Articles & Updates

Glenn Miller, M.D. is a weekly contributor to the Santa Barbara News-Press. His column, Healthy Mind – Healthy Future, can be found every Saturday on page A2. The topics for the column are often initiated by personal questions from the readership audience.

Bullying

“You don't have to be the loser kid in high school to be bullied. Bullying and being picked on comes in so many different forms.” – Lady Gaga Bullying is a widespread and serious problem that can happen anywhere: face-to-face, via the web, over the phone, or texting. It is not limited by age, gender, or level of education. Those who have...

The Multitasking Teen

"Multitasking is the art of distracting yourself from two things you’d rather not be doing by doing them simultaneously." - Eideteker Whether it is texting while talking on the cell phone, surfing the internet, or tuning into their iPod while studying, the modern day teenager is a...

The Fregoli Delusion

“A disorder in which a person holds a delusional belief that different people are in fact the same person” - Wiki What if your sister, your boyfriend, your boss and your next-door neighbor were really all the same person, who was constantly altering their appearance in order to fool you? Sufferers of Fregoli delusion believe (very, very...

Hypochondria

The hypochondriac's epitaph: "NOW will you believe me?" - Unknown Hypochondria, or as it is medically known, Hypochondriasis (sometimes referred to as ‘health phobia’ or ‘health anxiety’) is a condition in which a person believes that he or she is, or is likely to become, ill when no actual signs of illness can be identified. It...

Pyromania

"Fire drinks gasoline and excretes cinders, it fights for territory, it loves and hates…..Fire doesn't settle; fire doesn't tolerate; fire doesn't just get by." – Dan Wells While most young people have a fascination with fire the curiosity usually fades with age and with the understanding of the dangers of fire. However, a small...