by Chris Gilbert, MD, PhD | Jun 29, 2022 | Featured, Homepage, Psychology Today
2. Listen to what people say about you. The percentage of adults with recent symptoms of anxiety or depression increased from 36.4 to 41.5 percent in the U.S. between August 2020 and February 2021, with the largest increases among adults 18 to 29, according to... by Chris Gilbert, MD, PhD | Jun 10, 2022 | Featured, Homepage, Psychology Today
“There is no important reality other than inner reality.” An ever-growing body of research shows that trauma can bring post-traumatic growth. In a 2019 study published in Health and Social Works, for example, 99 percent of survivors of serious road trauma... by Chris Gilbert, MD, PhD | Jun 3, 2022 | Featured, Homepage, Psychology Today
Personal Perspective: Interviews that touched us the most on our way to Ukraine As my husband, Eric Haseltine, and I left Los Angeles last month to interview Ukrainian refugees in Germany, Poland, Czechia, and Ukraine, we had no idea that this trip would make such a... by Chris Gilbert, MD, PhD | Apr 8, 2022 | Featured, Homepage, Psychology Today
Personal Perspective: There are many health benefits associated with hugs. To reduce anxiety, a lot of people self-medicate with alcohol, drugs, or prescription anti-anxiety medications, but they forget about a built-in tool everybody has, a superpower hidden... by Chris Gilbert, MD, PhD | Feb 18, 2022 | Featured, Homepage, Psychology Today
Examining medical conditions that partially overlap with a mysterious illness. On February 10th, 2022, the UT Southwestern Medical Center’s Peter J. O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute organized a day of conferences on the condition known widely as...