- Less Restraint More Comfort In Kids with Psychological Difficulties
A spotlight published in The Monitor on Psychology highlights the work of this year’s APF Pearson Early Career Grant winner, Daniel Antonius, PhD. Comparable to the effectiveness of a blanket or toy in soothing a child, Antonius wants to use a similar approach for patients with severe mental illness. He has developed a football-like toy [...]
- Benefits of CBT in Childhood May Last Into Adulthood
The results of a study conducted by psychologist Wendy Silverman of Florida International University’s Child Anxiety and Phobia Program, indicate that the beneficial results of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) may be sustained up to thirteen years after the first treatment in children. The goal of CBT is for the patient to learn to change negative [...]
- Study Shows Omega-3’s Aide Depression
A recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry indicates that Omega-3 supplements may be another method of treating patients who have depression but no anxiety disorder. Previous studies have suggested that Omega-3 fatty acid deficiency may increase an individual’s likelihood of psychological disorders. This study gave individuals Omega-3 and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) supplements [...]
- Depression May Cause Dementia in the Elderly
Depression and dementia frequently coexist in the elderly, but it has been unclear which came first. A new study from the Framingham Heart Study (running since 1948) finds the presence of depression as a predictor for later dementia. Depressed individuals had a significantly higher risk of future dementia than there non-depressed peers.
The study needs to [...]
- Emotional Intuition Not Always the Best Route…
The Boston Globe published a wonderful article on July 12, 2010 titled “What, Me Worry?” by Karen Weintraub. In the article Weintraub looks at the process between factually understanding risk and emotionally evaluating risk. Using examples such as avoiding sun and not over-eating, she points out that the pleasure in the moment often supersedes the [...]
