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Health & Fitness > Therapy & Counseling The differences between a psychotherapist, a psychiatrist and a psychologist

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Three simple words will help you understand and remember the difference between a psychotherapist, psychiatrist, and a psychologist-these words are therapy, medicine, and diagnosis. Therapy is best provided by a psychotherapist. Medicine is best provided by a psychiatrist. Diagnosis of mental illness is obtained after a good... More..

Relationships & Family > Family Dysfunction Breaking the cycle of abuse

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Breaking the cycle of abuse is difficult but not impossible. Though we can not control what someone else does to us all the time, but we can control what we do to others. We can break the cycle of abuse in that we ourselves do not become the abusers. Three major types of abuse exist, they are, verbal abuse, physical abuse, a... More..

Relationships & Family > Cheating & Trust Issues Is there such a thing as emotional cheating?

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There is such a thing as emotional cheating. When a couple has agreed to live a monogamous relationship, they are not only committing to sexual chasteness but also to emotional commitment. When one or both of the partners turns to someone outside the relationship to fulfill emotional needs, the relationship fails. Often sexua... More..

Health & Fitness > Therapy & Counseling Medically treating mental illness: Should psychologists prescribe drugs?

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The fact of the matter is that some psychologists are already prescribing medications and with some great success. Commander John Sexton, PhD, head of the mental health department at a Navy Hospital in Camp Pendleton, Calif., "is living proof that licensed clinical psychologists can be trained in medicine and psychopharmacolo... More..

Parenting & Pregnancy > Risky Child Behaviors Teaching safety to your child

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This article will help you learn to use a cell phone to keep your child safer. The cell phone has two functions in safety. One function is for the child to be able to call you or the police for help. The other function is for you or the police to use the phone's GPS device to locate a lost child. To keep your children safe yo... More..

Health & Fitness > Therapy & Counseling Counseling a person with an eating disorder

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Eating disorders carry the highest morbidity rate of any psychiatric disorder. Though eating disorders are listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health (DSM), by no means should they be considered only a mental illness. Eating disorders are as much a physical illness as they are a mental illness and treati... More..

Health & Fitness > Healthy Living & Wellness Best ways to lessen stress

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Fifty years of stress has taught me one thing-get rid of stress. Some of the very best stress busters are listed below. Healthy eating, good sleep, as well as avoiding drugs and alcohol sure won't hurt. But for some serious stress reduction try these tips and apply them to your life. KISS - Keep It Simple Silly. Learn to do t... More..

Celebrations & Holidays > New Year's How to make healthy (and successful) New Year's resolutions

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Change New Year's day to the start of the school year and you will be successful at making your life changes. Let's face it, there is nothing special about January 1st. Why make changes in the middle of the cold winter when your schedule has already been set for the school season. The time to make real and lasting changes is ... More..

Health & Fitness > Childhood Disorders Strategies counselors use to get young children to communicate in therapy sessions

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The important thing for the counselor to remember with young children is that their vocabulary is much smaller then that of their adult patients. One can only express feelings with words if one has the word in a vocabulary to use. Words like depression and anxiety mean little to young children. Counselors need to remember th... More..

Health & Fitness > Bipolar Disorder How to determine if ADHD plus depression indicate Bipolar Disorder

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Symptoms of depression in a child with a coexisting diagnosis of Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity (ADHD) warrants a complete psychological evaluation (with an IQ test) from a licensed doctoral level clinical or forensic psychologist who has graduated from an American Psychological Association (APA) approved gr... More..

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