This message was sent to ##Email## April 4, 2017     Home  |   Understanding the Facts  |   Finding Help  |   Living and Thriving Subscribe  |   Archive  |   Advertise      ADAA NEWS Anxiety and Depression Conference 2017 We Look Forward to Seeing You in San Francisco This Week! ADAA San Francisco — April 6-9 Hilton San Francisco Union Square You can still register online or onsite! ADAA Is Growing! ADAA ADAA announces two new full-time positions — a Marketing and Membership Manager and a Senior Education Manager — both in our Silver Spring office. We invite you to review our current job openings and to help spread the word. ADAA Members ADAA Meet Jessica Maples-Keller, PhD, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta Georgia Member since 2015 I attended my first ADAA conference during graduate school in 2013, at the suggestion of my wonderful mentors Drs. Barbara Rothbaum and Kerry Ressler. Attending my first ADAA conference, I was grateful for the suggestion because I felt that I found my professional home. Within our field, many often note the importance of basic science informing applied science, and research informing practice and vice versa, but these can be difficult bridges to construct—however, ADAA does a great job at both of these goals. I love attending conferences and feel that the dialogue between these areas is very strong. At every conference, I've learned cutting edge information that informs my research as well as my clinical practice. I also really enjoy the sense of community and connecting with colleagues who work in similar areas. I look forward to continuing to be involved in ADAA in the future! Congratulations to Dr. Maples-Keller — the 2017 Donald F. Klein Early Career Investigator Award recipient!    SPONSORED CONTENT Promoted by Freespira What is Freespira? A drug-free, 4-week at-home treatment for panic attacks with lasting results NEW! Published 12-month results of the Freespira Multi-Center study Consider Freespira for non-responders to CBT Hear from other Freespira trained clinicians   ADAA Members in the News ADAA 04/03/2017 Want to Help Your Kid Ace the Big Tests? Make Them Laugh, Not Study, Miami Herald, Karen Cassiday 03/29/2017 How to Feel at Home on the Road, The New York Times, Patricia Thornton 03/28/2017 Putting Agoraphobia Behind You, U.S. News & World Report, Karen Cassiday 03/28/2017 Police: Thwarted Maryland School Shooter Referenced Columbine, Newtown Attacks in Her Diary, NBC News, Mary Alvord 03/28/2017 In Times of Change, How to Deal with the Daily Wave of Worry, National Public Radio (Here and Now), Michelle Newman 03/10/17 How You Can Help a Friend with Social Anxiety, ATTN:, Jennifer Shannon Just Released — New Member Publications ADAA Don't Feed the Monkey Mind: How to Stop the Cycle of Anxiety, Fear and Worry, Jennifer Shannon, New Harbinger Press, April 2017. Learn more. Conquer Negative Thinking for Teens: A Workbook to Break the Nine Thought Habits That Are Holding You Back, by Mary Karapetian Alvord, Instant Help, 2017. Learn more. 'My ADAA' — New Member-Only Online Community ADAA ADAA is pleased to announce the launch of its new online member-only community portal. This is a wonderful member benefit that we invite the ADAA community to enjoy. Share your publications and research. Network and collaborate with your peers. Ask and answer questions. Sign up today! To log in, click here and use your ADAA Membership email and login password. Guidelines and general instructions are posted in the community. If you do not know your password, please email lpatterson@adaa.org. Let's connect! Depression and Anxiety ADAA Depression and Anxiety, the official journal of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, is available online. ADAA members can subscribe at no charge. The journal welcomes original research and synthetic review articles covering neurobiology (genetics and neuroimaging), epidemiology, experimental psychopathology, and treatment (psychotherapeutic and pharmacologic) aspects of mood and anxiety disorders, and related phenomena in humans. Learn more about the Journal and member subscription. ADAA Consumer Community News ADAA Mental Health Apps Mental health apps can be effective in making therapy more accessible, efficient, and portable. To select an app, read the reviews by ADAA members. These volunteer reviewers are mental health professionals with degrees in psychology, medicine, social work, and counseling; they are not involved in the development or marketing of mobile apps. Just posted: Review of iCBT app. ADAA Consumer Blog Posts ADAA blog posts (both for consumers and professionals) are now enabled to accept comments. People can post comments (and share posts) on all blog posts. If you are an ADAA member and would like to host a webinar or write a blog for the consumer or professional community, please reach out to lbram@adaa.org. We also invite you to share information about ADAA's free online peer-to-peer group with your clients. ADAA Professional Webinars ADAA ADAA is now approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 687 for 1 CE contact hour. ADAA webinars are also approved by the American Psychological Association and New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work for 1 continuing education contact hour. April 26 | Noon – 1 p.m. ET Apps for Therapy, Therapists, and Self-Help: A Refresher Featuring: Simon Rego, PsyD, ABPP, ACT The aim of this webinar is to provide a refresher on the use of apps in clinical practice, first by giving an update on the adoption and use of apps, then by reviewing the risks and benefits associated with using apps in clinical practice, and finally, by highlighting some of the most popular mental health apps. Despite the numerous advances that have been made in the field, many experts (e.g., Kazdin & Blase, 2011) believe that mental health professionals are not likely to reduce the prevalence, incidence and burden of mental illness without a major shift in intervention research and clinical practice. May 10 | Noon – 1 p.m. ET Strategies for Delivering AFFIRMative Cognitive Behavior Therapy to LGBTQ+ Youth Featuring: Shelley L. Craig, PhD, RSW, LCSW and Ashley Austin, PhD, LCSW This webinar will focus on AFFIRM, a LGBTQ+ youth-specific version of Cognitive Behavior Therapy that has been adapted to ensure (a) an affirming stance toward LGBTQ+ identities, (b) recognition and awareness of LGBTQ+-specific sources of stress, and (c) the delivery of CBT content within an affirming, developmentally relevant and trauma-informed framework. AFFIRM helps clients to identify and challenge internalized stigma and negative core beliefs in a safe and supportive clinical context. Participants will be introduced to the skills associated with several core components of AFFIRM including Case Conceptualization, Psychoeducation, Modifying