Abstract. Anxiety disorders are common in adolescents (ages 12 to 18) and contribute to a range of impairments. There has been speculation that adolescents with anxiety are at risk for being treatment nonresponders.
Month: January 2016
PTSD makes ordinary moments seem terrifying – Futurity
"People with post-traumatic stress disorder grow anxious based on reminders of past trauma, and generalize that fear to a variety of triggers that resemble the initial trauma," says Rajendra A. Morey. (Credit: iStockphoto) …
How Can We Treat the Seriously Mentally Ill Before Tragedy Occurs …
For at least a year before he shot and killed Laura Wilcox, Scott Thorpe had been convinced that the Federal Bureau of Investigation was out to get him. He told his older brother Kent that they had planted a chip in his brain …
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Autism | Cortical Chauvinism
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or CBT is a therapeutic intervention used in higher functioning autistic individuals as a way of overcoming problems related to anxiety (including obsessive compulsive disorders), depression, …
Dogs of Army veteran with PTSD stolen from his backyard | WSLS
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A registered U.S. service dog and its puppy have been stolen from a Henrico veteran battling post-traumatic stress disorder. The theft happened overnight on New Years. “I went to visit a …