Archive for March, 2009

Listed by most recent articles first.

• ADHD Behavioral Interventions for the Home
  Parents often hear the words "parental training" and think, "Oh great, like you could teach me something that'll control my out-of-control attention deficit disorder child!" And yet research has shown that children with attention deficit ...
• The Common Cold: Facts and Myths
  As you read this, five percent of us are waging war against the common cold. Up to a billion colds a year occur in the U.S. alone, causing about 60 million lost days of school ...
• Comprehensive Treatment of Childhood ADHD
  While learning of the diagnosis of attention deficit disorder (ADHD) makes many parents feel relief, the real work begins in finding the right treatment approach for a child or teen diagnosed with ADHD. If the ...
• Back to Match.com?
  Currently, I am interested in two men. Neither is viable as my new boyfriend. Dating in my 30s is different than dating in my 20s. I am able to more accurately assess ...
• What Matters Most: Living a More Considered Life
  There’s plenty of wisdom in this book, provided you arm yourself with an unabridged copy of the Oxford English Dictionary, and perhaps an advanced degree or two, before picking it up. Hollis, a teacher at the ...
• The Healing Power of a Good Therapist
  The precursor of the mirror is the mother's face. —D.W. Winnicott, Playing and Reality, 1971 Thirteen years ago I gave birth to my very much wanted third child. Eight months later I ended up in ...
• American Therapy: The Rise of Psychotherapy in the United States
  Those of us who are nearing retirement from work as a psychotherapist have been privileged to witness extraordinary changes over the course of our careers. Few therapists I know have clung solely to their original ...
• The Stress of Severe Weather
  It's coming up to that time of year in many places of the country — tornado season. The southern states have already experienced some storms; Oklahoma was struck by a deadly twister just before ...
• Managing Worry: Action and Distraction
  Everyone worries about things from time to time: the economy, an ill parent, safety concerns. For parents, it seems to come along even more naturally. There are endless things that a mom or dad could ...
• Lifestyle Tips for Dealing with Depression
  If you are affected by depression, you are not "just" sad or upset; you have a condition that involves intense feelings of persistent sadness, helplessness and hopelessness, together with physical problems such as sleeplessness, loss ...
• Health Insurance: The Eternal Battle
  Health insurance is a subject that weighs on me and keeps me up at night. Every once in a while my insurance situation is sorted out and the worry briefly lifts, then something happens ...
• About Treatment Resistant Depression (TRD)
  Clinical depression can sometimes be difficult to treat. When a person has tried multiple types of treatment options to treat their depression (sometimes even with multiple professionals) over the course of months or even ...
• What is Exposure Therapy?
  Exposure therapy is a specific type of cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy technique that is often used in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and phobias. In PTSD, exposure therapy is intended to help the patient face and ...
• What’s the Matter with Kids Today?
  The word of the year seems to be “entitled.” Get a group of older adults together and you’ll hear a fair amount of grumbling about the self-centeredness and selfishness of the 20- and 30-somethings. They’re ...
• Are You Doing Enough Cardiorespiratory Exercise?
  There are many types of cardiorespiratory exercise options, including running, biking, hiking, group aerobics and climbing stairs. Everyone has a preference—often I speak with people who say they only like to use the elliptical ...
• Exercise Diary of a Personal Trainer: February
  Ever wondered what a personal trainer does for her own workouts? I work at a gym and am there six days a week. Exercise is my life and my livelihood. Because of ...
• Living with Depression
  Living with depression is like living with a 40 ton weight on your chest -- you want to get up and move, but you just feel like you can't. - David J. After coming out the other ...
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Fact Sheet
  Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most commonly diagnosed disorder in children and teens. Its hallmark symptoms include hyperactivity, inattention and impulsivity. Children have difficulty concentrating, following instructions, sitting still and interacting with others. ...
• The Lives They Left Behind
  The Lives They Left Behind is an intriguing historical tale about the Willard Psychiatric Center, located in Seneca Lake, New York. Although it operated for 126 years with over 54,000 people calling it "home" during ...