Category Archives: Research

Stanford physician highlights the “never-ending battle” of PTSD …

Stanford physician highlights the "never-ending battle" of PTSD. VJ Periyakoil, MD, a palliative care physician at Stanford, first met Mr. M, a 78-year-old veteran with heart failure, in the remaining few weeks of his life – when he …

Online cognitive behavioral therapy: The latest trend in mental …

Research suggests that online programs may be able to deliver cognitive behavioral therapy to a wider audience efficiently and successfully.

Phobias Part II, New Social Anxiety Treatments — MDMA …

Radical new research is not only giving cause to stop prescribing currently popular medications for social anxiety disorder (also known as social phobia), it's pointing to new treatments, from sex hormones to popular street …

What Is Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD …

Affecting 3 to 8 percent of the population, obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) is the most common of all the personality disorders. This week, the Savvy Psychologist explains the eight traits of OCPD.

Luciana Berger: 'We have a mental health crisis as the system only …

Since accepting the post in September, she has gone on the offensive, lambasting ministers for overseeing what she says is a rapidly escalating crisis in mental health services. “It feels like a perfect storm at the moment.