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Behavior or Conduct Problems in Children Children sometimes argue, are aggressive, or act angry or defiant around adults. A behavior disorder may be diagnosed when these disruptive behaviors are uncommon for the child’s age at the time, persist over time, or are severe. Because disruptive behavior disorders involve acting out and showing unwanted […]
What Are Your Strengths? By Bruce Wilson, PhD Positive Psychology is defined as “the study of the strengths and virtues that enable individuals, communities and organisations to thrive.” Positive Psychologists are focused more on the client’s assets rather than their limitations by avoiding labels and diagnostic profiles that may serve to reinforce illness. […]
Cat Wednesday 2022-10-19 Owning and interacting with pets, according to studies, can be a form of therapy for many. We have dedicated Saturday to dogs and Wednesday to cats, when we will post an article on each of those days. We will also post articles on occasion about other animals people may have […]
2022-10-18 Say What? Hearing Aids Available Over-the-Counter for as Low as $199, and Without a Prescription Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News Starting Monday, consumers will be able to buy hearing aids directly off store shelves and at dramatically lower prices as a 2017 federal law finally takes effect. Where for decades it cost […]
Emptiness – A Short Film on Depression Directed by Forest Lin & Bradley Da Silva Starring: Forest Lin, Calvin Lu & Benny Xing Written by: Forest Lin An Enigmatic Picture © 2016 Enigmatic Productions Posted under Creative Commons Attribution license Articles posted on this site are the works of […]
Anxiety and Depression in Children Find information and resources for parents on how to help children cope Community Preventive Services Task Force: Many children have fears and worries, and may feel sad and hopeless from time to time. Strong fears may appear at different times during development. For example, toddlers are […]
2022-10-17 5 Things to Know About Colorado’s Psychedelics Ballot Initiative Markian Hawryluk and Matt Volz Colorado could become the second state after Oregon to allow the use of certain psychedelic substances that are illegal under federal law. But while Oregon voters in 2020 approved the supervised use of psychedelic mushrooms, the citizen initiative […]
2022-10-17 We talked to 100 people about their experiences in solitary confinement – this is what we learned Living conditions in a solitary cell at New York’s Rikers Island jail. AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews Angela Hattery, University of Delaware and Earl Smith, University of Delaware The United States leads the world in its use of solitary confinement, […]
2022-10-17 Why Researchers Should Ask About Sex and the Body By Hallie Lieberman Recently, a group of Auschwitz survivors was asked a basic question: How did the Holocaust affect your period? Although many had previously been interviewed by the Shoah Foundation, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and the Montreal Holocaust Museum, nobody had ever […]
2022-10-16 Lawsuit by KHN Prompts Government to Release Medicare Advantage Audits Fred Schulte, Kaiser Health News Federal health officials have agreed to make public 90 audits of private Medicare Advantage health plans for seniors that are expected to reveal hundreds of millions of dollars in overcharges to the government. The Centers for Medicare […]