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Archive for May, 2013

By On May 31st, 2013

Tornado Recovery Causes Mental Health Concerns

The recovery from the tornadoes that swept through Moore will take years, but some of the wounds are more visible than others. Currently, many of those affected by the storm, such as Santa Fe Elementary School teachers Belinda Moreno, are throwing themselves into the cleanup efforts, but what they deal with once everything settles down…

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By On May 30th, 2013

Is It Possible To Treat ADHD Without Medication?

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most high profile mental illnesses for children. Currently, the illness affects roughly 7 percent of 3-17 year-olds in the United States, and many more adults are diagnosed with ADHD or its cousin Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) later in life. There is some debate as to how…

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By On May 28th, 2013

Better Sleep Habits Improve Self-Control

We face temptations every day, and often we cave to them. These temptations obviously range from minor negative choices such as eating a candy bar instead of getting something healthy or neglecting exercise, to real sins that are as harmful to our relationship with God as they are to our relationships with friends and family.…

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By On May 23rd, 2013

The Patterns That Detour Us From Healing

In the mental health field, we spend a lot of time looking for patterns; mostly looking for patterns in behavior or emotions. The patterns of feelings and thoughts are almost all we have to diagnose ailments, and patterns in behavior are some of our best tools for trying to help patients learn positive treatment techniques.…

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By On May 22nd, 2013

Removing Shame From The Mental Health Discussion

This month has been a big one for the mental health community. Not only is May National Mental Health Awareness Month, but this year it has also been marked with the release of the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM-5. It is possible however that you may not…

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By On May 16th, 2013

Who Has Lead Our Children To Narcissism

A worrying trait is being identified as the key descriptor of millennials.  John Stein recently talked about this in the Time Magazine article The New Generation: Why Millennials Will Save Us All, but he is far from the first academic to note the significant rise of narcissism and entitlement in millennials,  sometimes called Generation Yers, referring to those…

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By On May 14th, 2013

Helping Pastors Help The Victims of Sexual Abuse

In a recent blog post for Biblical Seminary’s Faculty Blog, Phil Monroe shared an anecdote from a meeting with a couple Christian prosecutors from at least five different states. Not a single one of the prosecutors could remember a time when a pastor attended hearings in support of a victim of sexual abuse, however they…

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By On May 8th, 2013

Do We Put Too Much Emphasis On The Brain?

Do we put too much emphasis on the brain? This is the question asked recently by Bill McKenzie, a blogger for Dallas News, after reading an article questioning the diagnosis of many children said to have attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. The author of that piece, Dr. Vatsal Thakkar, a clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at New York University’s…

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