Studies have shown that trauma victims are more likely to develop PTSD if they have previously experienced chronic stress, and a new study from MIT may explain why. The researchers found that animals who underwent …
Category Archives: GAD
De Blasio: Journalist Murders Show Need for Gun and Mental …
Mayor Bill de Blasio today said the nation needed to to curb the availability of guns to those with mental health problems. … De Blasio: Virginia Slayings Show Need for Gun Control and Mental Health Services. By Jillian …
Questioning Answers: Social Anxiety Disorder and autism (again)
A brief blog post discussing further research suggestive that social anxiety disorder (SAD) may be prevalent in cases of adult autism.
My Battles with Severe Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and …
I have obsessive-compulsive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder. I was diagnosed the summer before my freshman year in high school, though I likely dealt with one or both illnesses for most of my life to that point.
Intelligence, creativity and bipolar disorder may share underlying …
Study linking high childhood IQ with bipolar traits later in life suggests that mood disorders may be the genetic price we pay for intelligence and creativity.