Anxiety Disorders
What Your Patients are Hearing
Girl reunites with mother amid uncertainty
Prominent in the news has been the plight of thousands of immigrant families who are separated from one another at the Mexico-United States border...
What Your Patients are Hearing
Back-to-school stress affects children – and parents
Parents who work with children “to build resilience and manage their emotions” can benefit the entire family, expert says.
From the Journals
Emotional problems in young girls predict anxiety
A network analytical approach shows that emotional and behavioral symptoms in girls predict anxiety later in life.
What Your Patients are Hearing
Can celebrity stories about anxiety reduce stigma?
Dr. Jessica Gold advises people who get annoyed by celebrity proclamations to think about why they are feeling that way.
Commentary
Focus on symptoms over stories is detrimental to separated families
Dr. Nicolas Badre and Dr. Francesca Lehman say “complex PTSD” as defined by the updated ICD-11 will better capture the scope of patients’ trauma...
Commentary
Benzodiazepines for anxious depression
These agents should be more frequently considered as monotherapy for this indication.
Evidence-Based Reviews
Complementary treatments for anxiety: Beyond pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy
Evidence from select RCTs suggests some benefits when used as adjunctive therapies.
Commentary
Extreme heat and mental health: Protecting patients
Dr. Robin Cooper says patients with mental illnesses and those who abuse substances are particularly vulnerable.
Commentary
Family separations could lead to irreversible health outcomes
Dr. Aradhana Bela Sood warns that the stresses placed on migrant children could permanently change their brain architecture.
Commentary
U.S. immigration policy: What harms will persist?
The strong neurologic and psychological impact on the immigrant children will likely have lifelong effects on their physical and mental health.
Opinion
It’s not about time
Is it unfair to offer extra time to complete exams to some students but not to others?