Recent research at the University of Michigan Medical School’s Department of Psychiatry found that children with ADHD had poor connectivity in their brains. Chandra Sripada, M.D., Ph.D., and colleagues tested a total of 750 children and teens, 275 with ADHD and 481 others without. A peek inside their brains, using MRI, revealed a key difference […]
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I first saw Shia LeBeouf in a movie called Disturbia and was immediately impressed with the teenager’s self-confidence and engaging presence. The film was about a teenage boy, played by Shia, who discovers his neighbor is a serial killer. What was truly “disturbing” about the movie was not the teenage horror clichés or the melodramatic
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The wintertime blues are hard to beat. Wind whipping the house, and grey skies are hardly conducive to a warm cheery outlook but with a few simple tricks can brighten one’s depressing cold day. 1) Sunlight- In the winter months it can be very tempting to stay inside with the shades closed with a cup of
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As a psychologist with a private practice focusing on young adults, I watch “The Kardashians” reality show through a different lens than my peers. Some devour the show like cotton candy, stuffed into your mouth and savored like a drug. “You can actually feel the pleasure hitting your brain,” said one friend. Others see a
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A New York Times article lifts the veil on what has become an open secret in many top performing high schools in the nation: Prescription stimulants used to help children with ADHD are being sold on the black market to healthy students seeking a quick fix to increase focus, concentration and test performance. The Times
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What is the difference between Gestalt Therapy and Psychoanalytic Therapy? Gestalt Therapy was born out of the classical psychoanalytic tradition of Sigmund Freud. Fritz Perls, the founder of Gestalt Therapy, was trained in psychoanalytic theory in Europe and underwent years of psychoanalysis with the great psychoanalysts of his time, Wilhelm Reich and Karen Horney. But
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Procrastination, underestimating the time to complete tasks, disorganization, and the lack of focus are all too common traits of adults who suffer from ADHD. The following 6 time management apps will help you get everything done on schedule. They may even make you a better person along the way. 1. Epic Win If you suffer
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ADHD can affect sleep in many different ways. A child can have a hard time settling down at bedtime, strongly opposing going to bed. A successful manager can find it difficult to resist browsing the web until late at night, even though it means he will be exhausted the next day. And a tired mother
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