Robert London M.D.

A New Idea to Combat Workplace Stress: Mental Health Days

If employers allow for sick days, why not institute "Mental Health Days"? Doing so could minimize workplace depression and help to destigmatize mental health conditions.

If employers allow for sick days, why not institute "Mental Health Days"? Doing so could minimize workplace depression and help to destigmatize mental health conditions.

Fear of Man's Best Friend: A Self-Help Strategy that Works

Unlike other phobias, such as fear of elevators or fear of flying, a dog phobia can be effectively cured by a motivated patient himself, using cognitive-behavioral therapy tools and techniques. All it takes is self-awareness, patience, time, and a willing friend with a dog.

Unlike other phobias, such as fear of elevators or fear of flying, a dog phobia can be effectively cured by a motivated patient himself, using cognitive-behavioral therapy tools and techniques. All it takes is self-awareness, patience, time, and a willing friend with a dog.

Decluttering — Is it Therapy?

Decluttering experts, also known as professional organizers, are engaged in a process with their clients that is very much akin to cognitive-behavioral work. Too often, we psychologists and psychiatrists turn up our noses at such helping professions.

Decluttering experts, also known as professional organizers, are engaged in a process with their clients that is very much akin to cognitive-behavioral work. Too often, we psychologists and psychiatrists turn up our noses at such helping professions.

A Mind-Body Approach to Dermatology Conditions

Psychiatrists and psychologists trained in mind-body approaches to health can play a key role in helping patients with such conditions as eczema, psoriasis, and neurodermatitis. Using creative visualizing and cognitive techniques, a trained professional can help such patients recover faster from debilitating skin problems.

Psychiatrists and psychologists trained in mind-body approaches to health can play a key role in helping patients with such conditions as eczema, psoriasis, and neurodermatitis. Using creative visualizing and cognitive techniques, a trained professional can help such patients recover faster from debilitating skin problems.

Short-term cognitive behavioral techniques are highly effective for curbing obsessive thoughts.

Learning to Be Assertive -- Part II

Using a combined guided imagery and desensitization technique can be of great help when working with people who feel insecure, fearful, and lack confidence in social and professional settings. When used in conjunction with the behavioral-cognitive techniques discussed in Part I of this blog, this is an excellent and highly successful approach to assertiveness training and yields good and measurable results.

Using a combined guided imagery and desensitization technique can be of great help when working with people who feel insecure, fearful, and lack confidence in social and professional settings. When used in conjunction with the behavioral-cognitive techniques discussed in Part I of this blog, this is an excellent and highly successful approach to assertiveness training and yields good and measurable results.