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Anxiety Treatment: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
For anyone with anxiety or depression, the term cognitive behavioral therapy is bound to come up. This type of therapy has been found to be... Read more »
Anxiety Treatment: 5 Myths about Taking Medication
In a previous post I wrote about weighing the pros and cons of taking medication to treat your anxiety. One of the reasons many people... Read more »
Anxiety: A Close Companion to Depression
I wrote in an earlier blog piece that depression seems to bring other disorders with it more often than not. These include anxiety... Read more »
Famous People with Anxiety Disorders: Celebrities with Obsessive...
According to The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) about 40 million American adults who are 18 and older have an anxiety disorder.... Read more »
Obsessive Focus in Bipolar Disorder
In speaking with people who have bipolar disorder, I've found that a fair proportion have one of the same character traits I do - getting... Read more »
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Source: Harvard Decision Guide
Prevention There is no way to prevent OCD. Treatment OCD usually is treated with a combination of psychotherapy and medications. Medications The... Read more »
Treatment Options for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
The goals of treatment for people with obsessive-compulsive disorder include: Decrease the severity and frequency of the symptoms Improve the... Read more »
Sex After Breast Cancer Treatment: Testosterone Cream Not Eff...
Many survivors of breast cancer report having decreased sexual desire and drive. There are often several possible causes of diminished sex drive in... Read more »
Study: Anxiety, depression treatment helps long-term
People who take medications for depression or anxiety are less likely to suffer a relapse of these conditions in the future, a new Canadian study... Read more »
Anxiety Disorders: Other Treatments
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Psychotherapy and Other TreatmentsCognitive-Behavioral TherapyThe goal of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is to regain control of reactions to... Read more »
Anxiety Treatment: 5 Myths About Taking Medication
If you take anti-anxiety medication you will become addicted. While it is true that some medications prescribed to treat anxiety may have a warning label that they may be habit forming doesn’t mean that you will automatically become an out of...
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