I't's 4 am, I'm awake. I hope that I can go back to sleep. . . . Did I remember to get the coffee ready?  I hope the traffic won't be so bad tomorrow night, ...

In our last blog we discussed the use of Ecstasy in treating people with anxiety. Other researchers have investigated the role of oxytocin, a hormone that the body produces during orgasm in men and women ...

Our last blog discussed impulse control disorders such as Tricotillomania and Kleptomania. We wrote a bit about how they can be compared and contrasted to compulsive disorders such as OCD. Both impulsions and compulsions can ...

Losing a job, worrying about holding on to a job, or fearing ever being able to find a job-these concerns are greater than ever in this economy. Lots of baby boomers look at dwindling retirement ...

Part II (see previous blog entry for Part I of this interview, conducted by David DiSalvo) Tell us what "anxiety" really is in a clinical sense, and how it's different than "a case ...

We thought you might find a recent interview conducted by David DiSalvo of interest. We have broken it into two parts for easy reading. We'll publish Part II next week. Also, sorry we haven't blogged ...

I read a well written, moving article in the Sunday NYT magazine section about a woman with severe, unremitting depression. Although the ending offered a small bit of hope, the piece induced in me the ...

Anxiety disorders, like most mental disorders, involve multiple causes including genetic, biological, social, and learning. And successful treatments sometimes target psychological or biological systems. Nevertheless, it is useful to consider that for most people with ...