Annals of the American Psychotherapy Association articles from June 2007

Annals of the American Psychotherapy Association archives from June 2007

New focus for epilepsy research.(Mind News)
June 22, 2007... Epilepsy experts are looking to the future to provide hope for the nearly 3 million Americans suffering from the neurological disease. Researchers claim that developing technologies such as advanced imaging will greatly impact treatment...

Siblings of children with autism may have related problems.(Brief article)
June 22, 2007... It is commonly known that autism is a genetic disorder, but a Vanderbilt University study conducted between 2003 and 2006 showed that autistic children may also have siblings with milder conditions called broader autism phenotype. These...

Exposing brain cells to light may help treat neurological disorders.(Brief article)
June 22, 2007... Though it is difficult for scientists to explain, we accept that the brain delivers crucial messages that control our thoughts and actions by sending electrical impulses over circuits in the body. Scientists involved in an international study...

Natural compound may open door to new types of AIDS drugs.(virus-inhibitory peptide)(Brief article)
June 22, 2007... Researchers recently found a natural blood compound called Virus-Inhibitory Peptide (VIRIP) that blocks the HIV virus before it can enter human immune cells. The study's authors are excited that the chemical also blocked increasingly common HIV...

Bullying and victimization detectable at an early age.
June 22, 2007... Bullying is such a common occurrence among elementary students that a recent study indicated 90% of children have been bullied before. Perhaps more shockingly, 60% of the kids who participated in the study admitted bullying others during the...

Healthy eating habits may help stop smoking.(Brief article)
June 22, 2007... You may have heard smokers who are trying to quit claim that it is harder to resist the urge to smoke if they are drinking alcohol or coffee. A recent Duke University Medical Center study (2007) shows that such claims are not unique and are...

Report confirms the long-held notion that diets do not produce long-term weight loss.(Brief article)
June 22, 2007... Dieting is immensely popular, but no matter what diets we try, we are not likely to stay trim over the long haul. Study after study has confirmed the notion that diets do not work when put to the test of time, and UCLA psychologists recently...

Mental health organizations urge greater awareness after Virginia Tech tragedy.(National Coalition of Mental Health Consumer/ Survivor Organizations)(Brief article)
June 22, 2007... In response to Cho Seung Hui's attack on the Virgina Tech campus, which tragically ended 33 lives, the National Coalition of Mental Health Consumer/ Survivor Organizations issued a statement urging Americans to learn from the incident. The...

Interview with Ronald Hixson.(Interview)
June 22, 2007... Ronald Hixson has been a therapist for more than 25 years, serving both military and civilian communities. He has founded a Texas corporation private practice and a non-profit group mental health organization where he serves as...

Whatever happened to clinical privacy?
June 22, 2007... Abstract Privacy is a fundamental element of psychotherapy. Many clients avoid therapy because of fears that superiors will learn of their treatment. Yet the walls of privacy have come tumbling down in the last few years. Therapists are...

Ask the experts: counseling sexual abuse survivors.(Discussion)
June 22, 2007... Annals: In your experience, what are some of the main issues and therapy needs of clients who have been sexually abused? Wise: My experience has taught me that the main issues in working with sexually abused clients is that they most often...

Romeo & Juliet laws: when the punishment does not fit the crime.(Issues in Therapy)
June 22, 2007... In late 2003, 17-year-old Genarlow Wilson was an honor student in his senior year of high school in Douglasville, Georgia. Along with a group of other teens, Wilson celebrated New Year's Eve at a party in two rented rooms at a Days Inn Hotel....

Fellow published by Townsend letter.(Peter M. Bernstein, American Psychological Association)(Brief article)
June 22, 2007... A paper by APA Fellow Peter M. Bernstein, PhD, DAPA, MFT, CMT, was published recently by the Townsend Letter, a highly-regarded national journal of alternative medicine. Bernstein, founder and director of the Bernstein Institute for Integrative...

Optimism therapy: an adapted psychotherapeutic strategy for adult female survivors of childhood sexual abuse.
June 22, 2007... Abstract The long-term effects of childhood sexual abuse are very serious and far-reaching. This paper presents an adapted model of optimism therapy for survivors of childhood sexual abuse. It is developed for dealing with complex problems...

Improving our relationships to our selves.(Culture Notes)
June 22, 2007... I believe it was Winnicot who wrote that he could not read because he would start scribbling his own thoughts. Whether or not Winnicot said that (a graduate school professor of mine said he did), I believe it is a common way to read. ...

Coaching niches: Part 2.(Life Coaching)
June 22, 2007... In a previous Life Coaching column (Winter 2006), I described coaching niches as being "specialized areas of coaching that a coach offers and markets to a particular group" (Gooding, p. 37). Having a niche adds a substantial quality to one's...

The humanitarian in you.(Column)
June 22, 2007... A group I was recently speaking to asked me an interesting question: "What do you think has been your greatest humanitarian effort or contribution to society?" A bit stunned by the question, all I could think to myself was, I guess I really...

Balancing ethics in an unethical marketplace.(psychotherapy practice)
June 22, 2007... Sometimes we get ethics confused with what should be done or with what is illegal or legal. It is easy to be confused when emotional issues confront us almost daily. For example, the Virginia Tech massacre could have been prevented if the...

The newest atypical antipsychotic--paliperidone.(RX Primer)(Drug overview)
June 22, 2007... The first new antipsychotic to be released in the United States since 2003 is Janssen's Invega Extended-Release. Like some earlier psychotropic medicines (e.g., nortriptyline or Pamelor is a metabolite of amitryptyline or Elavil), paliperidone...

CE test page: three total credits available (with the completion of all 3 CE tests).
June 22, 2007... In order to receive CE credit, each participant is required to do the following: 1.) Read the continuing education article. 2.) Complete the exam by circling the chosen answer for each question. 3.) Complete the evaluation form. 4.) Mail or fax...

You Can Say NO and Your Child Will Still Love You.(Book review)
June 22, 2007... Norma Ross wrote her book, You can say NO And your child will still love you, to help families get to a healthy place and to highlight what she believes are the fundamentals of parenting. It was the first time that she was able to see her...

Wendy's Club.
June 22, 2007... Wendy's Club is written for those who are hooked or addicted to people who refuse to grow up (Peter Pans). It is written for women specifically, but applies to people of any gender, age, race, religion, or sexual preference. Craine not only...