Harvard Mental Health Letter articles from October 2003

Harvard Mental Health Letter archives from October 2003

Beyond shyness and stage fright: Social anxiety disorder.
October 1, 2003... Irrational fear of personal rejection constricts and damages lives, but it can be dispelled with treatment. Nearly half of Americans describe themselves as shy, and most of us can be nervous when we have to face an audience. But for a...

Cognitive behavioral therapy for schizophrenia.
October 1, 2003... The use of psychotherapy in the treatment of schizophrenic patients has gone into a long decline. In the 1950s, discouraging results of controlled psychotherapy studies began to come in while apparently effective antipsychotic medications were...

Preventing aggression in children.
October 1, 2003... A study of more than 11,000 New York public school children shows some patterns in the development of aggressive behavior and attitudes during the six years of elementary school, along with the effects of a program designed to reduce school...

In Brief - Dementia and a diagnostic dilemma.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... A French study raises some difficult questions for scientists trying to understand the relationship between cerebrovascular disease and Alzheimer's disease. This study shows that a surprisingly large number of people have a mixture of...

Questions & Answers.(intellectual complications of anorexia nervosa)
October 1, 2003... Q The physical, emotional, and family problems of people with anorexia nervosa are pretty well-known. Do people with this disorder have problems with their intellectual functioning? A Yes, they do. Starvation is not good for the brain. ...