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Catastrophizing Illness: Mind and Body RevisitedPosted by Allan N. Schwartz, LCSW, PhD on Jan 5th 2009 "these chronic Lyme disease patients displayed a greater tendency to catastrophize pain, had higher levels of negative affect, lower levels of positive affect, a greater number of symptoms and worse functioning.
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Traumatic Brain Injury and PTSD: Everyone is VulnerablePosted by Allan N. Schwartz, LCSW, PhD on Jan 4th 2009 "it is also true that civilians at home in the United States also suffer from TBIs caused by a diverse number of accidents. For example, here in the United States, such things as auto and bicycle accidents, falls from ladders, play on the football and baseball fields, motorcycle crashes and any and even slipping and falling on a banana peel can also cause TBI.
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Lending a hand in the new year can keep addictive relapse at bayPosted by Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D. on Jan 2nd 2009 "According to the Alcohol and Health Research world, nearly 14 million Americans are affected by alcohol dependence and abuse and millions more are detrimentally affected by illicit drugs (cocaine, heroin, marijuana, stimulants, club drugs, hallucinogens, or non-pharmaceutical inhalants). Alcohol dependence and abuse alone costs America an average of $220 billion a year which is more than cancer and obesity. Maria Pagano, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University Medical School , wondered what effect helping behaviors or altruism has on relapse rates in those suffering with alcohol addiction. Here are the 5 elements..." More... |
An Interview with Victoria Lemle Beckner, Ph.D. on Treatments for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)Posted by David Van Nuys, Ph.D. on Jan 1st 2009 "In this edition of the Wise Counsel Podcast, Dr. Van Nuys interviews Victoria Lemle Beckner, Ph.D. on Treatments for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Dr. Beckner has written a book, Conquering Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, which seeks to educate people about the best therapies and techniques for treating PTSD, and to help people who are not able or willing to seek out professional treatment for PTSD to use these techniques themselves in a self-help modality. " More... |
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"All our experience in the field of psychology and in our everyday lives tells us that social support is a key factor in being resilient during difficult times. How will we engage with others as 2008 ends and 2009 begins? How might we better understand the impact our relationships have on our well-being? It might be worthwhile to consider the words of Albert Einstein (1879-1955..." 
