Month: September 2011

Grief counselors are finding that many Americans are still dealing with the mental and emotional ramifications from the 9/11 attacks nearly 10 years later. But a new study released by Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness shows there is also a continued association between probable post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and

The death of a child is difficult at any age, but a newly published study found that parents who lose a child within the first 12 months of life are twice as likely to die or be widowed in the 15 years following the death. It seems, the researchers say,

A Swedish study found that exercising during the workday turns out to be a win-win situation: Employees are more productive and end up being a lot healthier overall in the long run. In the newly published study, researchers had two workplaces spend 2.5 hours each week doing physical activity across

As the 10-year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks approaches, grief counselors are saying that for many people, the events can still feel as though they happened yesterday, The New Haven Register reports. Connecticut Counseling Association Executive Director Deb Delvecchio-Scully told the paper that not only are survivors still struggling with emotional and

Though the adage “wisdom comes with age” might sound a little trite, researchers from Texas A&M University and the University of Texas at Austin found that it’s actually true, The Chronicle of Higher Education reports. The researchers looked at the decision-making habits of younger and older adults for the study, which will

Society has long touted the importance of encouraging reading among young adults, but The Guardian is reporting that researchers from the University of Buffalo found that fiction novels have a surprising effect on their readers. The studies found that when teens read the Harry Potter and Twilight books, they began

Counselor educator, author and former ACA president Sam Gladding is looking forward to inspiring creativity in counselors on Sept. 14 through a very creative medium: ACA’s first-ever webinar, “Creative Counseling When You Don’t Have Time to Be Creative.” During the webinar, Gladding will answer questions from counselors and also provide

Selflessly volunteering not only makes the world around you a better place, but emerging research has found another karmic benefit: If you’re doing it for all the right reasons, volunteering actually helps you live longer. The study, which was published in Health Psychology, revealed that people who volunteered to help

For as much as it is suggested that society champions creative thinking, a soon-to-be-published study discovered not only that people commonly shy away from creative ideas, but that most people are unable to even recognize a creative suggestion when it is placed before them. Instead, researchers say, people are more