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An estimated 6.8 million adults in the United States suffer from General Anxiety Disorder (GAD), with women receiving a diagnosis twice as often as men. Symptoms of GAD include excessive worry and irrational fear. A person must display these symptoms for a minimum of 6 months in order to receive a clinical diagnosis. Even though General Anxiety Disorder is very common, many Americans don’t know how to recognize symptoms of the disorder. A great number of Americans are also unaware of the number of available treatments.

The horrible mass shooting calamity in Aurora, CO had a traumatic impact on the victims and their families. However, there will be many more victims of this tragedy who suffer mental anguish, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), related stress reactions, and anxiety in trying to cope with what happened in this community crisis.

There are many strange names given to fears that people have. Some of the more common ones include arachnophobia (fear of spiders), claustrophobia (fear of enclosed spaces), and technophobia (fear of technology).

Authored by a renowned Californian Marriage and Family Therapist, TodaysTherapist.net offers a wealth of free information, tools and resources covering an expansive range of mental health issues.

The human brain is a very powerful organ, in fact it has far more control over people’s lives and destinies than most realize or are willing to admit. It makes sense that just as the brain can guide people down a path they’d rather not be on, it should also be able to take people down the path they’d rather travel.

Recently published data suggests that people seeking counselling for common mental health problems are more likely to recover if they pay to go privately. Statistics published by The British CBT & Counselling Service show an 85% recovery rate amongst their patients compared to an average recovery rate of less than 50% amongst patients receiving similar treatment in the NHS for conditions such as Depression, Anxiety, Eating Disorders, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Grief and Relationship Problems. The reason for this significant difference in success rates is likely to be funding which is impacting once again on the NHS’s ability to provide what is the nation needs.

The effectiveness of meditation has been recognized for thousands of years. Meditation offers a rewarding experience to everyone who practices it by providing benefits to both the mind and the body. Recently, an exciting discovery was made about meditation and the ability of sound to alter brain waves.

Recently published data suggests that people seeking counselling for common mental health problems are more likely to recover if they pay to go privately. Statistics published by The British CBT & Counselling Service show an 85% recovery rate amongst their patients compared to an average recovery rate of less than 50% amongst patients receiving similar treatment in the NHS for conditions such as Depression, Anxiety, Eating Disorders, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Grief and Relationship Problems. The reason for this significant difference in success rates is likely to be funding which is impacting once again on the NHS’s ability to provide what is the nation needs.

The new information website BorderlinePersonalityDisorderFacts.com is already bringing known facts and dispelling disinformation on the disorder known as Borderline Personality Disorder. The website provides comprehensive factual information articles that cover topics such as symptoms, causes, treatment and self-care strategies.

The advantages of cultural immersion in a therapeutic environment abroad, to concerns of how risks are minimized, and the specifics parents should do to make a placement with a successful outcome.

Integrated Way is a counselling practice in Hong Kong. Owner Daniel White this week announces that there is a rising trend for life coaching sessions with the expat community. Traditionally counselling sessions have been associated with specific emotional issues and relationship problems. Nowadays it seems that anybody is open to life coaching sessions.

With 20 years in law enforcement and a major focus on online criminal behavior, Detective Wistocki talks about the various criminal behavior on the Internet from Bullying to Sex Trafficking, and numerous scams in between.

Rob Neilson talks about how his interest in Karate, hypnotherapy and teens with emotional and behavioral problems led him to establish Cedar Ridge Academy 16 years ago, a therapeutic boarding school.

Allen Cordoza of West Shield Investigations recalls his early career experience as a 19-year-old discovering a runaway girl being exploited by the sex trade in this country.

According to statistics, about one half of adults say that they are shy. From feeling bashful when entering a room full of strangers at a party to avoiding other people all together and being alone much of the time, shyness can really run the gamut from an occasional minor issue to something that can have a significant negative impact on the person’s life.

Dr. Silberman, head of the Grossinger Neuropain specialist Clinic & behavioural health department, is a Licensed Professional Counsellor/Psychotherapist in both Pennsylvania and Delaware. He has over 35 years of professional experience as a clinician, working with medical and legal referrals as well as providing assistance for executives and professionals in turmoil. In addition to holding a doctorate degree in Educational Psychology and Counselling he had three years of continuing education in psychoanalytic, psychotherapy and psych diagnostics at the Menninger Clinic, where he had written weekly articles on counselling for several local newspapers. Dr. Silberman also served as President/CEO of an HMO, and later owned a nationally known healthcare related company. He taught at several medical schools and currently teaches both undergraduate and graduate classes in psychology and counselling. Dr. Silberman served as a military officer for 8 ½ years and is a Vietnam veteran who served as an advisor to the South Vietnamese military. For over 44 years he’s been an active pilot, aircraft owner, and flight instructor.

Depression of all kinds can cloud the victim’s mind and wreak havoc on their bodies, turning them away from friends, family and loved ones. It is a term used in multiple arenas, sometimes without merit; often times it carries a weight of burden and an urgent sense of fear.

Sanchez and Olsen talk about their pioneering experience in developing the basic concepts of wilderness therapy in a BYU program in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Their work is usually credited as the original work developing wilderness therapy programs.

How the basics of professionalism in working with struggling teens is putting the needs of the child first, and the ways that NATSAP and IECA are enhancing professional conduct to the members.

A studio grade Olympic Freedom Kiln was delivered to the Sober College Visual Arts Studio beginning the Ceramics Therapy Program. Art therapy is used to take a student out of the "traditional" therapeutic environment of one-on-one or group therapy.

Evidence-based medicine (EBM) has been the catchcry of many physicians, researchers and others in the medical community since the dawn of this most recent millennium. As more and more medical professionals profess themselves to be supporters of what sounds, in theory, to be such a beneficial tack for the healthcare system to take, it’s interesting to note that there has been insufficient scrutiny as to the methods of EBM itself.

The East Bay Behavior Therapy Center (EBBTC) is proud to announce its specialization in the assessment and treatment of emotion regulation and avoidance-based problems including anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in particular, eating disorders, body image concerns, interpersonal problems, and difficulties related to intense emotions in general.

On May 9 & 10, 2012, Rich Pfeiffer, PhD will facilitate the Anger Management Specialist – I Certification Seminar at the Center for Arts Education in NYC.

To get the discussion started today on Lon Woodbury’s Internet Talk Radio Show "Parent Choices for Struggling Teens" January 16, 2012 on LATalkRadio at latalkradio.com, Lon shared with today’s guest, Bryan Tomes, the Executive Director of Asheville Academy for Girls that in the past academics at therapeutic boarding schools have “taken a backseat” or been somewhat mediocre, with an exception to a very few. But as Bryan shared, “there has been a historic shift in therapeutic schools and programs offering more sophisticated academics, in addition to seeing that “school” is one of the many areas in which the student’s behaviors arise.”

In the entire history of the world, being a man has never been more complicated. The reality of masculinity in modern life is fraught and many guys don’t have a space where they can articulate their challenges, hopes and fears. Feminism gave women a movement to attach to and a plan with which to move forward, but for many the distinct lack of a defined male role in society – or the constantly changing goalposts on what it is to be male – have meant that confusion over certainty has more often than not been the way many men have felt.