CHICAGO (NewsNation) Want a good excuse to watch a horror movie this Halloween? Well, you might be, because researchers have found that watching horror movies can actually reduce stress in everyday life. “Never underestimate the therapeutic benefits of a good horror movie,” said forensic psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Bober. Watching horror films activates the body’s threat …
In 2017, Multnomah County hired a psychiatrist to lead its move to the downtown jail, applauded by disability rights advocates who said it would improve mental health care. Five years later, this psychiatrist left. WW has learned. The position has disappeared from the budget documents. The county won’t say why. It’s not a good situation, …
A British Columbia psychiatrist has permanently surrendered her medical license in response to a complaint about her treatment of a PTSD patient participating in a clinical trial of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy, CBC News has learned. Donna Dryer of Cortes Island irrevocably resigned her registration on Aug. 1 and received a formal reprimand after admitting to unprofessional …
A British Columbia psychiatrist has permanently surrendered her medical license in response to a complaint about her treatment of a PTSD patient participating in a clinical trial of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy, CBC News has learned. Donna Dryer of Cortes Island irrevocably resigned her registration on Aug. 1 and received a formal reprimand after admitting to unprofessional …