Category Archives: Continuing Education
Friday Factoids Catch-Up: The Multiple Roles of a Psychologist
The role of psychologists is changing as overall mental health service needs and service systems change. Separating medical health from mental health is not always so clear cut. With advances in the medical fields, psychologists must also embrace a new … Continue reading
Friday Factoids Catch-Up: Bilingualism, Biculturalism and Personality
There is plenty of research dedicated to the topics of bilingualism and biculturalism, but they may often be lumped together and defined as one in the same. Grosjean (2015) attempts to describe how a bicultural bilingual can take on different … Continue reading
Friday Factoids Catch-Up: Heroin and Fentanyl–A Match Made in Hell
Heroin use has always been a serious issue where drug abuse is concerned, but in the last few years it has become even more deadly due to fentanyl being added to give it more ākickā. Ā Dealers have begun including … Continue reading
Friday Factoids Catch-Up: New Treatments For Tic Disorders Associated With Touretteās
Tics,Ā which are characterized by sudden, repetitive, non-rhythmic body movements and/or vocalizations associated with tic disorders and Touretteās syndrome, are involuntary movements that may involve the hands, shoulder shrugging, eye blinking, etc.Ā In many cases, these tics do not get … Continue reading
Friday Factoids: Methamphetamine Psychosis
As reported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA; 2013) methamphetamine use continues to be a significant problem, with over 12 million people or 4.7 percent of the population having tried methamphetamine at least one time.Ā According to … Continue reading
Friday Factoids: Working With Children Who Have Early-Onset Schizophrenia
Though diagnostic criteria for early-onset schizophrenia are the same for adults and children, the treatment approach may differ. For instance, discussing the symptoms of psychosis with children can be challenging.Ā Often parental report is utilized when discussing symptoms; however, … Continue reading
Friday Factoids: Effective Parenting
In a press release for the American Psychological Association, Hamilton (2015) reviewed Larzelereās presentation on effective parenting.Ā Larzelere and his research team interviewed 102 mothers who described five times they disciplined their toddlers (ages 17 months to 3 years) for … Continue reading
Article Review: Cannon, T. D., Yu, C., Addington, J., Bearden, C. E., Cadenhead, K. S., Cornblatt, B. A.,ā¦Kattan, M. W. (2016). An individualized risk calculator for research in prodromal psychosis.
Psychosis has been described as a terrifying experience that has been associated with shame, guilt, and humiliation (National Alliance on Mental Illness [NAMI], 2011).Ā As indicated by NAMI (2011) delay in assessment, identification, diagnosis, and treatment for psychosis is … Continue reading