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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The controversial diagnosis "social phobia" is a legitimate psychiatric condition and is not the same as shyness, government researchers say in a new report.
Based on a large national survey, they found cases of social phobia among teens who described themselves as shy as well as among those who didn't.
"Shyness is not necessarily social ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adding talk therapy to medication helps some kids and teens with obsessive-compulsive disorder, according to a new study.
Medications such as fluoxetine (Prozac) or sertraline (Zoloft) are often the first-line treatment for kids who have OCD.
However, "Most kids on medication still have symptoms," said John Piacentini, head of the Child OCD, Anxiety and Tic Disorders ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - People who drink or use drugs to calm anxious nerves are at increased risk of developing full-blown substance abuse problems later on, according to a study.
The work by Canadian researchers writing in the Archives of General Psychiatry, which followed close to 35,000 people, is one of the first to try and answer a long-standing ...
The use of brain surgery to treat psychiatric disorders has long been controversial, but new technologies are emerging that can help people with severe illnesses, scientists said Friday.
The field has come a long way since the horrors of the frontal lobotomy and electroshock therapy seen last century, but experts urge caution because they are still learning how these deep ...
Christina Sablan, 29, is bright, alert and feisty, but a neurological infection as an infant left her unable to speak. She uses sign language and writing to communicate.She and her mother, Julie Olvera, have an almost psychic connection, which was on display at Christina's birthday party last week. Each will give the other a look and both know ...
It was David Clarke who coined the phrase ?catastrophic misinterpretations? in order to describe the bodily sensations experienced by people who panic. Clarke suggests the misinterpretation of bodily sensations is the cause of panic events and that changes in bodily sensations usually preceded an episode of panic. Critics argue that Clarke's model requires some active awareness of bodily sensation ...
In a story out of Winnipeg, Manitoba, a PhD student is at the centre of a controversy about graduation requirements and exam anxiety. The doctoral math candidate was granted a PhD from the University of Manitoba without having to complete comprehensive examinations because of a severe case of exam anxiety. A professor at the university, Gabor Lukacs, has since taken ...
Using cognitive therapy for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is perhaps the most effective treatment available. When dealing with OCD, or any type of anxiety disorder, cognitive therapy teaches the patient healthy and effective ways of dealing with certain stimuli that invoke anxiety. Jeffrey Schwartz, a psychiatrist and author of Brains on Purpose, states that exposure helps ?people with OCD learn ...
Numerous studies have shown that generalized anxiety disorder is more prevalent in women than in men. The exact cause of generalized anxiety disorder is unknown at this stage. The psychological symptoms and physical symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder include: Lyrica is popularly known for its use in Fibromyalgia but it has been found to have some of the same beneficial ...
Chaetophobia is the term used for an intense fear of hair. Chaetophobia is classified as a specific phobia, which means there is an exaggerated fear of a certain situation or object. Effective therapy for phobias typically include psychotherapy in combination with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP), a subcategory CBT is often used as a form ...
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