Publications on Mental Health Topics
Delivering advice to parents on teen sex, by Bella English, Boston Globe, Apr 19 2009.
“'If you learn the lingo your children are using themselves, or are exposed to, you'll be better equipped to help them navigate the highly sexualized culture', Joani Geltman says. 'You have to use the words, because those are the words the kids are using, and it's letting them know you do get what's going on and you're able to help them with it,' says Geltman, who has spoken at several South Shore middle and high schools recently. She's a social worker from Wellesley who teaches classes in child development and the psychology of family life at Curry College in Milton and Lesley University in Cambridge. ”
Stepping Up to the Challenge, by Tara Parker-Pope, New York Times, Apr 14 2009.
“The transition from high school to college is tough for most students. But for those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, university life poses a host of academic, medical and personal challenges. ”
Recession Anxiety Seeps Into Everyday Lives, by Pam Belluck, New York Times , Apr 8 2009.
“Experts see signs that stress is becoming more common as a result of the economic downturn. ”
Depression Tests Urged for Teenagers, by Associated Press, New York Times , Mar 30 2009.
“An influential government-appointed medical panel is urging doctors to routinely screen all American teenagers for depression. ”
Welcoming back troubled students, by Linda Wertheimer, Boston Globe , Mar 23 2009.
“Brookline High School's Hannah Cummins finds support fighting her depression through a unique program at the school called BRYTE. ”
Teenage Girls Stand by Their Man, by Jan Hoffman, The New York Times, Mar 18 2009.
“On blogs and social networking sites, teenagers are having an e-shouting match about the highly publicized episode between Rihanna and Chris Brown. Perhaps the first time their generation has been compelled to think aloud about dating violence. ”
Mass. mental health system gets a 'B', by Craig Douglas, Boston Business Journal , Mar 16 2009.
“Massachusetts was one of only six states to receive a "B" grade by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) for its public mental health care system. ”
Children in the Mental Health Void, by Judith Warner, The New York Times , Feb 19 2009.
“Judith Warner argues that lack of access to care is the real mental health epidemic affecting children in our time. ”
Vaccines and Autism: A Tale of Shifting Hypotheses, by Stanley Plotkin, Jeffrey S. Gerber, Paul A. Offit, Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 48, Issue 4, Feb 15 2009.
“This is a thorough and informative article that accurately dispells any notion that a link exists between vaccines and onset of autism. This article mentions the three most prevelant hypotheses regarding causation of autism through vaccines and through overwhelming empiracle evidence, disproves them all. ”
TV Time Linked to Depression in Future, by Nicholas Bakalar, New York Times , Feb 10 2009.
“Lengthy television viewing in adolescence may raise the risk for depression in young adulthood, according to a new report. ”
The Americanization of Mental Illness, by Ethan Watters, New York Times , Jan 8 2009.
“In recent years, American ideas about psychiatric disorders have spread around the globe. Is that really good for the world’s mental health? ”
A Friend Like Simon, by Kate Gaynot, 2009.
Some Parts are NOT for Sharing, by Julie K. Federico, 2009.
The RDI Book: Forging New Pathways for Autism, Asperger's and PDD with the Relationship Development Intervention Program, by Steven Gutstein, 2009.
In My Mind: The World through the Eyes of Autism, by Adonya Wong, 2009.
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