Publications - Anxiety Disorders

College Students (And Their Parents) Face A Campus Mental Health 'Epidemic', by Terry Gross, NPR, May 28 2019.

Normal Anxiety vs. Anxiety Disorder: Signs, Symptoms To Tell The Difference, by Kelsey Drain, Medical Daily, Aug 15 2016.

“Are you getting jitters just from thinking about the prospect of having an anxiety? There are differences between experiencing “casual” anxiety, which most people feel on occasion, and symptoms that could lead to an official diagnosis. ”

7 Things You Should Know About the Person in Your Life With Anxiety, by Alexis Schuster, The Mighty, Aug 1 2016.

“Sometimes it feels rude to talk to someone about their mental health. Even if they bring it up, you might be unsure of what to say. Here are some things you should know about the people in your life who deal with anxiety. ”

The Evolution of Anxiety: Why We Worry and What to Do About It, by James Clear, The Huffington Post, Jul 29 2016.

“The mismatch between our old brain and our new environment has a significant impact on the amount of chronic stress and anxiety we experience today. ”

Embracing Life With Radical Acceptance, by Alivia Hall, The Huffington Post, Jun 6 2016.

“Radical acceptance is the cultivation of mindfulness and compassion. It is the “antidote to years of neglecting ourselves, years of treating ourselves harshly, years of rejecting this moment’s experience.” ”

Parents Can Learn How To Prevent Anxiety In Their Children, by Lynne Shallcross, NPR , Sep 25 2015.

“Children of anxious parents are more at risk of developing an anxiety disorder. But there's welcome news for those anxious parents: that trajectory toward anxiety isn't set in stone. Therapy and a change in parenting styles might be able to prevent kids from developing anxiety disorders, according to research published in The American Journal of Psychiatry Friday. ”

Feeling anxious? Check your orbitofrontal cortex, cultivate your optimism, by Diana Yates, ScienceDaily , Sep 22 2015.

“A new study links anxiety, a brain structure called the orbitofrontal cortex, and optimism, finding that healthy adults who have larger OFCs tend to be more optimistic and less anxious. The new analysis, reported in the journal Social, Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, offers the first evidence that optimism plays a mediating role in the relationship between the size of the OFC and anxiety. ”

Music boosts recovery from surgery, reduces pain, by Kate Kelland, Reuters , Aug 12 2015.

“Listening to music before, during and after surgery reduces patients' pain, eases anxiety and lessens the need for painkillers, British scientists said on Thursday. After reviewing evidence from around 7,000 patients, the scientists said people going for surgery should be allowed to choose the music they'd like to hear to maximize the benefit. But they also warned that the music should not interfere with the medical team's communication during an operation. ”

Anxious Students Strain College Mental Health Centers, by Jan Hoffman, New York Times , May 27 2015.

“Anxiety has now surpassed depression as the most common mental health diagnosis among college students, though depression, too, is on the rise. More than half of students visiting campus clinics cite anxiety as a health concern, according to a recent study of more than 100,000 students nationwide by the Center for Collegiate Mental Health at Penn State. Nearly one in six college students has been diagnosed with or treated for anxiety within the last 12 months, according to the annual national survey by the American College Health Association. ”

Helping college students suffering from depression, anxiety and stress, by Springer Science+Business Media, Reuters , Apr 22 2015.

“Is it possible to prevent mental health problems in higher education students? The answer is "yes" according to a team of psychologists who conducted a careful, systematic review of 103 universal interventions involving over 10,000 students enrolled in 2- and 4-year colleges and universities and graduate programs. They conclude that effective programs to prevent emotional distress and promote psychosocial assets warrant more widespread use. ”

New Apps Give Teens Easier, Persistent Access To Mental Help, by Lorraine Sanders, NPR , Jan 13 2015.

“A growing technology sector is creating coaching, counseling and monitoring services for teens and young adults fighting eating disorders, depression, anxiety and other mental health issues. The programs promise to open new avenues for those who want or need more mental health care but - because of high service costs, logistical hassles, struggles with stigma or other obstacles - would not otherwise get it. Many focus on crisis intervention - including DoSomething.org's Crisis Text Line, which provides teens free, round-the-clock access to trained counseling and referrals - as well as Mood 24/7, which lets people send a daily text message about how they feel to a doctor, therapist or loved one. ”

Anxiety as an Ally: How I Turned a Worried Mind into My Best Friend, by Dan Ryckert, 2015.

The Anxiety Toolkit: Strategies for Fine-Tuning Your Mind and Moving Past Your Stuck Points, by Alice Boyes Ph.D, 2015.

Music Training May Improve Attention, Cut Kids’ Anxiety, by Traci Pedersen, Psych Central , Dec 25 2014.

“Musical training may help children focus their attention, control their emotions, and lower their anxiety, according to a new study by psychiatrists at the University of Vermont College of Medicine. The findings are published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. The study is the largest investigation of the link between playing a musical instrument and brain development, according to the authors. Using a database from the National Institutes of Health Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Study of Normal Brain Development, the team was able to analyze the brain scans of 232 children aged six to 18. ”

In Texting Era, Crisis Hotlines Put Help at Youths’ Fingertips, by Leslie Kaufman, New York Times, Feb 4 2014.

“While counseling by phone remains far more prevalent, texting has become such a fundamental way to communicate, particularly among people under 20, that crisis groups have begun to adopt it as an alternative way of providing emergency services and counseling. Texting provides privacy that can be crucial if a person feels threatened by someone near them, counselors say. It also looks more natural if the teenager is in public. ”