Phobias are a form of anxiety disorder, but can be alleviated by therapy, Stanford's Carolyn Rodriguez and other experts say in this article.
Category: Psychiatry & Mental Health
“Mood mirror” in blood: Might its absence bring on the blues?
Low levels of a substance, acetyl-L-carnitine, in the blood are associated with depression. Could this "mood mirror" be a cure for the blues?
Global warming could lead to additional suicides, new research indicates
New Stanford research suggests that global warming is likely to lead to an increase in suicide rates in the United States and Mexico.
Differences in brain’s reward circuit may explain social deficits in autism
Children with autism have structural and functional abnormalities in the brain circuit that normally makes social interaction feel rewarding.
A winning essayist’s tips for keeping track of scientific facts
Could social media — where misinformation is too often spread — be a place to help build trust in science and the research enterprise?
The travel ban harms already vulnerable Syrian refugees
The Supreme Court upheld the travel ban, making it a challenge for refugees and others who had hoped to travel, or live, in the U.S.
New suicide prevention clinical trial shows what works for teens
A new multi-center trial shows that dialectical behavior therapy can help reduce suicide attempts and self-harm in adolescents.
Mind this: Research reveals the power of the mind
New Stanford research is clarifying the powerful role played by the mind in pain, health, social settings, education and more.
A look at intelligent listening technologies from Stanford Medicine
Researchers are using AI listening technologies to improve mental-health, diagnose autism and discover adverse drug reactions.
Microaggressions in medical training: Understanding, and addressing, the problem
As a third-year medical student, Luisa Valenzuela Riveros, MD, was eager to begin participating in hospital rounds. But, as she told the audience at a Diversity and Inclusion Forum held Friday at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford, one of her early case presentations didn’t go at all as she had hoped.
Hormone levels in fluid around brain could be an autism biomarker
Vasopressin levels are low in the cerebrospinal fluid of less-social rhesus monkeys and in people with autism, the study found. The discovery suggests that it may be possible to design a lab test to identify autism in kids.
Stanford team tests sleep monitoring for asthma patients
Ask a child with asthma how easily he or she can breathe, and you won’t get an objective answer. But where Q&A fails, technology can take over, according to a team of Stanford researchers who are developing a way to predict asthma attacks in advance.
Overcoming cultural barriers to youth mental health access
An upcoming Stanford conference will focus on bridging cultural and generational divides to better address youth mental health needs.
On caring for suicidal patients: A psychiatrist reflects
Stanford psychiatry resident Nathaniel Morris describes what it’s like to treat patients in the hospital after an attempted suicide.
Obesity and depression connected in kids’ brains, Stanford study finds
Childhood obesity and depression appear linked in the brains of children and teens with both conditions, according to new Stanford research.
Advice on how to cope with the threat of school shootings
Stanford psychiatry professor for gives advice on how to cope with the new normal of school lockdown and active-shooter drills.