For many, the holiday season produces stress and anxiety that can amplify behavioral problems or lead to uncharacteristic behavior. UCLA has experts who can help explain the issues.

 

Timothy Fong, co-director of the UCLA Impulse Control Disorders Clinic, comments regularly on issues related to compulsive behavior, depression and psychotherapy. [Full bio]

Media contact:

Mark Wheeler | 310-794-2265 | mwheeler@mednet.ucla.edu

 

Emanuel Maidenberg, clinical coordinator for the UCLA Anxiety Disorders Program, is an expert on coping with stress and anxiety related to events like job loss and terrorism. [Full bio]

Media contact:

Mark Wheeler | 310-794-2265 | mwheeler@mednet.ucla.edu

 

Ian Cook, director of depression research at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA, is an expert on the diagnosis and treatment of depression. [Full bio]

Media contact:

Mark Wheeler | 310-794-2265 | mwheeler@mednet.ucla.edu

 

Richard Rawson, associate director of the Integrated Substance Abuse Programs at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA, is an expert on addiction and its links to depression and anxiety. [Full bio]

Media contact:

Mark Wheeler | 310-794-2265 | mwheeler@mednet.ucla.edu