FAMILY & MARRIAGE COUNSELING PACIFICA, CALIFORNIA

» Virginia Tech Study Finds 89% of Children with Nighttime Fears Improved Significantly Following Use of Children's Book, Uncle Lightfoot, Flip That Switch

SENECA, S.C., March 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the March 2015 issue of the Journal of Anxiety Disorders, a Virginia Tech study found that Uncle Lightfoot, Flip That Switch significantly reduced fear of the dark in 89% of the subjects, ages 5 to 7.  The article, "Treating...

» Loneliness and social isolation linked to early mortality
A new systematic review has revealed that a lack of social relationships could result in an increased risk of premature mortality comparable to obesity.

» Successful cognitive behavioral therapy in youth equals decreased thinking about suicide
Penn Medicine researchers found that patients who did not respond to cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety in childhood had more chronic and enduring patterns of suicidal ideation at 7 to 19...

» UK survey: Stress and mental health problems affect nine in ten emergency services personnel
Worrying datai from the mental health charity Mind has found that nearly 9 in 10 (87 per cent) emergency services staff and volunteers surveyed have experienced stress, low mood and poor mental...