Archive for the ‘Anti Depressants-Sleeping Aid’ Category

HOW BDD AFFECTS LIVES: POOR QUALITY OF LIFE | Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

People with BDD have very poor quality of life. Most feel distressed, don’t get much enjoyment or satisfaction from life, and have difficulty functioning at work, in school, socially, and in other important areas of their life. I’ve studied quality of life in my two series of people with BDD. Both studies used a standard [...]

IMPROVING BODY IMAGE IN BDD | Tuesday, March 15th, 2011

Several studies have investigated whether body image improves when BDD is treated. Dr. Rosen’s study of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) evaluated body image before and after CBT treatment using a subscale of the MBSRQ. After treatment, the study participants felt more physically attractive and more satisfied with their appearance. In my study of fluoxetine versus [...]

GENETIC/NEUROBIOLOGICAL THEORIES: ARE CERTAIN BRAIN AREAS INVOLVED IN BDD? | Sunday, December 19th, 2010

Might BDD also involve certain brain regions—for example, regions that are rich in serotonin? That is, can subtle anomalies in certain brain structures be identified? Recent brain-imaging techniques have greatly advanced the search for abnormalities in brain structure and functioning in a variety of psychiatric disorders. To my knowledge, only one brain imaging study of [...]

LEARNING ABOUT MANAGEMENT OF STRESS | Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

The basis for the successful management of stress lies in our helping our brain to cope more effectively with the stream of disturbing impulses. Our brain sorts out the stream of impulses effectively if given moments of profound quietness, as in the meditation. Sleep works in a similar way but less effectively. Moments of profound [...]

STRESS: SEARCHING FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE | Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

Yearning Every now and then people come and consult me professionally, not because they are ill, but because they feel that they are missing out on something; they feel that their quality of life could be better. “Not a complaint for what I do not have; but a yearning for something better, and knowing that [...]

BODILY SYMPTOMS OF STRESS: IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME, NERVOUS URINATION AND MUSCLE TENSIONS | Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

Irritable bowel syndrome «I have to be careful about everything I eat. Just terribly careful. If I am at home it’s OK. I eat what I know I can manage. Go out anywhere, eat something different and it’s terrible. Pains in the tummy. Diarrhea. The evening is a disaster. Better to stay at home. But [...]