Posted on May 18th, 2010 by dockeck
Probably the biggest news about this issue in recent memory is the passage of the latest Mental Health Parity Act, requiring insurance companies to extend the same level of benefits toward individuals’ mental and physical well-being. Some companies have raised rates to “compensate,” but the research has been very clear for decades that utilization of [...]
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Posted on May 18th, 2010 by Dr. Chris Ebberwein
A professor of mine once shared his opinion that a one-word definition of mental illness might be “rigidity.” To me that means that mental health must have a lot to do with flexibility.
I wrote in a previous post about having flexibility in our approach to work life, but flexibility can obviously apply to every part of our lives. One of the “tricks of the trade” for psychologists is to help people rethink how they see the world around them and how they see their place in it.
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Posted on May 18th, 2010 by educharme
The teen years can be tough on adolescents and their parents. Occasional mood swings, episodes of sadness and a fair amount of intense emotion are typical for most teens. In spite of all the angst, most find a way to balance school, friendships, outside activities and family while they develop a strong sense of self. For others, however, changes in behavior or mood may be an indication of a clinical depression.
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