April 20, 2017 - Claustrophobia can be a very serious phobia that can rise to the level of a mental disorder when it interferes with your everyday life, explains Dr. Franklin Schneier.
“As the arbitrariness makes obvious, we can’t assert that someone with four out of nine symptoms has a different illness than someone with the magical five out of nine symptoms,” says Dr. Stewart.
“Significant change in two caregiver ratings suggests that improvements may be seen over time in a research study whether or not treatment is provided,” says Jeremy Veenstra-VanderWeele,
The time has come for scientists to mobilize… Perhaps we are starting to see the tides turn — in 2017, there were 15 physicians sworn into Congress, writes Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman.
As Congress considers the federal budget for 2018, programs with proven cost-effectiveness should not be on the chopping block... writes Dr. Carol Caton
Dr. Eric Kandel, applauded the museum’s effort... “I think this is the future,” said Kandel, who’s written extensively on the relationship between neuroscience and the visual arts.
This discussion is on the under-recognized and often crippling effects anxiety can have on young people and what NewYork-Presbyterian Youth Anxiety Center is doing about it.
