Tag Archive: Mental Health

10 Ways to Help Your Kids Stay Healthy

A kid and his dog by Ssmallfry

Melissa Tamura writes about valuable habits to promote kids’ physical and mental health.

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Anatomy of Mental Health (Episode 99)

Psychologists speak to Dr. Michael Cheng about anxiety, sensory processing problems, and mental health resources.

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Have your kids witnessed bullying?

Researchers have found that bystanders may be invisible victims of bullying.

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Partner Abuse, Pt. 4: How are witnesses affected?

Childhood witnesses of domestic violence may be exposed to other forms of abuse. What is the impact?

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Is Media Use Helping or Hurting Kids' Psychological Functioning?

How media use affects the psychological adjustment of teens.

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Mediterranean Diet Associated With Reduced Risk of Depression

A Mediterranean diet may be protective against some kinds of mental illness, according to a study in the Archives of General Psychiatry.

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Anatomy of Three Things (Episode 79)

Psychologists talk about the effects of maternal depression, myths about Viagra, and homework.

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Childhood Anxiety, Part 4: Controlling reactions to stress

The physical reactions to stress may seem mysterious to kids, but parents can help them learn to take control.

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How Recession Can Effect Mental Health

In contrast to recently published micro-level research suggesting that depression afflicts children as young as 3 years of age, researchers in Finland have looked at how economic recessions affect the mental health of kids and their families. These researchers found that reduced family income was ...

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Preschool Depression May Continue Into Childhood

CHICAGO – Depression among preschoolers appears to be a continuous, chronic condition rather than a transient developmental stage, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. “The validity of major depressive disorder in childhood has been well established, ...

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