A massive federally funded multi-center study finds that many young children diagnosed with moderate to severe attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder continue to struggle for years — despite drug treatment.
In 1983 the poorest 47% of America owned $750 billion dollars, $15,000 per family, 2.5 percent of the nation’s wealth.
In 2009 the poorest 47% of America owned ZERO PERCENTof the nation’s wealth (their debt exceeds their assets).
When Elisabeth Kübler-Ross debuted the five stages of grief in her book On Death and Dying, published in 1969, they were intended for people facing their own deaths. Kübler-Ross later went on to apply these same five stages to the bereaved, to people who had lost a loved one, but upon closer inspection, I’m not sure they work as well. Losing a loved one is not the same as losing your life. Grief thrusts us into an uncertain world where anxiety often reigns supreme. Yet anxiety is the very element missing from Kübler-Ross’ stages.
“I am the 88, my brother is the 1.” A powerful Public Service Announcement by Natalie Palumbo that should run on every TV channel, FB page and Twitter account in the country. It serves as a reminder of why we get out of bed every day and put on our game faces. For our “1” – even if we have 3. Please share this post widely.
A type of brain stimulation caused by a mild electric current that appears to have minimal negative side effects is showing promise as a potential treatment for major depression, according to several studies.
A stirring piece from the families of veterans who committed suicide.
A round-up of advocates with a positive approach and willingness to engage in meaningful dialogue about advocacy on autism.
Parenting tips culled from the much-loved “The Princess Bride.”
Although only 4.5 percent of men ages 18-34 are veterans, veterans account for 10.8 percent of suicides in that age group.
A recent study has found that U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) have measurable abnormalities in the white matter of their brains — described by scientists as “potholes.”
We talk a lot about how to make church welcoming, but we sometimes forget that for the one person in every hundred who has a form of autism, church can be a bewildering or frightening place.
Throughout life, even shortly before death, the brain can remodel itself, responding to a person’s experiences. This phenomenon, known as neuroplasticity, offers a powerful tool to improve well-being, experts say.
“More, bigger, faster.” This, the ethos of the market economies since the Industrial Revolution, is grounded in a mythical and misguided assumption—that our resources are infinite.
Researchers at NYU have recently begun an impressively large and well-funded study of 1,500 individuals who have suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder. The aim of the research, which will last five years, is to find biological markers of PTSD that could provide reliable, objective evidence of so-called invisible war injuries. “We want to elevate mental health to standard physical health,” said Dr. Charles R. Marmar, chairman of the psychiatry department at NYU Langone Medical Center, and the lead investigator on the project.
A look at the challenges in having a sibling with autism.