A federal court reached an agreement Monday in the case of Persian Gulf War veteran Sean Duvall, deciding Duvall could avoid prosecution after being charged with fabricating a homemade gun after calling a suicide hotline last year as long as he completes court-mandated counseling sessions. As The Washington Post reports, last June,
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In light of Monday’s school shooting in Ohio, which has now claimed the lives of three students, Mental Health America is offering tips to help students and children cope with and discuss the tragic events. “We do know that events like this will impact students and families in Chardon and
When making an important decision, University of Southern California researchers are recommending that you keep your stress levels down, as their new study reveals that when under stress, people tend to look more at the positive outcomes of a situation. “This is sort of not what people would think right off
The soon-to-be discharge of a counselor from the U.S. Army with the diagnosis of a personality disorder is dredging up a longstanding conflict between some service members and the military, as well as the question of whether these people are receiving the correct diagnosis. As The New York Times reports,
Two new resources are now available for counselors as a way to help make finding treatment a little easier for clients suffering from drug abuse or eating disorders. As a way to raise awareness for National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, which runs Feb. 26 through March 3, the Alliance for Eating
In Chamique Holdsclaw’s soon-to-be-published autobiography, the WNBA star discusses the struggles she’s had in managing a sports career alongside mental illness. As The New York Times reports, Holdsclaw had made a name for herself on high school and college teams before joining the WNBA in 1999. But little did her
Previous research has found that children’s brains can develop differently if their mother is depressed or stressed while pregnant, but a new study suggests there is a link between children with emotional or behavioral problems and the fact that their fathers are suffering from depression. “While the finding of increased rates of mental
It’s stressful enough to lose your job, but Spanish researchers have found that even the fear of being laid off can have an impact that stretches far beyond the workplace. According to study co-author Amparo Caballer, as a worker’s fear of being laid off begins to increase, “the level of work
Some studies report that spending time on Facebook is detrimental to people with low self-esteem, while other experts contend that some dark posts can actually be signs of depression and that the social network can act as a source for early detection and intervention. As The New York Times reports,
Where the counseling profession will go in the future is anyone’s guess, but scientists and counselors alike agree that technology will play an important role. And as The New York Times reports, some are even hoping that there will soon be apps on smartphones that will make psychological help available