THIS WEEK’S WEBINAR Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors: Helping Teens and Young Adults Manage Stress and Anxiety March 12, 2014 Presented by Rachel Strohl, Psy.D. Often teens and young adults who have trichotillomania or other related body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs) also… Continue Reading
THIS WEEK’S WEBINAR Getting Unstuck: How to Overcome Anxiety & Mood Problems with Behavioral Activation & Exposure February 26, 2014 Presented by Brian Chu, Ph.D. Problems with anxiety and depression often can be experienced by the same person, and distinguishing… Continue Reading
Medical researchers are hopeful that a new investigational drug being tested in clinical trials will prove to be an effective treatment for Tourette Syndrome – an inherited, misdiagnosed, misunderstood neurological disorder that presents in childhood and causes involuntary motor and… Continue Reading
THIS WEEK’S WEBINAR Treating Specific Phobias: When and How? February 12, 2014 Presented by Martin E. Franklin, Ph.D. Specific phobias such as fear of snakes, heights and medical procedures are among the most common mental health issues, and are associated… Continue Reading
I know there will be those who point out that Tourette’s itself is a neurological disorder and not a “mental illness,” but the fact is that when you add in the co-occuring disorders like OCD and anxiety, and the stress… Continue Reading
UPCOMING Treating Specific Phobias: When and How? February 12, 2014 Presented by Martin E. Franklin, Ph.D. More information about this webinar » Getting Unstuck: How to Overcome Anxiety & Mood Problems with Behavioral Activation & Exposure February 26, 2014 Presented… Continue Reading
I have been contemplating doing this for quite some time, but never really thought anyone would be interested or if I even could. I recently discovered the blog of a new friend of mine from church that I found quite… Continue Reading
Parents are often confused about the services potentially available to their special needs child. As a parent, how do you know if your child needs or is even eligible for services? From 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. EST on Wednesday, January… Continue Reading
The 2014 slate of the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders’ (NJCTS) Wednesday Webinar series will kick off with a bang on January 15 and 22 when note Tourette Syndrome and education expert Susan Conners, M.Ed., hosts… Continue Reading
Those of you with tics who have written to me often say that your noises bug you. Those of you without TS but who live with it say the sounds can drive you batty. I have nothing but sympathy for… Continue Reading