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2 days ago | 
psychiatrictimes.com | Arash Javanbakht
When teaching residents, I remind them of the 2 essential DSM diagnostic criteria required for any mental illness diagnosis: dysfunction and distress. Yet most current treatments—pharmacological or therapeutic—focus predominantly on distress.1 In my area of expertise, trauma and anxiety, medications reduce autonomic arousal and nightmares, while psychodynamic, cognitive, and exposure therapies target guilt, shame, and traumatic memories. Still, real-world functioning too often remains untouched.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Arash Javanbakht
Heart in your throat. Butterflies in your stomach. Bad gut feeling. These are all phrases many people use to describe fear and anxiety. You have likely felt anxiety inside your chest or stomach, and your brain usually doesn’t hurt when you’re scared. Many cultures tie cowardice and bravery more to the heart or the guts than to the brain. But science has traditionally seen the brain as the birthplace and processing site of fear and anxiety.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
psypost.org | Arash Javanbakht
“I am definitely not following the news anymore,” one patient told me when I asked about her political news consumption in the weeks before the 2024 U.S. presidential election. This conversation happened around the time I talked with a local TV channel about why we saw fewer political yard signs during this year’s election season, compared with past ones. I am a psychiatrist who studies and treats fear and anxiety.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
psychiatrictimes.com | Arash Javanbakht |Matthew Robinson |Tory Woodard |Michael Asbach
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
psychiatrictimes.com | Arash Javanbakht |Matthew Robinson |Michael Asbach |Tory Woodard
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Jan 5, 2025 | 
thefulcrum.us | Arash Javanbakht
“I am definitely not following the news anymore,” one patient told me when I asked about her political news consumption in the weeks before the 2024 U.S. presidential election. This conversation happened around the time I talked with a local TV channel about why we saw fewer political yard signs during this year’s election season, compared with past ones. I am a psychiatrist who studies and treats fear and anxiety.
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Dec 27, 2024 | 
indianacapitalchronicle.com | Arash Javanbakht
7:00 Commentary “I am definitely not following the news anymore,” one patient told me when I asked about her political news consumption in the weeks before the 2024 U.S. presidential election. This conversation happened around the time I talked with a local TV channel about why we saw fewer political yard signs during this year’s election season, compared with past ones. I am a psychiatrist who studies and treats fear and anxiety.
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Dec 27, 2024 | 
dcreport.org | Arash Javanbakht
Fear and Division Are Pushing Americans Away“I am definitely not following the news anymore,” one patient told me when I asked about her political news consumption in the weeks before the 2024 U.S. presidential election. This conversation happened around the time I talked with a local TV channel about why we saw fewer political yard signs during this year’s election season, compared with past ones. I am a psychiatrist who studies and treats fear and anxiety.
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Dec 19, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Arash Javanbakht
“I am definitely not following the news anymore,” one patient told me when I asked about her political news consumption in the weeks before the 2024 U.S. presidential election. This conversation happened around the time I talked with a local TV channel about why we saw fewer political yard signs during this year’s election season, compared with past ones. I am a psychiatrist who studies and treats fear and anxiety.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
sfgate.com | Arash Javanbakht
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)(THE CONVERSATION) Heart in your throat. Butterflies in your stomach. Bad gut feeling. These are all phrases many people use to describe fear and anxiety. You have likely felt anxiety inside your chest or stomach, and your brain usually doesn’t hurt when you’re scared. Many cultures tie cowardice and bravery more to the heartor the guts than to the brain.
