By Lecia Bushak Sitting in front of a TV, laptop, or computer all day is certainly bad for your physical health; but it's also detrimental to your mental health. We already know that sitting is bad for pretty much every aspect of your health: It weakens your muscles, impairs blood circulation, and increases your risk...
By Lisa M. Schab, MSW, LCSW Nearly every client who walks through a health professional's door is experiencing some form of anxiety. Even if they are not seeking treatment for a specific anxiety disorder, they are likely experiencing anxiety as a side effect of other clinical issues.
By Bruce G. Borkosky, PsyD from Ethics & Risk Management: Expert Tips VII Confidentiality has been around since Hippocrates. In contrast, the patient's right to obtain a copy of records (patient access) is a relatively recent concept. This may be a surprise, but patients have had a legal right to their records for only about 30 years.
By Tammy Plunkett We've all had the experience of a dark moment in our lives. Times where the sun didn't shine, the rain fell in sheets along with our tears, and we wondered how we could possibly bounce back from it all. Yet, we do bounce back and move on -- some of us more easily...
By Stephen A. Ragusea, PsyD, ABPP, from Ethics & Risk Management: Expert Tips VII Recently on one of my psychology listservs, one colleague posted the following: "I witnessed an inmate in a county jail who was acutely psychotic and was kept in solitary confinement for almost two years, naked, lying in his/her own urine and feces....
From the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) Alcohol use disorder, or AUD, is the medical diagnosis for problem drinking that causes mild to severe distress or harm. A new study supported by the NIAAA reports that nearly one-third of adults in the United States have an AUD at some time in their...
By Anna Almendrala - While coloring books for adults are something of a trend, there's another artistic outlet that requires even less effort than colored pencils and markers. It may have more benefits, to boot. Doodling -- the spontaneous act of drawing, typically in the margins of whatever one is really supposed to be working...
From Science Alert New Alzheimer's treatment fully restores memory function. Of the mice that received the treatment, 75 percent got their memory function back. Australian researchers have come up with a non-invasive ultrasound technology that clears the brain of neurotoxic amyloid plaques - structures that are responsible for memory loss and a decline in cognitive function...
From the Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center When you are caring for a person with Alzheimer's disease, it's important to make your own health a priority. Staying physically, mentally, and emotionally healthy will make you a better caregiver. Here are 3 tips on how to care for yourself while caring for others: Ask for help....
Apps for Autism is a new CEU course based on the book " Apps for Autism " (2015, 436 pages), the ultimate app planner guidebook for parents/professionals addressing autism intervention. There are hundreds of apps for autism, and this course will guide you through them so that you can confidently utilize today's technology to maximize your child or student's success.