Ryan Serhant: How to Manage Your Time for Happiness
How the real estate mogul and TV star manages his time in accordance with his values.
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Study Reveals the Impact of COVID-19 Exposure on Depression and Anxiety Levels Among Saudi Adults in the Jazan Region: An Engaging Exploration with a Predominantly Female and Undergraduate Sample
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on mental health worldwide. Research in the Jazan region of Saudi Arabia shows that anxiety and depression levels are closely tied to COVID-19 exposure. A survey of 377 participants, mostly Saudi females with undergraduate education, reveals that around 20% experienced moderate to severe depression, while 26% reported
Purpose in life, depression and anxiety
Journal of Clinical Psychology, EarlyView.
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The Rise of AI: Fears and a Story to Tell
For many book writers, AI is a threat to their livelihood and the very idea of creativity
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Beating the False Alarms of Anxiety
Our brain activates our body’s anxiety alarm system when it makes threat predictions. These predictions are based on past experiences, stored in memory as fear conditioning and threat beliefs. However, our threat bias often leads us to overestimate risk and underestimate our ability to cope, resulting in false alarms. Understanding and recognizing your own threat
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Breakthrough findings on cancer and depression/anxiety
Source: United Press International – Health NewsA large new study challenges the long-held idea that depression makes people more vulnerable to cancer, finding no association between the mental health condition and most types of cancer. The study, of more than 300,000 adults, found that neither depression nor chronic anxiety were linked to increased odds of developing cancer in the coming years. And when researchers looked at specific types of cancer, the findings were largely the same.
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Navigating Back-to-School Anxiety
A new school year brings up feelings of excitement, but can also be emotionally distressing for children who experience anxiety. Here are some helpful tips for parents.
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Five Common Fears about Growing Older
Aging is a natural process, and many things can be done to minimize the challenges that come with it.
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Nuclear Anxiety, “Oppenheimer”, and Prometheus
A look at the history and future of nuclear anxiety.
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Comparative effectiveness of group v. individual trauma-focused treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder in veterans
BackgroundCognitive processing therapy (CPT) and prolonged exposure (PE) delivered in an individual setting are efficacious and effective treatments for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Group CPT has been shown to be less efficacious than individual CPT, however, evidence regarding real-world effectiveness is limited.MethodsWe conducted a retrospective, observational, comparative effectiveness study including veterans that received at least eight sessions of group CPT, individual CPT, or individual PE, and were discharged from PTSD residential treatment at the Department of Veterans Affairs between 1 October 2015, and 30 September 2020. PTSD symptom severity was assessed with the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) and treatments delivered in a group (CPT) or individual (CPT or PE) setting were compared at discharge and 4-month post-discharge follow-up.ResultsOf 6735 veterans, 3888 [653 women (17%), median (IQR) age 45 (35–55) years] received individual and 2847 [206 women (7.2%), median (IQR) age 42 (34–54)] received group therapy. At discharge, improvement in PTSD severity was statistically greater among those treated individually (mean difference on the PCL-5, 2.55 (95% CI 1.61–3.49); p =
