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Sports fandom "meets a lot of psychological needs," says Sandy Capaldi, psychiatry professor and director of UPenn's Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety - chief among them, a sense of belonging. There can be drawbacks, too. Many fans are stressed and anxious during games. Capaldi says - and research backs that - only a sliver of fans suffer negative consequences or engage in…
"Getting access to treatment was bad enough before the pandemic, and it's only gotten worse," says the [CTSA]'s director, Dr. Lily Brown. "We keep adding staff but demand just keeps growing."
September 20, 2022: Dr. Sandy Capaldi on The fear of public places in the age of COVID
"The diagnosis [of agoraphobia] is given to people who are afraid of specific places or situations that might cause them to panic or feel trapped or embarrassed", said Sandy Capaldi, associate director for the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety. "What distinguishes agoraphobia from other anxiety disorders is the cause of the fear. Those living with this disorder are often worried they…
While for some the return of masks alleviates anxiety, others see it as “a little defeating,” said Danielle Cooper, assistant professor of clinical psychiatry and director of an intensive outpatient program for OCD at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine.
March 28, 2022: Dr. Hillary Ammon on How to Cope with Loneliness
"Loneliness is different from social isolation," said Hillary Ammon, PsyD, an assistant professor of clinical psychiatry in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. "Loneliness is a feeling of being alone, while social isolation is a lack of social connection to others."
The Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety offers a number of professional workshops for mental health practitioners who are looking to extend their training in empirically-supported treatments for anxiety disorders. Our current workshop offerings include Prolonged Exposure (PE) for PTSD, PE Supervisor Workshops, and Exposure and Response Prevention (EX/RP) for OCD, among others. Please visit our Training Opportunities page to learn more.
