What the internet means for children and its implications on the developing brain are controversial topics without enough data to yet be resolved. Proponents of the benefits of the internet argue that internet access can facilitate important activities like those related to education and socialization, while skeptics worry that internet access can … [Read more...]
How Problematic Internet Usage Affects Adolescents
How Does Cosmetic Surgery Make Women Feel About Themselves?
The demand for cosmetic surgery among women has dramatically increased in recent years in the United States and beyond, raising some concern about why women are more heavily seeking cosmetic surgery. While physicians argue that the rise in demand for these procedures may reflect problems with respect to self-esteem and self-image, others suggest … [Read more...]
Escitalopram – an SSRI – Shows Promise for Treating GAD in Young People
Nearly 4.5 million youths suffer from anxiety - the most common mental illness in the United States. While psychotherapy and pharmaceuticals are often used with success to treat anxiety in children and adolescents, it can be difficult to predict which therapeutic strategies will be effective. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors - or SSRIs - … [Read more...]
How Mindfulness Can Help Healthcare Professionals
Healthcare providers often face significant work-related stress, and the rates of burnout among healthcare workers have been on the rise in recent years. Though much research corroborates the high prevalence of stress amongst this demographic, little headway has occurred with respect to developing and deploying effective measures to combat this … [Read more...]
Emergent Data on the Link Between Autism and Sexuality
Both autism and sexuality have received increased attention by social science and medical researchers, as well as by the public in recent years. There is now new evidence that suggests that autism may be more prevalent amongst transgender and gender-diverse people than amongst those who are cisgender, or whose sexuality corresponds to the sex they … [Read more...]