Two microbiologists with The Sage Colleges in New York recently presented the results of a very interesting experiment that they had done. Dorothy Matthews and Susan Jenks revealed their findings at a meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. Their experiments involved feeding mice a common bacteria found in soil and the results may give…
Professors like Meredith Coles at Binghamton University have a new tool to eliminate obsessive-compulsive disorder, also called OCD. Several clinical trials show that a specific type of talk therapy, combined with antidepressant drug treatment, is effective in treating OCD. In particular the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or SSRIs have been effective when combined with therapy….
At a time when job satisfaction is at an record breaking low in the United States, one psychologist says that performance reviews are adding tremendously to the stress in the workplace. Samuel Culbert, of the Anderson School of Management at UCLA, expounds on this theory in his new book title Get Rid of the Performance Review!…
“I don’t want anyone to have obsessive-compulsive disorder, ever again. That’s pretty grandiose,” said Meredith Coles when asked about her end goal. Coles is an associate psychology professor with Binghamtom University and the director of the Binghamton Anxiety Clinic. She has planned out a series of research projects that could lead to better treatment options…
New guidelines for treating patients with panic disorder include better diagnosis, treatment with cognitive-behavioral therapy and additional recommendations for drug treatment. According to a recent survey, family doctors correctly diagnosed only 20 percent of the patients they saw who had panic disorder without depression. The doctors were much better at identifying panic disorder when the…
Rock star Scott Weiland doesn’t let social anxiety keep him out of the limelight. The front man for the Grammy-winning Stone Temple Pilots speaks openly about his social anxiety. He is uncomfortable with crowds, and even crowded rooms full of people he knows well. Weiland uses a variety of tactics to deal with his anxiety….
A study on rats and anxiety has succeeded in finding a way to “turn off” the anxiety response in rats’ brains using a protein that leads the rats to remember a feeling of safety. Although further study is necessary, the study suggests it may be possible to produce powerfully effective medications that will mimic the…
Girls may learn math anxiety from female elementary school teachers, according to a new study. Introducing math specialists or female role models who are confident of their math abilities could eliminate this problem. Nationwide, girls perform as well as boys on standardized math tests, according to extensive research by the National Science Foundation. Yet, math…
In the decades since the Valdez spill, psychologists have monitored the mental health effects on Alaska residents. If the oil spill in the Gulf follows the pattern of the Exxon Valdez oil spill of 1989, it will have devastating long-term consequences not only for the health of the environment and economy, but also for the…
The connection between heart health and depression has a long history of documentation and supporting evidence, but new research suggests that anxiety disorders may also have a strong link to heart health, and actually increase the risk of heart attacks. Analysis of medical records from U.S. veterans reveal the connection and add support to the…