Category: Child & Adolescent Issues
The Good Therapy Blog
June 26th, 2011 |
You may wonder how people get into therapy for co-dependency. Rarely do I have a client come in requesting help for co-dependency. More often clients come in for other issues, and we discover the co-dependency as I am getting to know them. I will describe some of the presenting problems that sometimes can be a red flag for co-dependency. Then, in subsequent articles, I will describe we work together in therapy to make things better.
Often people come in with relationship... Read More
June 24th, 2011 |
“Ellen” is six years old. Her mother has stage four breast cancer, which she has been living with for a couple of years. However, her health is starting to decline. She is starting to have a lot of bone pain, and feeling quite fatigued. Recently, she has had episodes of confusion, due to the metastases in her brain. Ellen knows something is wrong with mommy, but when she asks her parents, they tell her everything is fine and that mommy will be all better soon. They... Read More
June 20th, 2011 |
Groundbreaking research links postpartum depression to increased depression in children. Dr. Lynne Murray, and her colleagues in Britain, studied 100 first-time mothers in order to determine if their offspring would develop depression as a result of their mother’s postpartum depression. In the first study of its kind, the researchers evaluated mothers with and without postpartum depression, all between the ages of 18 to 42. They assessed... Read More
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June 17th, 2011 |
As a psychologist, I see many dads who take pride in and also struggle with being a father. In honor of Father’s Day, I would like to offer some reflections for fathers, families, and therapists about the importance of recognizing and celebrating fathers in therapy. Let’s start with a quiz:
1. What percent of adult men are fathers?
a) 10%
b) 20%
c) 30%
d) 40%
e) 50%
2. When did Father’s Day become a national holiday?
a) 1922
b) 1932
c) 1952
d) 1962
e) 1972 Read More
June 16th, 2011 |
A new study has led to the revision of the Brief Rating of the Child and Adolescent Aggression (BRACHA) tool, a unique 14-item questionnaire used to determine which children are most likely to develop aggressive and violent behavior in adolescence. The researchers conducted the study on children in the psychiatric unit of the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in an effort to increase prevention of future violent behavior.... Read More
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June 15th, 2011 |
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is known to cause problems with impulse control, attention, social interactions and academic performance. But a new study suggests that girls with ADHD may be especially vulnerable to alcohol and substance use disorders in their teen years. The researchers, from the University of Helsinki and the University of Jyvaskyla, Finland, examined over 1500 Finnish teens. Each of the teenagers had been evaluated for ADHD... Read More
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June 15th, 2011 |
New research reveals brain differences in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Experts at the Kennedy Krieger Institute used magnetic resonance imaging to study the brains of preschool children who exhibited symptoms of ADHD. Although many studies have been conducted on older children with ADHD, the researchers wanted to determine if ADHD could be screened at a younger age in order to provide early intervention and treatment.... Read More
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June 11th, 2011 |
Gay teenagers are faced with the same peer pressures as heterosexual teens. But a new study suggests their sexuality can lead them to be at a greater risk for engaging in unhealthy behaviors. According to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), gay, lesbian and bisexual teens were more likely to take part in seven out of the 10 high risk activities, including drinking, smoking, drug use, attempted suicide, violence, weight... Read More
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June 10th, 2011 |
Researchers at the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust’s (SLaM) OCD Service in collaboration with the Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) have discovered an increase in the development of eating disorders in children who were previously diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). A new study found that nearly one in ten children who had OCD later went on to develop an eating disorder, a higher statistic than is found in those without OCD. Dr. Nadia... Read More
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June 8th, 2011 |
Most parents are uncomfortable when their children are upset or cry. But some parents are much more troubled by their children’s feelings when the child is reacting to physical separation. For these parents, leaving their child with a babysitter when they go out to dinner or dropping them at daycare or preschool when they go off to work, is emotionally unbearable. For parents who find the process of separating with their children so intolerable,... Read More
June 7th, 2011 |
A new study examines the relationship between aggressive behavior in children and sleep problems. According to research from the University of Michigan Medical School, children who exhibit conduct and aggressive behavior problems at school are also more often the ones falling asleep in class. The researchers examined elementary schools and focused on children who had previously been disciplined for behavioral issues or bullying, and discovered that... Read More
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June 7th, 2011 |
Even with regular treatment from mental health professionals in an outpatient setting, many teens and children with psychiatric and behavioral challenges still wind up visiting the emergency room more often than their healthy counterparts. According to a new study that looked at the medical records of children between the ages of 3 and 17, nearly 12 percent had multiple visits to the ER. The data, collected at the John Hopkins Children’s Center emergency room, indicated that most of the trips to the ER were the result... Read More
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June 3rd, 2011 |
On a fairly regular basis I am asked by a parent how old their child must be before they can choose which parent they want to live with. Many parents tell me their child will be 12 years old, 13 years old, 14 years old soon and will be able to make their own decisions. They appear to be uniformly surprised to learn that a minor child does not have the legal right to decide which parent to live with.
Depending on the jurisdiction in which you live, the age of... Read More
June 1st, 2011 |
During summer while away from school many children lose of some of their academic skills that help them to succeed at their classes. Loss of these academic skills can be even worse for a child with ADHD. As a parent, what can you do to prevent this loss during their summer vacation? What activities or outings can help? Honestly, just about anything that keeps your children thinking and engaged. Did you know that some studies have shown that kids and teens 8 to 18 years... Read More
