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06.04.2021
Trauma
Most people who endure traumatic experiences are able to recover and do not sustain longstanding impact. An individual’s response to trauma is based on many different factors including their biology, the proximity to and severity of the trauma, the context in which the trauma occurred and the personal meaning of the experience.
Article
02.13.2019
Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs)
According to the TLC Foundation for Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors, the term body-focused repetitive behavior (BFRB) represents a group of related disorders including hair pulling, skin picking, and nail-biting.
Article
07.27.2018
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a common and chronic disorder that manifests as uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that one continuously repeats.
Article
02.16.2015
Residential Treatment Centers
A residential treatment center (RTC), sometimes called a rehab, is a live-in health care facility providing therapy for substance abuse, mental illness, or other behavioral problems. Please note that there are very few in-patient residential treatment center
Article
10.27.2009
Children and Anxiety and Depression
Anxiety disorders in children are treatable, and they can be treated by a wide range of mental health professionals who have training in scientifically proven treatments.
Article
10.27.2009
Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in a person's mood, energy, and ability to function.
Webinar
03.26.2024
Doing Affirmative Cognitive Behavior Therapy with LGBTQ+ Youth and Their Families
This June 7 live CE eligible webinar with Jeffrey Cohen, PsyD and Ilana Seager van Dyk PhD, aims to provide attendees with the basic tools needed to use evidence-based clinical practice (i.e., CBT) with LGBTQ+ youth and their families using an affirming, minority stress-informed lens.
Webinar
01.17.2024
Social Connection and Support as Targets for Youth Suicide Prevention
This presentation (sponsored by ADAA's Suicide and Self-Injury Special Interest Group) reviews converging empirical evidence arguing for the importance of belongingness and connectedness to youth suicide risk and prevention.
Webinar
07.11.2022
The Role of Caregivers in Interventions for Youth Depression and Suicidality
This symposium presents innovative findings related to the role of caregivers in the prevention and treatment of adolescent suicidality and depression. Depression and suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs) are impairing in adolescence, both in the present and over the long term.
Webinar
11.08.2021
Uncovering Effective CBT - Preventing and Treating Depression Among Youth
CBT has demonstrated to be effective for the prevention and treatment of depression in youth. However, CBT can differ in content with different presence and duration of treatment components. In order to improve the effects of CBT and to find out WHAT works best, it is important to identify (non-)effective components of CBT programs.
Webinar
08.12.2021
Cannabis: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Upcoming live webinar featuring Martin Paulus, PhD. A study of recent publications need to be considered when one decides to use cannabis or need to be balanced against potential beneficial effects of cannabis.
Webinar
07.22.2021
Building Resilience: How Families Can Prepare for the Uncertain School Year Ahead
Our goal is to show how building resilience can ease the transition back to school this fall and help your children thrive despite the uncertainties and changes they will face. The panelists, a child and adolescent psychologist, a pediatrician and an adult psychiatrist discuss practical and evidence-based skills that parents can encourage in their kids as they move forward into a new school year.
