Teaching Youth to Cope with Media Exposure to Violence
How does exposure to death and violence affect our children? What parents, educators and mental health professionals can do to reduce the adverse impact on our kids.
View ArticleThe Future of Clinical Psychology
What neuroscience promises and the implications for clinicians and patients today.
View ArticleDay 6: Lee Jampolsky on Inspirational Psychology
Day 6 of the future of mental health interview series: Lee Jampolsky on inspirational psychology
View ArticleThe Rising Epidemic of Anxiety in Children and Teens
According to the Anxiety and Depression Disorders Association of America, anxiety disorders affect one in eight children. The impact on them, if untreated, is devastating!
View ArticleA Magic Word to Help Lower Your Anxiety!
Consistent with the highly popular cognitive therapy model, you can tame your anxious mind by being on the lookout for "trigger words" such as this one!
View ArticleHow self-inhibition leads to addiction
Addictive actions are never random. Get to know how you can predict and control them.
View ArticleHow Do We Measure Success In Treating Bipolar Disorder?
Using remission as the yardstick for measuring success has never produced results comparable to the ones associated with functionality assessments.
View ArticleDay 8: Henry Shukman on Buddhism and Healing
The future of mental health interview series continues with Henry Shukman on Buddhism and healing.
View ArticleThe New Demonic Possession
How we deal with the mentally ill depends what we think caused the disorder.
View ArticleReal People Talk About Therapy
Ever wondered what you might get out of therapy? Here's how talking with a professional changed the lives of people just like you.
View ArticleCan Visualization Techniques Treat Serious Diseases?
Learn how to harness your mind's power for psychological enrichment and physical benefits, too. Welcome to the fascinating field of psychoneuroimmunolgy (PNI).
View ArticleMental Rituals in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
What is the "Pure O" form of obsessive-compulsive disorder? Does it really exist? And can the best psychotherapy for OCD help if there are no obvious compulsions?
View ArticlePrisons Perpetuate Trauma in Female Inmates
Perpetrators of sexual violence in prisons are often prison staff, and their crimes are going unpunished.
View ArticleDay 11: Monica Cassani on Beyond Meds: Everything Matters
The future of mental health interview series continues with Monica Cassani on Beyond Meds: Everything Matters.
View ArticleDay 12: Michael Cornwall on Being Present to "Madness"
The future of mental health interview series continues with Michael Cornwall on being present to "madness."
View ArticleThe Best Therapy Is a Great Relationship
At its best, psychotherapy creates a warm and understanding relationship.
View ArticleReal Men Cry
Society sends mixed messages to men saying they want to be more connected to their emotions yet they are dismissed and shamed for crying.
View ArticleThe Everyday Clinician's Guide to Sex Addiction
If you're a therapist with no formal training in sex addiction, then this guide is tailored for you. The information provided is hands-on, practical tools you can use with clients
View ArticleDepression Screening - What Should We Do?
The government wants every adult to be screened for depression - then what?
View ArticleDay 13: Lucy Johnstone on Psychological Formulation
The future of mental health interview series continues with Lucy Johnstone on critical psychiatry and psychological formulation.
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