Elizabeth Seng Ph.D.

About

Elizabeth Seng, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Psychology, Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology at Yeshiva University.

Recent Posts

The Catastrophe of Pain Catastrophizing

Thought patterns matter in chronic pain. However, some use that fact to dismiss and minimize the experience of people living with chronic pain.

What Pain Acceptance Really Means

What psychologists mean when they refer to "pain acceptance."

People With Migraine Don't Have Attacks to Inconvenience You

Migraine costs American employers billions of dollars annually, but it is easier to blame people with migraine than to work together to find solutions.

The Stigma of Migraine Is a Problem

People with and without migraine will learn about migraine stigma from our new epidemiologic research, and strategies to combat migraine stigma in your life.

Resilience in Action

People with migraine develop remarkable resilience and offer lessons for everyone managing unpredictability.

5 Tips to Get Through to Your Doctor

Doctors don't always get the diagnosis right. Here's how we as patients can help them figure it out.

Why Is a Psychologist Interested in Migraine?

I will let you in on a secret: Psychologists can help people with migraine with a lot more than just treating depression and anxiety.

Banishing the Boring Migraine Lifestyle

Is migraine killing your social life? You do not have to choose between a life of joy and managing migraine.

Your Pain Is Legitimate

If therapy helps, is my chronic pain real? The science of how your chronic pain is real and can be improved through behavior change.

5 Ways to Tell if Your Pain Is Nociplastic

Do you have pain that just can't be explained? It may be nociplastic.