While attention recently has focused on issues of militarization of police forces, efforts of law-enforcement officers to deal daily with mental-health and behavioral conditions also need attention. Enforcement of criminal statues is a primary...
One of the standard questions in a children’s psychological evaluation is “What should you do if you cut your finger while playing?” This question attempts to solicit issues about the child’s awareness of safety and the use of...
Parents may not understand a baby's prattling, but by listening and responding, they let their infants know they can communicate which leads to children forming complex sounds and using language more quickly. That's according to a new study by the...
Most memories have some kind of emotion associated with them: Recalling the week you just spent at the beach probably makes you feel happy, while reflecting on being bullied provokes more negative feelings. A new study from MIT neuroscientists reveals...
Because folks over age 65 will make up 40 percent of the U.S. population in 30 years, according to the Census Bureau, quality of life looms as an important public health issue as baby boomers head into retirement. Figuring out how seniors can best...
The effectiveness of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment may hinge significantly upon sleep quality, report researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System in a...
Krauss has been focusing for more than 20 years on how to minimize acute pain and anxiety in children undergoing medical procedures. “I first became interested in it when I was working at Cambridge Hospital in the late 1980s,” he said in...
T oday’s Denver Post Article r eports a just completed state child protection workload study that indicates a need for 574 more child protection workers to keep abused and neglected children safe in the state (a 49% increase). Of...
Just read this in the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08...te&nlid=56829562 Scientists at MIT have discovered a way to neutralize bad memories--and they're using mice. This is a must read for future "healing" methodologies.
Researchers asked women about things that had recently stressed them out. The women were then given a fat-and calorie-packed meal of eggs, turkey sausage and biscuits and gravy. The researchers then measured the womens’ metabolism, blood sugar,...
Last week, a grand jury was convened in St. Louis County, Mo., to examine the evidence against the police officer who killed Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, and to determine if he should be indicted. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. even...
Say a pediatrician notices that one of her teenage patients is showing signs of depression. In most cases, the doctor will notify parents and prescribe an antidepressant or recommend a therapist. The trouble is, many of those teens won't go to therapy...
When Yuri Maldonado's 6-year-old son was diagnosed with autism four years ago, she learned that getting him the therapy he needed from California's Medicaid plan for low-income children was going to be tough. Medi-Cal, as California's plan is called,...
On Tuesday, August 19 th , 2014, the first day of my Advanced Level Field Placement as an M.S.W. Student at Temple University, I participated in the second Philadelphia ACEs Virtual Connection Group “Meet-Up” at the Friends Center . ...
Report says failings in political and police leadership contributed to gang rape and trafficking in South Yorkshire. Blatant failures of political and police leadership contributed to the sexual exploitation of 1,400 children in ...