Archive for September, 2007

Listed by most recent articles first.

• Fireproofing Your Children
  The acrid smell of smoke in the hospital room was overwhelming. The child in the bed with white sheets pulled up to her chin, oxygen mask on her face, and IV tubes running to her ...
• Children Who are Home Alone
  A recent U.S. Census report shows 7 million of the nation's 38 million children ages 5 to 14 are left home alone regularly. For many parents, this is not a happy or freely chosen decision. ...
• Madness on the Couch
  Madness on the Couch: Blaming the Victim in the Heyday of Psychoanalysis An interesting look at the psychiatric profession in the 1950s. From Amazon.com: Dolnick begins with a useful retread of the case against Freud ...
• Workers Risk Depression and Anxiety
  Researchers have found that work is not always conducive to good mental health. Dr. Maria Melchior of the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London, UK and colleagues suggest that reducing work stress levels could prevent the ...
• Social Phobia and Health
  There is much evidence that strong friendships and relationships can positively influence health. But if you tend to become anxious in social settings, you may not be gaining the potential benefits. Social phobia or anxiety ...
• Tricks To Make Parenting a Treat
  All too often in our parent roles, we feel like an ogre or the mean old witch, when we would much rather play the good fairy or the benevolent king. We have so many ...
• Your First Psychotherapy Session
  Your therapist may take for granted how difficult it is for most people to actually make the decision to seek out treatment for a mental health concern. A therapist will typically see anywhere from 6 ...
• Resources for Attention Deficit Disorder
  Table of Contents: An Introduction to ADHD Symptoms of ADHD Problems Related to ADHD Causes of ADHD How is ADHD diagnosed? Treatment of ADHD Additional Treatments for ADHD ADHD in Adults Getting Help for ADHD...
• Future Directions in ADHD
  Table of Contents: An Introduction to ADHD Symptoms of ADHD Problems Related to ADHD Causes of ADHD How is ADHD diagnosed? Treatment of ADHD Additional Treatments for ADHD ADHD in Adults Getting Help for ADHD...
• Getting Help for Attention Deficit Disorder
  Table of Contents: An Introduction to ADHD Symptoms of ADHD Problems Related to ADHD Causes of ADHD How is ADHD diagnosed? Treatment of ADHD Additional Treatments for ADHD ADHD in Adults Getting Help for ADHD...
• ADHD in Adults
  Table of Contents: An Introduction to ADHD Symptoms of ADHD Problems Related to ADHD Causes of ADHD How is ADHD diagnosed? Treatment of ADHD Additional Treatments for ADHD ADHD in Adults Getting Help for ADHD...
• Additional Treatments for ADHD
  Table of Contents: An Introduction to ADHD Symptoms of ADHD Problems Related to ADHD Causes of ADHD How is ADHD diagnosed? Treatment of ADHD Additional Treatments for ADHD ADHD in Adults Getting Help for ADHD...
• Treatment for Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD)
  Table of Contents: An Introduction to ADHD Symptoms of ADHD Problems Related to ADHD Causes of ADHD How is ADHD diagnosed? Treatment of ADHD Additional Treatments for ADHD ADHD in Adults Getting Help for ADHD...
• How is ADHD Diagnosed?
  Table of Contents: An Introduction to ADHD Symptoms of ADHD Problems Related to ADHD Causes of ADHD How is ADHD diagnosed? Treatment of ADHD Additional Treatments for ADHD ADHD in Adults Getting Help for ADHD...
• Causes of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD)
  Table of Contents: An Introduction to ADHD Symptoms of ADHD Problems Related to ADHD Causes of ADHD How is ADHD diagnosed? Treatment of ADHD Additional Treatments for ADHD ADHD in Adults Getting Help for ADHD...
• Problems Related to ADHD
  Table of Contents: An Introduction to ADHD Symptoms of ADHD Problems Related to ADHD Causes of ADHD How is ADHD diagnosed? Treatment of ADHD Additional Treatments for ADHD ADHD in Adults Getting Help for ADHD...
• Symptoms of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD)
  Table of Contents: An Introduction to ADHD Symptoms of ADHD Problems Related to ADHD Causes of ADHD How is ADHD diagnosed? Treatment of ADHD Additional Treatments for ADHD ADHD in Adults Getting Help for ADHD...
• An Introduction to ADHD
  Table of Contents: An Introduction to ADHD Symptoms of ADHD Problems Related to ADHD Causes of ADHD How is ADHD diagnosed? Treatment of ADHD Additional Treatments for ADHD ADHD in Adults Getting Help for ADHD...
• Dating a Divorcee With Kids
  Dating someone who has a child from a previous marriage introduces many complicated issues. Get your relationship off to a good start by considering these common scenarios. My date has a son from a previous marriage. ...
• Grandparenting a Disabled Child
  Grandparenting is a delicious second chance for nurturing a child. Chances are you looked forward to using hard-won lessons from your experience as a parent to do it better this time. Chances are you looked ...
• Emerging Bipolar Therapies
  Researchers around the world currently are exploring a wide range of possible new treatments for bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder, formerly called manic-depression, involves episodes of extreme mood disturbance ranging from deep depression to unrestrained mania. It ...
• Freewill’s Story
  My story.... there isn't much to tell... An incest survivor, a survivor of a pedophile of 4 years who happened to be my teacher, physical abuse starting at age 2 — being locked in closets ...
• More School Help, Less Homework
  This article is an editorial based upon the author's experience. I’ve been reading with great interest the current debate about the usefulness of homework. As with most debates, the issues have become polarized and both sides ...
• Work Productivity
  Do you feel your efforts at work are being ignored? Are you often overwhelmed by a long list of tasks and chores, unsure of where to start? If you could benefit from a new focus ...
• Anxiety and Depression
  Surveys show that many people with major depression also have an anxiety disorder, while half of anxiety-disorder sufferers also have symptoms of clinical depression. Now there's evidence of genetic commonalities between the two conditions. It's an ...