Garth Kroeker

I strongly recommend a new book by Cambridge psychologist Sander van der Linden, entitled Foolproof: why misinformation infects our minds an...

 Joe Moran's book is a nice exploration of various historical figures (such as authors, poets, and musicians) who had what he calls &quo...

In my last post, I was discussing a technique of practicing exposure to recordings of upsetting thoughts. This same idea can be applied to...

Worries, ruminations, intrusive thoughts, and obsessional thoughts can be a terrible source of suffering.  If they are mild or infrequent, t...

I read a recent review last week which warned against the use of quetiapine for treating non-psychotic mood disorders. Yet, I believe ther...

I've written a post about N-acetylcysteine before ( http://garthkroeker.blogspot.ca/2009/09/n-acetylcysteine-for-treatment-of.html ), wh...

The treatment of anxiety disorders, particularly panic disorder, should emphasize behavioural and cognitive therapy, exercise, lifestyle fac...

There are various research articles done in the past which describe rates of change in psychotherapy patients, some studies for example desc...

Piracetam is a so-called "nootropic" drug, a substance which supposedly helps improve cognitive functioning.  It is available with...

There have been a variety of studies in the literature showing that pregabalin is effective for treating generalized anxiety. The latest ...

Here's another simple research finding, published recently in Science by Sian Beilock:  students who spent ten minutes--immediately befo...

Blanco et al. published this study in the March 2010 issue of Archives of General Psychiatry.  Here's a link to the abstract: http://ww...

While in the midst of an epidemic, a great deal of anxiety arises in the population. Anxiety can lead to an exaggerated or inaccurate percep...

So-called "mindfulness" techniques have been recommended in the treatment of a variety of problems, including chronic physical pai...

This is a topic I was meaning to write a post about for some time. I encountered this topic while doing some social psychology reading last...