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Even though it’s not a high-stress part of the year for college students, the college experience can be incredible anxiety-inducing. The Daily Texan recently interviewed Dr. Diana Damer and several other mental health experts about anxiety . “Everyone has a tendency to focus on negative comments and experiences but with anxiety and depression, you see more of that cognitive distortion,” Dr. Damer says.

Did you catch ATCA therapist Dr. Marianne Stout’s piece on self-kindness and self-love in Austin Lifestyle? It’s a great read. An excerpt appears here and you can click on the image to view the full article online (page 12).

COVID has affected our lives in many ways, but the Anxiety Treatment Center of Austin is helping to reduce some of those effects with a New York Magazine interview about COVID and fear of needles that ran last week. An excerpt appears here and you can click on the image to view the full article online.

ATCA’s popular Anxious in Austin podcast talks drugs with respected psychiatrist Dr. Asad Kirmani. If you’re curious about psychiatry and the use of pharma in mental health, take a listen! Dr. Kirmani specializes in mood and anxiety disorders.

Our very own Dr. Ryan Douglas was on the news last night talking about PTSD. PTSD is a hot topic right now after presidential candidate...

Recent Movie Theater Shooting Causes Jitters   Fox Austin has archived Dr. Damer’s interview, but you can visit them at...

Dr. Diana Damer interviewed on KEYE TV: KEYE has archived the interview, but you can visit them at http://www.keyetv.com/

Dr. Tobis was mentioned in mySanAntonio news for her work with OCD and the recent OCD TEXAS conference. You can read about it here .

“Many people think that situations and events cause our emotional stresses, but it’s really our beliefs, thoughts and interpretations that shape our perception of such things,” Damer said. “Positive thinking is not the only solution to self-defeating thoughts. One must learn to be as positive as they can, while still being realistic.” www.dailytexanonline.com/person/diana-damer