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by Michael D. Anestis, M.S.
So far, this weekend has not fallen short in terms of nerd fun. I spent the entire day at the conference yesterday, bouncing from talk to talk and browsing the various poster sessions and attended one talk this morning as...
Just a quick note to let everyone know that the next week and a half will be a bit chaotic on PBB. Tomorrow morning, we head to the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) 43rd annual convention. We will post periodic short updates...
by Joye C. Anestis
The empirically-supported treatment for pretty much any anxiety disorder involves some sort of exposure. For obsessive-compulsive disorder, it might be exposure to germs. For panic disorder, exposure to, say, hyperventilation. ...
by Michael D. Anestis, M.S.
Back in April, I wrote an article on PBB discussing the empirical support for various treatments for anorexia nervosa (AN). The bulk of the article focused on family-based treatment (FBT) for child and adolescent AN, as...
by Joye C. Anestis
When I sat down to research this post on treating postpartum mood (e.g., depression, bipolar I & II), anxiety, and psychotic disorders, I thought it would take no time to come up with some clear data on the empirically-supported...
