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Emotional Resilience: Coping with Life, It's Tragedies and Its Stresses
posted by Allan Schwartz, LCSW, Ph.D. on Nov 7th 2009
Emotional Resilience: Coping with Life, It's Tragedies and Its Stresses"One aspect of emotional resilience is: "to be able to spring back after suffering through difficult and stressful times in one's life. Stressed people experience a flood of powerful negative emotions which may include anger, anxiety, and depression. Some people remain trapped in these negative emotions long after the stressful events that have caused them have passed. Emotionally resilient people, on the other hand, are quickly able to bounce back to their normal emotional state. In a way, they have learned to wear a "hard hat," a protective cover that allows them to move on. " More...
Exploring the Upside of ADHD
posted by Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D. on Nov 6th 2009
Exploring the Upside of ADHD"In an earlier blog titled Mindful Approaches to ADHD I hinted at the upside to ADHD and I think it's worth exploring a bit more. For many, being labeled with a "disorder" can be a vexing experience. However, part of our experience with dealing with mental health challenges is in our interpretation of it. If we view it as a "disorder" then our minds automatically focus on the gap in between where we are and where we want to be. By focusing on this, we can't help but be drawn into automatic negative thinking and depression at times. What's another way to see it? " More...
Some Additional Comments about Teenagers, Divorce and Family Boundaries
posted by Allan Schwartz, LCSW, Ph.D. on Nov 5th 2009
Some Additional Comments about Teenagers, Divorce and Family Boundaries"The topic of the presentation was, "How to Cope with Stress." I expected to learn from them that their stresses had to do with such issues as school, examinations, grades, friends, and conflict with parents. While these were mentioned, they did not form the center of their concern, except for one item, coping with parents. However, this did not appear in the way I expected. " More...
The Bystander Effect, What Would You Do?
posted by Allan Schwartz, LCSW, Ph.D. on Nov 3rd 2009
The Bystander Effect, What Would You Do?"On October 24, 2009 ten to twenty High School students stood passively by as a 15 year old girl was repeatedly gang raped and beaten over a two hour period. Yet, no one intervened to stop the crime. While the newspaper and television accounts of the crime shocked the nation, it is not the first time a crime occurs while citizens do nothing to rescue a victim. In fact, the phenomenon has a term called "The Bystander Effect." " More...
How to Gain Control of Your Mind, Instead of Your Mind Controlling You
posted by Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D. on Nov 3rd 2009
How to Gain Control of Your Mind, Instead of Your Mind Controlling You"A couple is standing in the kitchen and one asks the other, "Would you like vegetarian or beef for dinner?" and the other replies, "I don't mind." Check for a minute how automatically your mind thought who was asking and who was answering. Later when the couple goes to therapy and she remembers the account as her asking him what he wanted for dinner and him replying "he didn't care." He remembers it as just being open to whatever she wanted and was trying to be helpful. What's going on here? " More...
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Tied to Genetics, Cardiac Risks
Nov 6th 2009
"Genetics contribute to post-traumatic stress disorder, which in turn is associated with patient-reported cardiovascular health and quality of life, according to two studies in the November issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry." More...
Adjunctive Psychotherapy for Depression Studied
Nov 5th 2009
"Adjunctive psychotherapy added to antidepressant medications for patients with chronic depression did not increase the proportion of patients achieving remission, according to a study in the November issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry" More...
Folate Levels in Pregnancy Tied to ADHD in Offspring
Nov 3rd 2009
"Prenatal nutrition seems to affect child's nervous system, brain growth, researchers say." More...
Depression May Blur Memory of Aches and Pains
Nov 3rd 2009
"Expert suggests having people write down symptoms as they occur." More...
Background Disease Rates Important in H1N1 Pandemic
Nov 2nd 2009
"During mass immunization with pandemic H1N1 influenza vaccines, awareness of background rates of disease is essential for assessing vaccine safety, and may help allay vaccine-associated fears among the general public, according to an article published online Oct. 31 in The Lancet." More...
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