DBT Skills 101: Mindfulness

DBT Skills 101: Mindfulness

While Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) was initially developed as a treatment for chronic suicidal individuals diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder, it has been proven effective as a treatment for a broad range of issues like substance abuse, depression,...
The Neuroscience of Anxiety & Anorexia

The Neuroscience of Anxiety & Anorexia

Think back to the last time you experienced feeling “hangry”—irritable, cranky or uncomfortable due to hunger. Perhaps it was when you had gone too long between meals, got held up in a lunch meeting or were engaging in a restrictive diet plan. This uncomfortable and...

CP Research Corner: Increase in Dieting and Fear of Weight Gain

Prevalence of dieting and fear of weight gain across ages: a community sample from adolescents to the elderly Margarita C. T. Slof‑Op ‘t Landt1  · Eric F. van Furth1,2 · Catharina E. M. van Beijsterveldt3  · Meike Bartels3  · Gonneke Willemsen3  · Eco J. de Geus3  ·...
Why Dieting Just Doesn’t Work

Why Dieting Just Doesn’t Work

Over hundreds and thousands of years, our ancestors developed adaptations to survive famine.  When faced with a dramatic shift in energy availability (i.e. decrease in food), the body responds with neurobiological, hormonal and metabolic changes.  So what does that...