Dr. David Rosmarin

Thank you.

Thank you.

It takes so much of the edge off as opposed to giving me more of a reason to be anxious about my anxiety. It normalizes and makes it so much more manageable. It's just a different, that different framework. It's kind of like having glasses that are like a different color. It just changes the whole view of everything around you. And by the way, it's not just the parents and the teachers.

It takes so much of the edge off as opposed to giving me more of a reason to be anxious about my anxiety. It normalizes and makes it so much more manageable. It's just a different, that different framework. It's kind of like having glasses that are like a different color. It just changes the whole view of everything around you. And by the way, it's not just the parents and the teachers.

It takes so much of the edge off as opposed to giving me more of a reason to be anxious about my anxiety. It normalizes and makes it so much more manageable. It's just a different, that different framework. It's kind of like having glasses that are like a different color. It just changes the whole view of everything around you. And by the way, it's not just the parents and the teachers.

It actually comes from the medical profession. Something crazy happened last summer. Something very unfortunate. What happened?

It actually comes from the medical profession. Something crazy happened last summer. Something very unfortunate. What happened?

It actually comes from the medical profession. Something crazy happened last summer. Something very unfortunate. What happened?

Well, there was a federally funded panel of physicians in the United States who came up with, I think it was in some ways, I think it was well-intended and I think it was a good idea to screen all patients at their annual PCP visits, primary care physician visits, for anxiety.

Well, there was a federally funded panel of physicians in the United States who came up with, I think it was in some ways, I think it was well-intended and I think it was a good idea to screen all patients at their annual PCP visits, primary care physician visits, for anxiety.

Well, there was a federally funded panel of physicians in the United States who came up with, I think it was in some ways, I think it was well-intended and I think it was a good idea to screen all patients at their annual PCP visits, primary care physician visits, for anxiety.

Now, I have no problems with screening people for anxiety, but the way it's done, well, the recommendation was to use the GAD-2, which is a two-item measure. It asks how much anxiety have you had in the last two weeks and how much worry have you had in the last two weeks.

Now, I have no problems with screening people for anxiety, but the way it's done, well, the recommendation was to use the GAD-2, which is a two-item measure. It asks how much anxiety have you had in the last two weeks and how much worry have you had in the last two weeks.

Now, I have no problems with screening people for anxiety, but the way it's done, well, the recommendation was to use the GAD-2, which is a two-item measure. It asks how much anxiety have you had in the last two weeks and how much worry have you had in the last two weeks.

Well, the cutoff, who's going to say zero to any of those questions? Right. The cutoff was set at a zero, which means any modicum of anxiety or stress over the last two weeks is actually enough to flag a person today in their PCP office for clinical anxiety and treatment. What?

Well, the cutoff, who's going to say zero to any of those questions? Right. The cutoff was set at a zero, which means any modicum of anxiety or stress over the last two weeks is actually enough to flag a person today in their PCP office for clinical anxiety and treatment. What?

Well, the cutoff, who's going to say zero to any of those questions? Right. The cutoff was set at a zero, which means any modicum of anxiety or stress over the last two weeks is actually enough to flag a person today in their PCP office for clinical anxiety and treatment. What?

It's the latter, but it's actually both. We are definitely over-diagnosing lower levels of human stress and anxiety as a pathology, as opposed to something normal. I agree with you. Who have you met in the last two weeks who have had no anxiety and no worry?

It's the latter, but it's actually both. We are definitely over-diagnosing lower levels of human stress and anxiety as a pathology, as opposed to something normal. I agree with you. Who have you met in the last two weeks who have had no anxiety and no worry?

It's the latter, but it's actually both. We are definitely over-diagnosing lower levels of human stress and anxiety as a pathology, as opposed to something normal. I agree with you. Who have you met in the last two weeks who have had no anxiety and no worry?