Recognizing and Treating Trauma in Children

Recognizing and Treating Trauma in Children

Children Mental Health

Young children are particularly vulnerable to trauma.  For instance, compared to other age groups, children younger than four years of age have among the highest rates of nonfatal injuries (e.g., falls, drownings, poisonings, burns).  Furthermore, over half of child...
Dementia and Mental Health

Dementia and Mental Health

Depression, Geriatric Psychiatry

According to the Mental Health Foundation (MHF), dementia is a term used to describe a range of conditions that affect the brain. It’s caused when the brain is damaged by diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, or by a series of strokes. Dementia mainly affects people over 65,...
Prolonged Grief and Its Treatment

Prolonged Grief and Its Treatment

General

Each year, in California alone, a quarter of a million people die.  In the US as a whole, three million do. As these statistics suggest, many of us will, at some point in our lives, lose a loved one and experience grief. From normal to prolonged grief Grief refers to...
Schizophrenia – Myths and Facts

Schizophrenia – Myths and Facts

General

According to Stephanie Watson with WebMD, there’s a lot of incorrect information about schizophrenia. Some of it is spread by movies or TV shows. Or sometimes, people use stereotypes when talking about this mental illness. Schizophrenia is a serious mental...