Affirming Success under Stress

May 6th, 2013 . 6 Comments

“If you think you can do a thing or think you can’t do a thing, you’re right.” This famous line, spoken by Henry Ford, has been applied in psychology and self-improvement arenas for decades. Self-affirmations are positive words of encouragement that people can say to themselves, out loud or silently. They have been used in various ways to help people overcome, achieve, and persist at many different things in life. However, few clinical studies have been conducted... Read More

Bringing Animal-Assisted Interventions into Autistic Classrooms

April 24th, 2013 . 12 Comments

Animal-assisted interventions have begun to gain recognition as viable and acceptable alternative therapy approaches for a variety of psychological conditions. Elderly people who experience isolation and loneliness benefit greatly when they get a pet. Likewise, ... Read More

Lifelong Internal and External Effects of ADHD

April 8th, 2013 . 9 Comments

Attention deficit hyperactivity (ADHD) has been studied at length in children, but less so in adults. All of the existing research suggests that individuals with ADHD are more likely to have emotional, behavioral, social, and even functional difficulties than people without ADHD. It has been shown that ADHD in childhood can negatively impact ... Read More

What Is the Quality of Life for Children with ADHD and Learning Disabilities?

April 4th, 2013 . 2 Comments

Learning difficulties can present challenges for school-aged children. They may have difficulty with reading, math, problem solving and general academic tasks. Additionally, these difficulties may contribute to low self-esteem. Children with specific learning disabilities (SpLD) such as dyslexia... Read More

New Study Compares Risk Factors for Schizophrenia and Bipolar

March 21st, 2013 . 1 Comment

Bipolar (BD) and schizophrenia (SCZ) share many elements including age of onset, family history patterns, and premorbid symptomology. Individuals who develop bipolar psychosis (BP) have even more in common with those who develop SCZ. However, until recently, few studies have examined how cognitive impairment... Read More

Supportive Teachers Can Reduce Externalizing Behaviors in Students

March 20th, 2013 . 3 Comments

The teacher-child relationship is a multifaceted one. Teachers act as educators and instructors. They are viewed by their students as mentors and role models. They also take on the role of confidant and counselor. For children with high levels of stress, teachers can be especially critical to well-being and academic success. Stress can result from numerous situations in a child’s life, including maltreatment, ... Read More

Improving Self-Management May Decrease Substance Use in Adolescents

March 5th, 2013 . 3 Comments

The majority of people who use substances such as alcohol, cigarettes, or other drugs usually do so for the first time during adolescence. If they continue to use, studies show that they increase their risk for negative outcomes and put themselves at increased tendency toward sexual promiscuity, poor academic achievement, impulsivity, driving under the influence, legal problems, diminished... Read More

Can Facebook Help Identify Depressed College Students?

March 5th, 2013 . 4 Comments

Rates of depression among college students are very high. When adolescents leave home and attend college they are faced with many stressors, including drug and alcohol exposure, sexual activity, peer pressure, academic pressure, financial obligations, and homesickness. For many young adults, this can be an exciting, but difficult, time. ... Read More

How Boys’ Learning Styles Differ (and How We Can Support Them)

February 11th, 2013 . 5 Comments

I was convinced that Joe Smith—not his real name, of course—wrote his letter V’s wrong in the second grade, and I thought it helpful to inform him of such. After all, he needed all the help he could get, and I thought, as a precocious 7-year-old girl, I had a monopoly on how to craft the most beautiful V on paper—how clueless could Joe be, after all? Much has been written in recent times about how learning styles are different, neurologically, between girls and... Read More

Teachers Can Help Student Victims of Domestic Abuse, with Resources

January 14th, 2013 . 5 Comments

School is often the only safe place for young children who live with domestic violence. Witnessing or being exposed to physical abuse can have a significant impact on the well-being of a child. Whether it is sexual, verbal, or physical abuse, when a child witnesses this type of abuse... Read More

Program Improves Family-Child-School Functioning in Children with ADHD

January 11th, 2013 . 3 Comments

Children with attention deficit hyperactivity (ADHD) face numerous challenges across many settings. In school, they often have difficulty maintaining attention and staying on task. Academically, children with ADHD tend to perform below their peers. Behaviorally, children with ADHD tend to be more disruptive than non-ADHD children. Lack of impulse control and inability to regulate emotions... Read More

The Educational Cost of Violence is High

January 9th, 2013 . 9 Comments

Children who live in urban communities are exposed to more violence than children from rural communities. Socioeconomically disadvantaged communities have higher rates of gun violence, drug and alcohol abuse, and homicides than more economically advantaged communities. Although the direct effect of this type of violence has been well established, the indirect effect of exposure to violence... Read More

Do School-Based Interventions Help Children with ADHD?

January 8th, 2013 . 11 Comments

Attention deficit hyperactivity (ADHD) can affect numerous domains of functioning for children and adults. For school-aged children, academic performance, peer relationships, and behavior can all be impaired as a direct result of ADHD. Although psychotropic medication has been widely used as a remedy for... Read More

I Could Have Been Adam Lanza’s Sibling

December 21st, 2012 . 14 Comments

Editor’s note: The following article was written by a GoodTherapy.org contributor who, out of respect for family privacy, wishes to remain anonymous. It includes recollections and perspectives that some people may have emotional responses to. Any views or opinions expressed are those of the author and... Read More

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Affirming Success under Stress

Bringing Animal-Assisted Interventions into Autistic Classrooms

Lifelong Internal and External Effects of ADHD

What Is the Quality of Life for Children with ADHD and Learning Disabilities?

New Study Compares Risk Factors for Schizophrenia and Bipolar

Supportive Teachers Can Reduce Externalizing Behaviors in Students

Improving Self-Management May Decrease Substance Use in Adolescents

Can Facebook Help Identify Depressed College Students?

How Boys’ Learning Styles Differ (and How We Can Support Them)

Teachers Can Help Student Victims of Domestic Abuse, with Resources

Program Improves Family-Child-School Functioning in Children with ADHD

The Educational Cost of Violence is High

Do School-Based Interventions Help Children with ADHD?

I Could Have Been Adam Lanza’s Sibling

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