Dr. Rosen and Dr. Spinner recently presented a session on The Uses of Virtual Reality in Social Anxiety Treatment for the National Social Anxiety Center.  View the presentation on The Uses of Virtual Reality in Social Anxiety Treatment. We Can Help If you are experiencing social anxiety or would like to learn more about available virtual reality treatments, we can help. Contact us or call us today at 561-496-1094. The post The Uses of Virtual Reality in Social Anxiety Treatment appeared first on Center for Treatment of Anxiety & Mood Disorders ..read more

Exercise has long been viewed as being beneficial for physical health, but in recent years there has been increasing interest in using it as an effective, natural treatment option for mental health issues like depression. I have noticed that many people who seek treatment in our clinic aren’t aware that exercise can improve their mental well-being. They might view it as a stress reliever or know that they “should” exercise for their overall health, but they don’t have any idea that this form of treatment can be worth considering alongside more traditional therapeutic strategies. What Is Depres ..read more

Growing up in the United States, many of us enjoyed a childhood filled with fun and games. Whether it was playing tag on the playground or challenging our friends at sports competitions, we had an abundance of energy that frequently seemed inexhaustible. Today, however, that is often not the case, as more and more children fall victim to an unfortunate side effect of modern living: childhood obesity. As junk food and technology have become more prevalent in our kid’s lives, physical activity has plummeted – creating a public health crisis that needs to be addressed. With this unhealthy trend i ..read more

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Lately, likely due to the increased coverage on television and in social media, many people have been coming in to see me saying they have poor attention, they can’t focus, and they think they may have ADHD. Some do, some don’t. When they do have it, the best treatment often isn’t what they were expecting. The media portrays ADHD treatment one way, pediatricians frequently treat it another way, and the complex nature of why you might not be able to concentrate leads to a lot of confusion about it. While individuals may feel like they can’t focus, not everyone who comes in needs treatment speci ..read more

Since gender reassignment has become a hot topic in the past few years, we are seeing higher numbers of younger-aged children in our clinic who are questioning their birth gender. Gender dysphoria (the strong feeling that a person doesn’t identify with the biological gender they were born with, when it causes them distress, and when they have felt this way for at least six months) can happen as early as age 4, although most transgender people don’t begin to feel a disconnect with their gender until puberty begins and their body starts changing. Now, however, a greater number of children are co ..read more

The holidays are a time to enjoy family, friends, and good cheer, but as we go through this joyous season, many of us struggle with mental health challenges and stress due to a combination of social obligations, financial burdens, and other factors. From going to festive events we may have little interest in attending, to having to make room for extra family members or guests in our homes, the pressures of the holidays can weigh heavy on mental wellbeing. Finding meaningful ways to manage these stressors, such as setting boundaries and taking mental health days off from shopping sprees or othe ..read more

For this month’s Consult The Expert interview, I spoke with Seth Grobman, Psy.D., a clinical psychologist here at The Anxiety Center. Dr. Grobman has been practicing traditionally for more than twenty years. When the covid pandemic hit, he pivoted to telehealth so he could continue to treat patients during the shutdowns. Today, telehealth is still very much a part of his practice, as it is with the other clinicians in our office. “So far, telehealth doesn’t seem to be going away after the pandemic, the way the work from home model has changed to require staff to work in an office setting,“ Dr ..read more

For this month’s Consult The Expert interview, we talked with Dr. Andrew Rosen, the founder of The Center for Treatment of Anxiety and Mood Disorders. Dr. Rosen has been a practicing clinician for over forty years, so he is well-versed in the changes that have taken place regarding mental health challenges over the decades. As such, he wanted to discuss something that may be a little controversial – namely the breakdown of family and tradition in a culture of influential media and news coverage, along with how this is affecting people’s values, mindset, and beliefs. Dr. Rosen, you mention a br ..read more

This month, I spoke with Brittany Schulman, Psy.D for our Consult The Expert interview. She’s a licensed clinical psychologist here at the Center and has a special interest in diagnosing and treating Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Most of us have at least a vague understanding of ADHD, but may not really know much about  the condition, so I first asked Dr. Schulman to tell us what ADHD encompasses. “ADHD is a neurodevelopmental disorder that first occurs in childhood,” she answered. “Research has shown that there is a difference in the brain chemistry of people with ADHD ..read more