End of the Trail Dan Rice is rather less famous than Michael Moore, Flint, Michigan’s other disgruntled native, but he’s less upset by what happened to his hometown while growing up. So, interspersed between chapters of the story ...
Childhood Bad Behavior Linked to Adult Chronic Pain Researchers have found a significant link between childhood behavioral problems and chronic pain in adulthood. Dr. Dong Pang of Aberdeen University, ...
Homeopathy: Less Is More Samuel Hahnemann, a German physician, developed homeopathy in the late eighteenth century. He did so because of his dissatisfaction with the conventional medicine of his time.
Hahnemann suggested two key principles. First, he asserted that ...
Job Stress Linked To Rheumatoid Arthritis Researchers have found new links between stress at work and risk of rheumatoid arthritis. It seems that low levels of job-related control may increase the risk, but high demands may actually be protective.
A ...
An Overview of Depression and Money Issues Being in debt, broke, and unemployed can lead to depression but the converse is also true: Depression can precipitate financial meltdown.
There is ...
Three Faces of Depression Is depression a single thing? It seems to me that depression has many faces.
One of the fascinating segments of my job as a private tutor ...
Treating Depression and Physical Illness People with physical illness are at an increased risk of depression, which is linked with a worse prognosis and reduced adherence to ...
Meeting the Needs of Special Needs Kids “I wish the system didn’t force me to be mean.” Jyl, the mom of a child with special needs, is in anguish. Not only is she managing her challenged – and challenging ...
Caffeine’s Effect on ADHD Symptoms Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is now one of the most common children's mental health conditions. It involves symptoms of ...
The Relationship Between Mental and Physical Health People with depression often have worse physical health, as well as worse self-perceived health, than those without depression.
Depression and other physical health conditions have separate but additive effects on well-being. For example, the combination ...
Specialized Geriatric Hospital Units Aid Elderly Older people cared for in specialized geriatric hospital units tend to decline at a slower pace than those given conventional hospital care, recent research suggests.
Aging brings a certain amount of natural deterioration in cognitive performance, ...
That Went Well Terrell Harris Dougan had a perfectly normal life. And then her sister Irene was born.
That Went Well details Dougan's true-life adventures and mishaps in living with a mentally disabled sibling. Her sharp wit and humorous ...
National Association for Dually Diagnosed Celebrates 25 Years People with both intellectual disability and mental illness are a small population -- less than one percent of people worldwide. But it’s a small population with very big needs.
In 1983, Robert Fletcher, DSW, ACSW ...
Alexander Technique May Benefit Back Pain Sufferers Back pain is one of the most frequent disabling conditions in Western societies. The management of patients varies considerably within and between countries, and not many treatments work in the long term.
The Alexander Technique ...
The Diagnostic Manual for the Mentally Ill and Intellectually Disabled It’s called the “other” dual diagnosis. While most professionals and laypeople understand dual diagnosis to mean those who suffer from both mental illness and substance abuse, the term is also used for those with the ...
Special Occasions and Special Needs Kids Here come the holidays. For many parents with special needs kids, here comes more stress. No matter how many times you have tried to explain the special needs of your special child, the extended family, ...
Future Planning for Your Intellectually Disabled Adult Child If you are in your mid to late 50s or older and have an intellectually disabled adult child living at home, you are part of the first generation whose disabled kids may well outlive them. ...
When A Sibling Is Disabled The college-age daughter of a friend of mine once told me how, when she was growing up, she was jealous of the extra attention that her twin brother got from their parents. She was angry ...
