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Author Archives: Holly LaSalle-Ricci, Ph.D.

Friday, March 2, 2012

ATTENTION SHOP-A-HOLICS: You Can’t Buy Happiness

Do family and friends worry about your spending? Do you open a new line of credit at every opportunity? Do you shop every day, sometimes several times a day?  If you answered yes to these questions, you may be a … Continue reading

Posted in Addiction, Uncategorized | Leave a comment
Monday, February 13, 2012

Diagnosing Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Is ADHD over-diagnosed in children? ADHD is often misdiagnosed because many clinicians provide the ADHD “label” following a five-minute interview or administering a ten-item questionnaire. Not surprisingly, these superficial assessments result in misdiagnoses. ADHD Continue reading →

Posted in Child Psychiatry | 3 Comments
Thursday, January 26, 2012

Are You A Hoarder?

We have recently developed an innovative method for treating a common symptom of several disorders, the compulsive hoarding of objects. Hoarding is defined as the acquisition of, and inability to discard, items that most people feel have little or no … Continue reading

Posted in Anxiety, OCD | Leave a comment