A majority of U.S. troops in Iraq will be returning home by Dec. 31, but the ramifications of Operation Iraqi Freedom will last long after the withdrawal for many families. As The Washington Post reports, the families and loved ones of the more than 4,400 Americans who lost their lives
Month: October 2011
Gulnora Hundley has a message for counselors: You might not have a medical degree, but you need to know something about the medications your clients are taking. As the director of the outpatient Community Counseling Clinic at the University of Central Florida, Hundley says she’s seen cases of anxiety rise
A group of divisions from the American Psychological Association (APA) have started a petition against the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, contending that some of the alterations will be seriously detrimental both to the mental health professions and to clients/patients. The Society for Humanistic Psychology
Angela Coker has always believed that a more in-depth cultural understanding of the world leads to well-rounded counselors and, thus, a positive counseling experience for clients of all demographic backgrounds. After a life-changing experience in which she conducted research and explored the cities of Brazil through the Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad
A Columbus, Ohio, mother and her two children are stabbed to death. A mother and grandmother is beaten and shot to death in Newark, Ohio. A Logan, Ohio, mother with three children under the age of 6 is kidnapped and strangled; her body is dumped in a sewer. The commonalities? Each of
Oregon State University researchers are encouraging middle-aged adults to start picking up techniques for stress reduction. Their new study concludes that men who experience persistently moderate or high levels of stressful life events have a 50 percent higher mortality rate than those who do not experience persistent stress. The study targeted
Teenagers are known for their impulsivity and poor decision making at times. A Yale University study suggests that this is because their brains are still developing. And because their brains are a work in progress until well into their 20s, younger people are still in the process of developing self-control,
A recently published study reveals that in the coming years, the amount of money the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will spend on mental health care for veterans is likely to increase dramatically. The study focuses largely on the care of veterans in conflicts such as the Vietnam War and the Persian
Currently, children are not diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) until they are at least 2 or 3 years old, but a Michigan State University study suggests that ASD symptoms reveal themselves as early as 12 months. Researchers believe the benefits of early diagnosis could potentially lead to preventing autism.
The Vancouver Canucks donated $50,000 to the British Columbia Children’s Hospital Foundation in the name of one of its former players, Rick Rypien, in an effort to raise awareness of mental illness. In the wake of Rypien’s suicide this past August, it was revealed that the 27-year-old enforcer had struggled