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In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the rates of diagnoses of attention deficit disorder (ADD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) began to rise. Since then, more […]

This year’s hurricane season in the United States has be active: Last month, Hurricane Florence emerged from the Atlantic Ocean to unleash havoc on the Southeastern […]

Ongoing discussion has been continuing for at least the past 30 years as to whether minors can give informed consent to therapy. And although this remains […]

September is National Suicide Prevention Month, and mental health professionals (MHPs) who work in fields such as counseling, psychology, social work—and other closely aligned professions—many, at […]

Although the idea of the “mad genius,” has become trite and is not necessarily true, the idea that creatives—artists, musicians, writers, etc.—have higher rates of mental […]

When an individual decides to enter the professional world of counseling, therapy, social work, or any of the mental health professions in general, it is usually […]

Monday, September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day. Occasions such as this are a good time to stop, reflect, and take in why days of awareness […]

By Kenny Luck, M.A., A.B.D. (Doctoral Candidate) Individuals who repeatedly encounter stressful situations and traumatic events may be at risk for developing post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS). […]

When someone brings up the term “consciousness,” I have the tendency to roll my eyes and change the subject. After all, who has the patience to […]

In his 2015 book, “Pavlov’s Dogs: Groundbreaking Experiments in Psychology,” author Adam Hart-Davis poses this question in the beginning of a chapter that discusses group conflict: […]

How Mental Health Professionals Should Handle Lesbian Partner Abuse: A Look at the Research By Kenny Luck, M.A., A.B.D. (Ph.D. Candidate) According to research over the […]