Amid concerns of the way its medical facilities are handling post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other behavioral health evaluations, the Army on Wednesday launched a nationwide review of those facilities. As The Washington Post reports, the Army has decided to review diagnoses and evaluations made at all of its medical
Month: May 2012
The newest way to detect whether a person is depressed might be to survey the way he or she uses the Internet, according to researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Their new study reveals that college students who show signs of depression use the Internet differently from those
The American Counseling Association is now hiring for the following positions: Project Coordinator The American Counseling Association, the world’s largest private, not-for-profit organization dedicated exclusively to serving and promoting the counseling profession seeks a Project Coordinator for our busy Professional Projects & Career Services Department in Alexandria, VA. Responsibilities
Parents and teachers who punish their children or students using humiliating techniques are actually doing more harm than good, according to Andy Grogan-Kaylor, associate professor of social work at the University of Michigan. “The research is pretty clear that it’s never appropriate to shame a child or to make a
Researchers from Baycrest’s Rotman Research Institute in Toronto, the University of Michigan and Stanford University teamed up for a study that suggests that when paired with therapy, nature walks have positive cognitive benefits for individuals struggling with major depression. “Our study showed that participants with clinical depression demonstrated improved memory performance after a
The American Red Cross (ARC) is offering a Foundations of Disaster Mental Health (FDMH) training webinar on June 8 from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. EDT. This three-hour webinar is available to eligible mental health professionals interested in working as disaster mental health (DMH) volunteers at the local and national level. The
Youths with autism struggle with employment, education opportunities post-high school Youths with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) face substantial barriers to work and educational opportunities after high school, according to a new study from Washington University in St. Louis. “Thirty-five percent of the youth with ASDs had no engagement with employment or education
The American Psychiatric Association panel tasked with completing the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM-5, has decided against two proposals that would have expanded the number of people identified as having either psychotic or depressive disorders. However, the panel has decided to retain a controversial proposed definition
Findings from a longitudinal study from the Rush University Medical Center in Chicago suggest that choosing a job that brings meaning to one’s life may have more value than previously thought because a strong sense of purpose seems to slow the clinical effects of Alzheimer’s disease. As reported in The Atlantic ,
According to researchers at the University of Bergen in Norway, we are now dealing with a subdivision of Internet addiction connected to social media, and Facebook is one of the main culprits. The university’s Facebook Addiction project, headed by Cecilie Schou Andreassen, says certain types of people are at greater