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The mental health effects of a trafficked child vs a temporarily separated child are incomparable. While the media is mostly ignoring a massive component of the decades-old crisis at the southern border, technology may provide a real solution to help the problem. [More]

Within three days two prominent personalities, who appeared to have success, wealth, and love have killed themselves. The cultural environment in the United States in 2018 has encouraged the man/woman on the street to believe that if one has gained these three qualities that life will be simply and unquestionably superb. Those with that belief are buying into a myth. They are allowing themselves to be mislead. [More]

Many aspects of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) still remain unexplored. One of these aspects is sexuality of individuals with ASD. Recent research has started to shed some light on the questions that arise when sexuality of individuals with ASD is observed. The following is an overview of the most recent research, focused on hypersexual and paraphilic behavior in women and men with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (Schöttle, Briken, Tüscher, and Turner, 2017). [More]

The American Foundation For Suicide Prevention offers guidelines for journalists on how to cover suicide cases, especially with well-known personalities who have instant name recognition with a majority of people. [More]

As a child counselor, one of the most common questions I have received the past few years has been about video games and childhood mental health. With the recent increase in school shootings, we look for a reason to understand the unthinkable events. Inevitably, the news will discuss video games as a potential cause of each school shooting. [More]

In some states, licensed counselors are banned from providing therapy to change sexual orientation or gender identity. Yet, there are still organizations that offer to help those who no longer want to identify as LGBT. [More]

Postpartum anxiety is common yet we don’t hear of it as often as we do postpartum depression even though it results in “highly detrimental” and long-term effects on a mother and child. A woman is more susceptible to anxiety in the postpartum period than at any other time of her life. [More]

Did you know that after 70 years of age, your chances of developing a mood disorder such as depression or anxiety doubles every five years? The same is true for cognitive decline such as impaired memory. Here's another fun statistic to look forward to: By age 85, one in four of us will have the luxury of suffering from both conditions simultaneously. But researchers are trying their best to prevent this from happening. [More]

A new study published in Frontiers In Psychiatry has found that the core symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are associated with binge eating. They also found correlations between ADHD and restrictive eating. [More]

Due to increasing legalization, researchers are becoming increasingly interested in learning about the birth outcomes of children of pregnant and postpartum women who use marijuana, as well as the effects on the mother herself. [More]