The Ecstasy and the Agony: Using MDMA to treat PTSD
My aunt alerted me to a recent New York Times article on the use of MDMA (known as the street drug Ecstasy) to treat posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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Chinese Finger Traps: What a Novelty Item Can Teach Us about Acceptance
Let’s start with the obvious. In most cases, human beings want to minimize pain and discomfort.
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Coping with the Winter Blues
I was recently interviewed for an article on coping with the “Winter Blues” in the Daily Muse, an online magazine.
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Why antipsychotics should not be prescribed for anxiety
The Oregonian published an Op-Ed piece that my colleague Christeine Terry and I wrote.
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Things to Know Before You Say “Go”
In a previous post, I wrote a bit about the growing exploration among researchers in the use of psychotherapy-related smartphone apps for anxiety.
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Should I Be Using a Smartphone App for Anxiety Instead of Playing Angry Birds?
Recently, there’s been some press on the development of smartphone apps for mental health issues.
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Book Review: OCD, A Guide for the Newly Diagnosed
Although OCD is commonly used to describe someone who is overly tidy, this stereotype doesn’t capture the common struggles of someone with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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Problems with Pulling Your Hair or Picking at Your Skin?—Try a Little TLC
Have you ever heard of trichotillomania or the wonderful organization called the Trichotillomania Learning Center(TLC)?
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Recognizing Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month
Unfortunately, mental struggles are often given scant attention in the media.
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Exposure Therapy on TV – “My Extreme Animal Phobia”
Not long ago my girlfriend stumbled across a YouTube video from Animal Planet’s show “My Extreme Animal Phobia.”
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Is K Okay? Using Ketamine to Treat Depression
There have been some articles on the National Public Radio (NPR) website about the use of the drug ketamine as a fast acting treatment for depression.
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Can Light in the Ears Cure the Winter Blues or Do You Need a Hole in Your Head?
Here in Portland, seasonal depression, commonly called the Winter Blues or Seasonal Affective Disorder, is relatively common.
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Should I Be Taking “Alternative” Supplements for Anxiety?
More and more, I have clients coming into see me who are taking over-the-counter “natural” or “alternative” products.
