"Autism rate in children has doubled, say doctors" ... "Autism 'more common than thought'" ... "Autism in children '10 times higher' than first thought" ... "Autism at a record high" ... "autism is 25 times more common than what researchers thought"... This mess of headlines and claims was generated in response to one autism prevalence study, Baird et al. (2006), published in the Lancet. All 56,9
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December 31, 2009
1 in 86: the prevalence of autism among adults
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The Decade that Changed Our Brain Wiring
I don't really believe our brains are hardwired in the significant areas outlined below. Or else, how could they change in as little as a few years? The following seven fundamental changes in our sensibilities are U.S.-centric, but apply more or less to the rest of the world as well.Sex. We have embarked on a reversal of centuries of Western morality around sex. Most (and an increasing
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Preparing For Successful Aging
It's never too early or too late to start working toward the goal of improving brain health. So perhaps the New Year is the perfect time to consider how one achieves a long and satisfying life. A book recently publishing by American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., called Successful Cognitive and Emotional Aging may be just the tool to help find some answers to the age-old question...
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Working Through Grief: It’s Different For Everyone
A death of a loved one, a job loss, the end of a marriage, an illness or disability. Everyone faces losses and grief, but the toll that grief can take on the mind and body can catch many people by surprise. The December issue of Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource provides an overview of grief -- a normal reaction to loss...
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Arab Americans Experienced Adverse Health Effects In The Sept. 11, 2001, Aftermath
Researchers discovered adverse health effects of perceived post-Sept. 11 abuse and discrimination, including increased psychological distress, lower levels of happiness and poorer perceptions of health status, in the greater Detroit Arab community. The new study assessed the prevalence of perceived abuse and discrimination among Arab American adults after Sept...
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Some new podcasts to check out
by Joye C. Anestis We're always looking for good mental health podcasts...and BehaviorTherapist.com has one of our favorites. I've written before about their podcast on current issues in addiction treatment. Here are three more that you might enjoy: An interview...
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December 30, 2009
On the threshold
To acknowledge and cross a new threshold is always a challenge. It demands courage and also a sense of trust in whatever is emerging.- John O' DonohueEach of us is always on a threshold of change. Especially as we usher out the old, and ring in the New Year - it marks a clear change in our western calendars and emotional landscape. A new year is often filled with hope, optimism and a positive out
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New Year’s Resolutions vs. Mindfulness
2009 is drawing to a close. Only a few more days left to realize those New Year's Resolutions. Oh, don't you remember? Those aspirations from earlier this year that you wanted to achieve? Well, fear not, regardless of whether or not you realized them (or can even remember what you wanted to do), we all have another opportunity to make or break, fulfill or forget, or propose or postpone a whol
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Looking Younger…. Looking Less Masculine?
Egan & Cordan (2008) digitally altered the faces of 17-year-old girls (n=10) to look either younger (morphed to appear similar to the prototype of 10-year-old girls – top row) or older (similar to the prototype of 20-year-old women – bottom row). Additionally, some stimuli were altered by adding digital make-up (right column). The authors had [...]... Egan, V., & Cordan, G
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When new psychological symptoms emerge after a head injury
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