In the Headlines

Dr. Donna Pincus on Anxiety and All Those ZOOM Meetings!

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/10/12/lifestyle/anxious-about-that-next-zoom-meeting-youre-not-alone/#bgmp-comments

Exposure Treatment for Phobias at CARD Feared on The Chronicle (Boston Channel 5)

Do spiders give you shivers? Elevators an elevated heartbeat? Clowns a cold, clammy feeling? Tonight, Shayna Seymour wants you to face your fears. She discovers how phobias begin, spotlights the latest in treatment, from exposure therapy to hypnosis, and goes into the streets to discover what scares Bostonians. Plus, we meet up with Stephen Shannon as he tries to overcome his lifelong fear of flying at the age of 65.

https://www.wcvb.com/article/flying-without-fear/27349631

CARD Alum – Dr. Andrea Taylor on Mental Health Stigma Particularly in the Black Community

Dr. Andrea Taylor, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and trained at our Center many years ago, addresses the stigma of seeking professional help for anxiety and depression, especially within the Black community.  

https://www.iqmediacorp.com/ClipPlayer?ClipID=be073ba5-40f8-4878-a24c-3eca4f0f2654&TE=%7B0%7D

Dr. Donna Pincus Co-Directs New Groundbreaking Research on Child Anxiety Disorders

BU Spearheads Largest-Ever Study of Child Anxiety

http://www.bu.edu/today/2018/child-anxiety-study/?utm_campaign=bu_today_2018&utm_source=email_0925&utm_medium=headline_2&utm_content=research_publichealth

Dr. Donna Pincus Interviewed by New York Times on Intensive Treatment Options

CAhttps://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/13/health/ocd-concentrated-therapy-cbt.html?action=click&contentCollection=health&contentPlacement=5&module=package&pgtype=sectionfront&region=rank&rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fhealth&version=highlightsRD offers intensive treatment for eligible adults and children experiencing panic disorder and/or specific phobias.

Dr. Anthony Rosellini on Identifying Those at Risk for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

https://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/201801/predicting-the-aftershock

Dr. Stefan Hofmann on CBT vs. Talk Therapy

WBUR - NPR's program - ON POINT

http://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2018/01/21/talk-therapy

CARD Welcomes Dr. John Otis, Director of Behavioral Medicine Program

Dr. John Otis is currently developing a Behavioral Medicine Program as part of the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders that will give students the opportunity to develop clinical skills for working with patients with a variety of presenting problems including chronic pain, stress conditions, sleep, smoking, and substance use. Students will be supervised by Dr. Otis.

Dr. Otis has helped countless numbers of individuals gain greater control over their chronic pain. He travels nationally giving talks and workshops to both clinicians and patients on how the principles of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can be used to help people lead healthier and more productive lives. He is the author of Managing Chronic Pain (Oxford University Press: Treatments that Work Series) - an "evidence based" treatment program.  He will be seeing pain patients at the Center.  For more information, call (617) 353-9610.