New research from the Economic and Social Research Council reveals that teenagers who indulge in unhealthy lifestyles are less happy than teens who maintain healthy lifestyles. For the study, the researchers looked at responses from 5,000 adolescents between the ages of 10 and 15 who answered questions about their health-related behaviors
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Membership in the American Counseling Association topped 50,000 at end of February, an increase of 10 percent as compared to the same period in 2011. Membership rose to 50,219, the highest in 9 years. The 4,478 new members boosted the totals in nearly all membership categories, but the growth was
Studies previously have suggested that owning a pet can be beneficial to a person’s mental health, so it’s only fitting that there has been an increase in research regarding the study of animal-assisted therapy and the roles these creatures can play in the healing process. As NPR reports, a field of
While the effects of bullying and the sometimes devastating impact on victims’ lives have been well-documented, University of Warwick researchers found that children who are involved in bullying — as both a victim and bully — are three times more likely to have suicidal thoughts by the time they reach
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,
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