That increasingly common end-of-day feeling: of physically leaving the office, only for it to tag along home. Thanks largely to technology, our availability - to clients, bosses and co-workers - extends into our evenings, weekends and even holidays.
Date Posted: September 15, 2015
Categories: Stress Management, Workplace Issues
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Not even close to every person who faces challenges or lives with severe depression commits suicide. Some people are more vulnerable than others.
Sep 14
Categories: Suicide Prevention
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Do you get overwhelmed by your emotions? You might be going about your day, and suddenly, an interaction sparks a strong feeling. Your fight, flight or freeze response kicks in. Your heart starts pounding, your muscles tense and your breath becomes ...
Sep 14
Categories: Anger Management, Anxiety, Caregiver Issues / Stress, Depression, ...
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The need to be constantly available and respond 24/7 on social media accounts can cause depression, anxiety and decrease sleep quality for teenagers says a study presented at a British Psychological Society conference in Manchester.
Sep 12
Categories: Anxiety, Depression
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Treating depressed individuals and figuring out who will and won’t respond to antidepressants is mostly trial and error, but a new study may shed some light on predicting the response of a group of depressed individuals age 60 and older.
Sep 11
Categories: Depression, Post Partum Depression
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"I really did not feel like I fitted the box." New research indicates the need for postnatal support that encompasses all mental health issues, not only postnatal depression.
Sep 11
Categories: Complex PTSD, Mental Health in Asia, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ...
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Watching toddlers pinch, hit and bite each other doesn't fill you with confidence about human nature. But there's no need to be down about it – the little devils don't yet have the self-control to manage their anger and frustration, that's all. ...
Sep 10
Categories: Aggression & Violence, Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Child ...
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The effects of parenthood on mental health are complex, but a new study published in Health Sociology Review reveals a different angle to the relationship: how a person's mental health at 16 influences whether or not he or she becomes a parent, as ...
Sep 10
Categories: Mental Health in Asia, Oppositional & Defiant Behavior in ...
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Most workers will experience job stress at some point in their lives. But what effect does it have on our health? According to new research, work stress damages our health just as much as exposure to secondhand cigarette smoke.
Sep 9
Categories: Caregiver Issues / Stress, Stress Management
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Repeated exposure to anesthesia early in life causes alterations in emotional behavior that may persist long-term, according to a study.
Sep 9
Categories: Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Child Development, Emotional ...
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A commonly prescribed antidepressant may alter brain structures in depressed and non-depressed individuals in very different ways, according to new research.
Sep 8
Categories: Depression
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First of all, what is home-based counseling? Home-based counseling is when a therapist travels to your home to conduct a therapy session. Can you remember stories from back in the 1930s when doctors commonly made house calls (Unwin & Tatum, 2011)? ...
Sep 8
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A new report examining the diagnostic experiences of children in the US diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder has revealed that one third of children with the condition are diagnosed before the age of 6.
Sep 7
Categories: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
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An estimated 5.3 million people in the U.S. suffer from Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The five current FDA-approved AD medications only help mask the disease symptoms instead of treating the underlying disease. In a new study, researchers used ...
Sep 7
Categories: Other, Stress Management
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When it comes to condom use among heterosexual couples, there's evidence that women are often expected to be the sensible ones, in terms of raising and enforcing the issue. A new study published in the Archives of Sexual Behaviour suggests this ...
Sep 5
Categories: Relationships & Marriage, Sexual Problems / Sex Therapy
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A study of about 800 children with autism found gender differences in a core feature of the disorder, as well as in the youngsters' brain structures. Girls with autism display less repetitive and restricted behavior than boys do, according to the ...
Sep 5
Categories: Autism spectrum disorders, Oppositional & Defiant Behavior in ...
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