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When "I Don't Want to Go to School" Becomes "I Can't Go to School" |
| Wednesday, August 30, 2006 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Depression
While Pat Benatar let us all know that "Love is a Battlefield," Saturday morning cartoon heroes from Doug Funny to the "Recess" gang have shown us that school too, can be a battlefield. One might arg... more
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SAT Scores See Sharpest Decline in Thirty Years |
| Wednesday, August 30, 2006 By Blog Meister |
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Educators and testing officials disagree on the causes but cannot escape the fact that the newly released College Board survey shows 2006 SAT scores dropping by seven points-the steepest decline s... more
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"Children of the Storm" |
| Tuesday, August 29, 2006 By Blog Meister |
Category: Mood Issues (Depression, Anxiety, etc.)
The one year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina has come and gone. But as we've detailed in this space before, many of the storm's injuries continue to swell in its aftermath. The New York Times Magaz... more
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Former Senator, Vietnam Vet Treated for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder |
| Tuesday, August 29, 2006 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Depression
Former U.S. Senator from Georgia, Max Cleland, has received depression treatment many times since becoming a triple amputee during the Vietnam War. He battled back the disease to ascend to a position... more
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The Roots Of Behavioral And Chemical Addictions Are Very Similar |
| Monday, August 28, 2006 By BlogMeister |
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Researchers on the topic of addiction now believe that behavioral addictions are more closely related to chemical addictions than previously recorded. In an article in this month's New Scien... more
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"Children of the Storm" |
| Monday, August 28, 2006 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Depression
The one year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina has come and gone. But as we've detailed in this space before, many of the storm's injuries continue to swell in its aftermath. The New York Times Magaz... more
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American Student Body Growing Larger, More Diverse |
| Monday, August 28, 2006 By Blog Meister |
Category: Classroom Issues
Not only is student enrollment for 2006 the highest in our country's history, but our class makeup is changing rapidly. This expansion, fueled in part by the upcoming children of immigrants and ba... more
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Aussie Survey Points to Possible Memory Boosters |
| Monday, August 28, 2006 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Our Psychology
Harnessing the power of the web to perform large surveys has advantages and disadvantages. Veracity becomes a question immediately as there is a whole segment of the population that likely will not h... more
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Charter Schools Do Not Measure Up To Expectations |
| Monday, August 28, 2006 By Blog Meister |
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Those banking on charter schools as the solution to our educational shortcomings read recent reports of their underperformance with disappointment. A report released on Tuesday, essentially ... more
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Online Interventions Effective for Eating Disorder Treatment |
| Thursday, August 24, 2006 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
Early intervention and preventative care can often increase the odds for a positive health outcome while also cutting down on costs to both patients, doctors and insurers. This is true of things like... more
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Cruise Learns the Hard Way, Stigmatize Psychiatry and Mental Health at Your Own Risk |
| Wednesday, August 23, 2006 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Depression
Mental health blogger Liz Spikol over at The Trouble with Spikol returned from vacation with a great post this morning about Tom Cruise's departure from Paramount. Mr. Cruise has been an outspoken op... more
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Overachieving Teens Are Not The Norm |
| Wednesday, August 23, 2006 By Blog Meister |
Category: Homework Habits
An informed and somewhat troubling op-ed in the Washington Post asserts that recent reports about largely overworked American high school students misleadingly focus on exceptions to the rule. The... more
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Telepsychiatry Continues to Gain Proponents |
| Wednesday, August 23, 2006 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Depression
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, depression, developmental disorders, eating disorders, posttraumatic stress, and schizophrenia are among the disorders being treated via telemedicine. “The... more
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More Students Grading Their Teachers Online |
| Wednesday, August 23, 2006 By Blog Meister |
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Students at elite universities have, for several years, been visiting websites that provide anonymous reviews of various professors. On sites like Columbia University's CULPA, established in 1997, ... more
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Teach Teens About Sex or Their Music Will |
| Tuesday, August 22, 2006 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Parenting
Never known for shying away from controversial subject matter, the RAND Corporation released a study earlier this month that linked degrading music lyrics to sexual behavior among youths. Appearing i... more
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Depression, Mental Health Taken More Seriously at the Office |
| Tuesday, August 22, 2006 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Depression
Any regular readers of this blog understand the implications of depression and other mental health problems in the workplace. It is encouraging however, to see this topic beginning to receive more pr... more
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Sleep Science Offers New Options |
| Monday, August 21, 2006 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Our Psychology
For centuries, insomniacs haven't had too many options in the struggle to catch some Z's. It has only been in the last several years that our knowledge of the workings of sleep have progressed by any... more
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Districts Aim For Better Nutrition With Cautious Optimism |
| Monday, August 21, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
Blame for the current spate of health problems plaguing our nation'syoung people lies, in varying degrees, across the spectrum of baddietary habits. Many of these unfortunate health decisions occur at... more
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Districts Aim For Better Nutrition With Cautious Optimism |
| Monday, August 21, 2006 By Blog Meister |
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Blame for the current spate of health problems plaguing our nation's young people lies, in varying degrees, across the spectrum of bad dietary habits. Many of these unfortunate health decisions oc... more
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Many States Shy Away From High School Graduation Tests |
| Monday, August 21, 2006 By Blog Meister |
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A new report from the Center for Education Policy laments the failure of many states to approve new versions of required testing for high school graduation. While two thirds of American public hig... more
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PTSD Becoming a Political Battlground |
| Friday, August 18, 2006 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Stress
The debate over mental health funding for veterans returning from Iraq may be moving from slow simmer to steady burn. This thanks to a new report appearing today in the journal Science. Researchers ... more
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Confessions of a Psych Intern |
| Friday, August 18, 2006 By |
Category: Our Stories
"Where do you see yourself in five years?" Ah yes, one of the mainstays of the job interview, but is it truly a fair question? Putting aside the fact that you more than likely are going to... more
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Cartoons: World's Best Pacifier? |
| Friday, August 18, 2006 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Stress
There's not many universals in medicine. Patients are individuals, and each situation more often than not presents a unique wrinkle or circumstance. But if there's one thing that you can be certain ... more
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Marriage May Hold Greater Benefits to Depressed |
| Thursday, August 17, 2006 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Depression
The positive benefits of marriage have been studied by psychologists and sociologists for some time, but now new research indicates that those suffering from depression may actually benefit more than ... more
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Mounting Stress Worries Many as Storm's Anniversary Approaches |
| Wednesday, August 16, 2006 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Stress
It was August 29th, 2005, that the horrific winds and rain of Hurricane Katrina changed the landscape of New Orleans and much of Louisiana forever. Now as the anniversary of the storm approaches, man... more
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