Mental Health Archive
Production is a nice term, many pride on our ability to multi-task. When I was a kid I used to watch T.V. (sports), listen to music, and play video games at the same time. I think this was pre-ADHD boom, …
Nothing is more fun than taking the criteria for mental disorders and applying them to institutions. Given the recent dysfunction in Congress over the Fiscal Cliff and Sandy relief, I decided to take their recent behavior and dust off my …
Amid rampant news coverage of last Friday’s tragic shooting, and the announcement that the shooter suffered from Aspergers Disorder, there is a growing concern for those with Autism Spectrum Disorders: That they will be marked as likely to partake in premeditated violence. This …
By: Courtney Kidd SJS Staff Writer America has always, and will always be a reactionary nation so long as we deny that our actions and our inactions hold consequences. There are a few things wrong with the media and how …
By Georgianna Reilly, LMSW SJS Staff Writers The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has published “Tips for Talking With and Helping Children and Youth Cope After a Disaster or Traumatic Event: A Guide For Parents, Caregivers, And Teachers“. The article …
by Victoria Brewster, MSW – SJS Staff Writer in Montreal, Canada Family, the word has many definitions depending on who is defining it. Family can be parents and children, husband and wife, extended family members of cousins, aunts and uncles …
By Michelle Sicignano, LMSW SJS Staff Writer Can magnets offer a promising depression treatment without potential adverse reactions of ECT? “There is a very close interrelationship between magnetism and electricity…the brain essentially is an electrical organ,” said Ken Melman, MD, …
By Georgianna Reilly, LMSW SJS Staff Writer Let’s get personal. As an engaged American in my late 20s I stress a lot about my upcoming wedding, job situation and well, basically, everything. I often find that many of the techniques …
By Michelle Sicignano, LMSW SJS Staff Writer Through the years, this topic has received much bad press. Research seems mixed. From a conglomerate of what I have read, I might be inclined to go with this type of intervention under certain conditions. Supposedly, with well-defined parameters< in severe …
By Victoria Brewster, MSW SJS Staff Writer I attended an all day workshop on NLP-Neurolinguistic Programming yesterday here in Montreal. NLP at its most basic, is a form of Behavior Modification. It has been around since the 1970’s- think Fritz Perls, Milton …
