Sex, Anxiety, Security systems, Firearms control, interpreters, registration, international relations, Leadership, art education
Local Identifiers
15-0693
Title
SLCC Student Newspapers 2017-04-05
Description
The Globe, April 5, 2017, Spring '17 Issue 12.
Subjects
Examinations, Testing, Anxiety, Center for Arts & Media (South City Campus), South City Campus, rockets, gardening, Student Art Show, Clubs, art education, Showcases, air pollution
Local Identifiers
17-0014
Title
SLCC Student Newspapers 2021-08-06
Description
The Globe, August 6, 2021, Online Edition
Subjects
Mental health, health, COVID-19, pandemic, internal stress, stress, Anxiety, Salt Lake Community College, yoga, courses, education, teachers, Catalog
Local Identifiers
21-0711
Title
SLCC Student Newspapers 2021-08-20
Description
The Globe, August 20, 2021, Online Edition
Subjects
Students, Unhappiness, Depression (Mental state), COVID-19, pandemic, Salt Lake Community College, mental disorders, Anxiety, Suicide prevention, counseling, counselors, Mental health care
Local Identifiers
21-0721
Title
2022 - The Chemical Imbalance Myth: Practical Applications for Calming the Amygdala in Treating Anxiety and PTSD - Oral Presentation
Description
It was long hypothesized that anxiety and depressive disorders (and many other mental illnesses) were caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain. More specifically, the “chemical imbalance” theory presumed that serotonin, a neurotransmitter in the brain, was below normal levels, causing anxiety and depressive disorders. However, over the last ten years, independent research has continually shown the chemical imbalance theory to be false. Furthermore, independent research has shown that medications used to “correct” the imbalance are largely ineffective. Many performed no better than placebos, and it was discovered that drug companies were spending twice as much on marketing as they were on actual research to persuade the public of the theory. In 2008, the New England Journal of Medicine published that 88 percent of clinical trials that showed the drugs didn’t work either weren’t published in medical journals or were presented as positive findings. Examples of this type of misleading marketing from major anti-anxiety medication companies are included in this literature review, as well as current research on how it has hurt patient outcomes. Thus, the central question asked in this literature review is: if this theory is incorrect, what theory and research should be the foundation of our investigations to solve the problems of anxiety, PTSD, and depressive disorders? Findings from studies to calm the Amygdala are presented and analyzed for future applications with the Stellate Ganglion Block. The utilization of fMRI scans in combination with this procedure is being analyzed for future research as well as practical inpatient and outpatient psychiatric intervention. This is a video of the presentation, "The Chemical Imbalance Myth: Practical Applications for Calming the Amygdala in Treating Anxiety and PTSD" given at the 2022 Undergraduate Projects & Research Conference at Salt Lake Community College. The presenters: Ammon Love & Xin Zhao. The video can be accessed via YouTube here: https://youtu.be/9j4ZLD551d4