Thinking, and Behavioral Activation, LGBTQ+ youth learn to counter stress, develop support, and engage in healthy coping. May 23 | Noon – 1 p.m. ET Addressing Perfectionism Across Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Learning to Live by Values Instead of by Rules Featuring: Lynne Siqueland, PhD Fortunately, CBT has much to offer perfectionistic youth. In this webinar, Dr. Lynne Siqueland (based on the Master Clinician workshop presented at Anxiety and Depression Conference 2017 with Dr. Deborah Ledley) will share strategies for working with this challenging population. Children and teens with very high standards and expectations for themselves often do not want or are fearful of challenging their thinking or changing their behavior. Furthermore, high standards tend to be positively reinforced by families, schools, and society. With this in mind, this webinar will discuss ways to build rapport and engage this challenging population in treatment. Please note: All ADAA webinars are approved by the American Psychological Association, NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 687, and New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work for 1 continuing education contact hour. View/register for all upcoming webinars. Questions/Suggestions for topics? Please contact Mary Gies, MSW, ADAA Program Director     .  SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT        RESEARCH AND PRACTICE NEWS Depression is now the world's most widespread illness Fortune Chances are, you or someone you know has grappled with depression. The global rate of disorder, which the World Health Organization defines as a "persistent sadness and a loss of interest in activities that people normally enjoy, accompanied by an inability to carry out daily activities for two weeks or more," has risen by more than 18 percent since 2005, according to the agency.  READ MORE NICU moms with mental health issues may be less ready to leave Psych Central New mothers with a history of mental health disorders whose babies are in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) tend to feel less ready for discharge from the hospital compared to NICU mothers without a mental health history, according to a new study published in the Journal of Pediatrics.  READ MORE Not all patients will recognize they have depression, anxiety Healio Many patients will come to see primary care physicians reporting a range of symptoms, but the real reason for the patient's visit in many cases is anxiety or depression, according to a presentation at the ACP Internal Meeting.  READ MORE A tiny spot in mouse brains may explain how breathing calms the mind National Public Radio Take a deep breath in through your nose, and slowly let it out through your mouth. Do you feel calmer? Controlled breathing like this can combat anxiety, panic attacks and depression. It's one reason so many people experience tranquility after meditation or a pranayama yoga class. How exactly the brain associates slow breathing with calmness and quick breathing with nervousness, though, has been a mystery.  READ MORE    MISSED AN ISSUE OF ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION INSIGHTS? VISIT AND SEARCH THE ARCHIVE TODAY. Blood test can help determine best medication for depression Psych Central A new blood testing procedure appears to give physicians the ability to determine which antidepressant medication is more likely to help a person overcome clinical depression. UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers believe their findings will help the medical field move beyond what has essentially been a guessing game of prescribing antidepressants.  READ MORE Anxiety among college students on the rise Inside Higher Ed More than half of the college students who visited their campus counseling centers during the 2015-16 academic year reported symptoms of anxiety, according to a survey by the Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors. This marks the seventh year in a row that anxiety has been the top complaint among students seeking mental health services.  READ MORE Playing video games may help treat depression UPI Researchers at the University of California Davis are using video games and brain training applications to treat depression. The study found that not only can video games potentially treat depression, but when participants are reminded to play games, they are more likely to play more often and increase time playing, which may help patients gain further benefit from the treatment, though the researchers did not measure that.  READ MORE Trauma as a teen may boost depression risk around menopause HealthDay News Women who suffered trauma and stress during their teens have a greater risk of depression during the years leading into menopause, a new study suggests. Depression is common during these midlife years, the period called perimenopause. But whether certain women might be at higher risk has been unclear.  READ MORE Tanning's allure tied to other addictions and disorders HealthDay News People who seem to have a deep tan year-round — whether from the sun or indoor tanning — may be "addicted" to tanning. And new research suggests there's also a link between such tanning and other addictions. "People who were tanning-dependent were six times as likely to have a history of alcohol dependence, and were almost three times as likely to have seasonal affective disorder," said study leader Brenda Cartmel.  READ MORE Psychologists enlist machine learning to help diagnose depression University of Texas at Austin via EuerkAlert! Is it possible to detect who might be vulnerable to depression before its onset using brain imaging? David Schnyer, a cognitive neuroscientist and professor of psychology at The University of Texas at Austin, believes it may be. But identifying its telltale signs is no simpler matter.  READ MORE    POPULAR MEDIA Immigration, trauma and the power of faith Care for your Mind Farha Abbasi writes: Imagine being alone in a new country — unable to speak the language, surrounded by an unfamiliar culture and forced to leave your entire life behind. This is the reality for many immigrants around the world. In the year 2000, I left Pakistan to come to the U.S. Although I immigrated willingly to pursue a career in medicine, the experience was painful and frightening nonetheless.  READ MORE    TRENDING ARTICLES Missed last week's issue? See which articles your colleagues read most. How depression and anxiety go hand in hand (U.S. News & World Report) Researchers use probiotic bacteria in yogurt to reverse depression symptoms (The Medical News) Yoga may ease tough depression (HealthDay News) Bipolar disorder adherence, relapse benefit from psychosocial intervention (Psychiatry Advisor) Don't be left behind. 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