Is the Pressure to Be Perfect Making People Mentally Sick?
Growth in the prevalence of social media and screen time has corresponded with a rise in the rates of depression, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and other mental illnesses. Is this a coincidence, or is there a correlation between the increase in mental illness and the increase in societal pressures to appear and act a certain way?
We invited one of the world’s foremost authorities on anxiety — Dr. Josh Spitalnick — to participate in an educational webinar to discuss anxiety and how healthcare providers can take action to better help their patients suffering from mental illness.
All About Anxiety
In the webinar, Dr. Spitalnick joined John Letter, Proem CEO, to discuss:
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The current state of depression and generalized anxiety disorder in America, particularly among youth.
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The many types of anxiety that can be made worse by societal pressures, including OCD, social anxiety, separation anxiety and eating disorders.
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Evidence-based practices for treating anxiety disorders.
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Screening and assessment tools that can help identify, assess and monitor these conditions.
Moderator
John Letter
Chief Executive Officer
John Letter is an experienced healthcare executive serving most recently as the President and COO of a successful population health company in the sleep health space. John works tirelessly to help teams achieve sustainable growth while over-delivering on customer promises each day. At Proem, John is responsible for overall strategic direction, working alongside an incredible team focused on building digital health tools to help providers get the right answers, diagnoses and outcomes for their patients the first time. John and his wife reside in Atlanta and have two grown children.
Speaker
Josh Spitalnick, Ph.D, ABPP
Anxiety Specialists of Atlanta
Dr. Josh Spitalnick is Chief Executive Officer and Owner of Anxiety Specialists of Atlanta. He is a Board Certified (ABPP) Licensed Clinical Psychologist and specializes in providing Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to treat adolescents, adults, and families who are struggling with many of the common issues people face, including anxiety, depression, stress, health and medical issues, and relationship difficulties. As a CBT psychologist, Dr. Spitalnick is uniquely trained to provide Exposure-based Therapies, which are recognized as some of the most evidence-based approaches for treating anxiety disorders, including Social Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Phobias, Panic, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.



