Emotional Health
For the Battle-Scarred, Comfort at Leash’s End – NYTimes.com
…psychiatric service dogs specially trained to help traumatized veterans leave the battlefield behind as they reintegrate into society. via For the Battle-Scarred, Comfort at Leash’s End – NYTimes.com. »
Coming Home: Adjustments For Military Families | American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Military families look forward to being together after a long deployment with many mixed emotions. Each family member will have different expectations. Every family situation is different. But, it is important to remember the needs and feelings of the returning family member, the adult at home and the children. via Coming Home: Adjustments For... »
Revising Book on Disorders of the Mind – NYTimes.com
“Anything you put in that book, any little change you make, has huge implications not only for psychiatry but for pharmaceutical marketing, research, for the legal system, for who’s considered to be normal or not, for who’s considered disabled,” via Revising Book on Disorders of the Mind – NYTimes.com. »
Diagnosis VS Symptoms
There is failing in the mental health provider community that in my opinion does more disservice to the clients than most anything else. This error comes when good doctors and therapists start... »
Finding Hope in the Midst of Depression | Mindfulness and Psychotherapy
The problem with this is that when the mind is looking for something so diligently, it is likely going to find it. In other words, any nuance that the depressive episode is happening again triggers the mind into habitual patterns of trying to “fix” the issue. via Finding Hope in the Midst of Depression... »
1 in 8 returning soldiers suffers from PTSD – Mental health- msnbc.com
In the latest study, only 38 percent to 40 percent of those who indicated mental health disorders were interested in getting help, and 23 to 40 percent reported seeing someone for help. They cited concerns about how they would be seen by peers and potential damage to their careers. via 1 in 8 returning... »
Rules on Addiction and Mental Health Parity Issued by Obama Administration
“Some insurance companies have already put plans in place that fall short of this laws intent, severely restricting patients access to life-saving care,” said Gumbley, who cited United Healthcare and Blue Cross/Blue Shield as examples. “This needs to change, and we encourage individuals and families covered by these plans to ask them to fully... »
Mother, Damned-est | Psychology Today
Psychologically speaking, a difficult mother is a great deal more than a person with whom we have difficulties from time to time. A truly difficult mother is one who presents her child with a profound dilemma: “Either develop complex and constricting coping mechanisms to maintain a relationship with me, at great cost to your... »
More Than Just a Bad Dream–A Nightmare’s Impact on the Waking Brain: Scientific American
via More Than Just a Bad Dream–A Nightmare’s Impact on the Waking Brain: Scientific American. Although we are taught quite the opposite – it’s not hard to believe if you’ve had a bad one that nightmare’s actually provoke anxiety. It begs the “chicken or the egg” argument. In my practice experience however, I’ve often... »
The Canadian Press: Study: More of today’s US youth have serious mental health issues than previous generations
…mental health professionals speculate that a popular culture increasingly focused on the external – from wealth to looks and status – has contributed to the uptick in mental health issues. via The Canadian Press: Study: More of today’s US youth have serious mental health issues than previous generations. »