» Family Therapy Helps Teens With Suicidal Thoughts
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Adolescents with suicidal thoughts and elevated depression had stronger and faster reduction of symptoms when treated with family therapy than with standard treatment in the community. Researchers from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia reported t

» Groundbreaking Best Practices Manual from Major Professional Association Replaces 'Mental Retardation' with New Term 'Intellectual Disability'
Publication of Intellectual Disability from the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities coincides with the introduction of new federal legislation by U.S. Senators Mikulski and Enzi called Rosa's Law. WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Society's labels have cons

» Renowned American Psychologist Trains Haitian Boy Scouts to Give Mental Support to Haiti Earthquake Survivors
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Much has been reported about the devastation and anguish in Haiti after the tragic earthquake, but thousands of survivors are suffering emotionally without mental health professionals to help them deal with the trauma. Recognized New York clinical psycho