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Bye Bye Asperger’s Syndrome?

Thursday, November 5th, 2009
Is the diagnosis of Asperger's Syndrome -- a mild form of autism mostly diagnosed in boys -- heading the way of the dodo bird? A new article ...

Introducing Weightless: A Blog About Body Image

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
You really can't help but be overwhelmed by the amount of focus these days on how a person looks. The people who are most harmed by this shallowness are women, especially young adults, as so ...

Halloween Safety Tips for Trick or Treating

Friday, October 30th, 2009
Tomorrow is Halloween in the U.S., that time of the year that children dress up ...

Oprah: The 7 Year Old With Schizophrenia

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
On October 6, 2009, the popular television show Oprah aired a program about a 7 ...

The Psychology of the Parents of Balloon Boy

Monday, October 19th, 2009
This past week we saw the news media captivated by the idea that a 6-year-old boy, Falcon Heene had been ...

Friday Flashback for October 16, 2009

Friday, October 16th, 2009
Yesterday I had the honor at presenting at the First International E-Mental Health Summit 2009 in Amsterdam, where I've spent the week exploring the wonderful cities of Bruges ...

Facebook, Myspace and Twitter: Evil to Teens

Thursday, October 8th, 2009
"This technology may be interfering with the normal development of a generation, prolonging the “normal” narcissism of adolescence and preventing the ...

Do Czech Teens Lie Online?

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009
Do Czech teens lie about themselves and their lives on their blogs? A new research study suggests the answer may surprise you -- generally, "No." In a survey of 113 teens, ages 13 to 17 years old, ...

Babyman… Is This Your Guy?

Saturday, October 3rd, 2009
Once upon a time there was a damsel in distress crying for help at the top of a tower. Down below was a fierce and fiery dragon. Away on a ...

1 Step to Raise Your Child’s IQ Today

Monday, September 28th, 2009
Want to raise your child's IQ by 5 points right now? Don't spank them anymore. So says the results of ...

The Debilitating Effects of TV on Children

Sunday, September 27th, 2009
Most of us are generally aware that television isn't the healthiest of activities. Yet, like cigarette smoking in the 1970s, it's ...

Everything Has a Neurobiological Correlate

Thursday, September 24th, 2009
I hate to beat the drum of obviousness, but everything we think, feel or do has a neurobiological correlate. If ...

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