For patients with social anxiety disorder (SAD), current behavioral and pharmaceutical treatments work about half the time. After weeks of investment in therapy, about half of patients will likely still suffer with symptoms of …
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Social Anxiety Linked To Surprise Chemical Imbalance In The Brain …
Drugs commonly prescribed for social anxiety could be making the problem worse. Social anxiety disorder is linked to higher levels of serotonin in the brain, not lower as previously thought. People with both social anxiety …
Schizophrenia Experience and Symptoms Differ Between Cultures …
A small new paper in the British Journal of Psychiatry adds to the debate, offering a new perspective on how schizophrenia is experienced across cultures. Stanford anthropologist Tanya Luhrmann worked with a team of …
Has cognitive behavioural therapy for psychosis been oversold …
CBT is a recommended treatment for schizophrenia in the UK, but how strong is the evidence that it works? Keith Laws suggests it's not as strong as we might hope.
Geel: where the mentally ill are welcomed home — Aeo… – Aeon
For centuries, a little Belgian town has treated the mentally ill. Why are its medieval methods so successful?