Adjusting to Life Transitions
I recently read that Australian swimming great Stephanie Rice felt depressed and irrelevant when she stepped away from competitive swimming. The sense of loss can be daunting for star athletes who retire from their sport. The question they face is: What do I do...
Psychopathic Personality
Gary Gilmore was a psychopathic American. He started committing burglaries when he was a boy and ended up in reform school. When he was released, he upgraded his crimes to armed robbery and went to prison. When Gary finished his long sentence, he worked at a normal...
Work Success for Individuals with Adult ADHD
I was telling a friend about something that happened to me at work when she uttered a wolf howl. I stopped talking and looked at her. She said she was hungry. My first thought: A howl in that situation is what I would expect from someone who has attention deficit...
Why Many People Do Not Seek Help for a Mental Health Problem
Most individuals who have a serious, continuing mental health problem do not seek professional help. Why not? Studies show many reasons. One is a lack of awareness of the problem – common in individuals who have a personality disorder, a psychotic disorder, anorexia,...
Teens Who Attempted Suicide: What They Learned Could Be Important for Other Teens and Professionals to Know
I interviewed three young adults who had each made serious suicide attempts as teens. The attempts included taking an overdose of drugs, jumping off a cliff, and self-cutting. All three were hospitalized after the attempts. From their attempts and the aftermath, these...
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