As a graduate student at Yale, psychological scientist and
professor, Kiley Hamlin studied infants between the ages of 9 and
14 months old to define specific social preferences. She wanted to
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Everyday I hear about another person, friend, client or colleague
who is suffering from intense anxiety. It is truly a current
epidemic, at least in the large metropolis in which I live. Los
Angeles
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When you think of gamers do you typically picture someone sitting
alone in a dark room engrossed in an interaction with their
computer? While this may be the case some of the time, according to
Penn ... Read More »
If you struggle with perfectionism in general, the holiday season
can be particularly stressful. More items on your to-do list, more
get-togethers, and more people to please can bring out feelings of
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Horses have been employed for centuries as transport, beasts of
burden, and companionship. For many years horses have been used on
a very small scale for therapeutic purposes. I have witnessed
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The observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday is understood in various
ways, and celebrated at different times, in numerous countries.
There is some debate about the origins and initial celebrations of
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Hair loss is a cause of anxiety and distress in both men and women.
Until now, there haven’t been great treatments for hair loss in
women (androgenic alopecia.) Men have been successfully using
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Can peas replace Prozac pills and apples replace Abilify tablets?
Hippocrates, who believed in the healing power of nature, may have
been on to something when he advised us nearly 25 centuries ago to
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There is a tendency for people to come to therapy with the
expressed desire of feeling better, and by this, many mean off
loading their painful or unpleasant emotions. There is also a
tendency for ... Read More »
As we head towards November and the upcoming U.S. Presidential
elections, new research tells us that presidents who display high
levels of specific traits tend to do better on the job. The
research ... Read More »