Cannabis: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

ADAA Webinar Presented by Martin Paulus, PhD, Scientific Council Chair

The use of cannabis in the U.S. has undergone a dramatic change over the past two decades. Starting with the campaign to legalize the use of cannabis in the 90s, use, attitudes and risk perception have changed in both adolescent and adult population. In this presentation, four recent research publications will be reviewed that highlight a more cautious approach towards cannabis.

Blog post 08.19.2021

The Aching Red: Firefighters Often Silently Suffer from Trauma and Job-related Stress

More often, people have heard about PTSD in the context of war, with combat-exposed veterans. While combat veterans often return to the normality of the civilian life after deployment, the job of firefighters, police officers and emergency medical services workers involves regular, routine exposure to all types of traumas, for years and decades of their careers.

Article 08.18.2021

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Upcoming Live Webinars for Mental Health Treatment Providers and Researchers

Rajendra Morey, MD, MS

Rajendra Morey is an expert in PTSD neuroimaging research, traumatic brain injury research and heads the ENIGMA Psychiatry Genomics Consortium for PTSD.

Thomas Adams, PhD

Tom Adams has an established track record with research in anxiety disorders, PTSD and OCD.

Shawn Jones, PhD, MHS

Dr. Shawn Jones is an Assistant Professor in the Counseling Program in the Psychology Department at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Video (YouTube or Vimeo) 08.13.2021

What is ERP like for Contamination OCD

Ben Eckstein, LCSW, discusses the use of exposure and response prevention (ERP) when treating contamination obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). He explains hierarchies, which are the ratings of triggers that cause the least amount of anxiety to the most amount anxiety.

Video (YouTube or Vimeo) 08.13.2021

Exposure Response Prevention: An Example of How It Works

Throstur Bjorgvinsson, PhD, ABPP, gives an example of Exposure with Response Prevention, creating a hierarchy, doing exposures, and more. Presented in partnership with Anxiety and Depression Association of American (ADAA) and the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF).