Posted on December 17th, 2010 by Dr. Angela Londoño-McConnell
Ah… the holidays… a time of happiness and harmony, peace and goodwill…or are they? It seems that holidays have been become a source of great stress. For parents, holiday stress might be partly fueled by the idea that children must be given all that they want and even things they don’t. Parents go to great [...]
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Posted on November 18th, 2010 by nmolitor
When APA released the results of its 2010 Stress in America Survey, I was especially struck by the differences in women and men regarding stress.
Not only were women more likely than men (28 percent vs 20 percent) to report a great deal of stress, but married women, in particular, reported significantly more stress (63 percent) than single women (41 percent). Married women were also more likely than single women to report crying, irritability and fatigue and to resort to unhealthier ways to manage their stress like overeating.
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Posted on October 25th, 2010 by Dr. Angela Londoño-McConnell
Suicide is difficult to understand and even tougher to accept. Recently, we have heard in the news about a number of teen suicides. The most natural question is why? Unfortunately, the answers are almost always unsuitable and disheartening. What would drive someone to end their life? Although we might be able to identify a triggering [...]
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