Category Archives: Phobia

Social anxiety is highly heritable but is affected by environment

Genes play a crucial role over time although environmental factors matter most in the short term, according to a major study into social anxiety and avoidant personality disorders from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.

Schizoaffective Disorder, Ethics, and Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys

In schizoaffective disorder, a mood episode and the active-phase symptoms of schizophrenia occur together and are preceded or are followed by at least 2 weeks of delusions or hallucinations without prominent mood …

Everyone Needs Therapy: Schizoaffective Disorder, Ethics, and …

In schizoaffective disorder, a mood episode and the active-phase symptoms of schizophrenia occur together and are preceded or are followed by at least 2 weeks of delusions or hallucinations without prominent mood …

Social Anxiety: The Pervasive Creature in your Mind | Psych Central

Social phobia is a pervasive disorder that afflicts about 15 million adults in the United States, according to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA). The ADAA also reports that 36 percent of social anxiety …

Forced Migration Current Awareness: Thematic Focus: Mental Health

Epidemiology of Mental Health, Suicide and Posttraumatic Stress Disorders among Bhutanese Refugees in Ohio, 2014 (Ohio Dept. of Mental Health & Addiction Services & Community Refugee and Immigration Services, April …