Recent Mental Health Blog PostsPost-birth Weight Loss and its Psychological Impactby Beth McHugh28 Jun 2009 08:56 PMI read an interesting article recently about new mothers and their struggle to regain their figures after childbirth. Actually, it was more sad than interesting. Reassuring a Suicidal Personby Beth McHugh21 Jun 2009 09:38 PMIn our continuing series on suicide, we look today at how to give reassurance, information, and hope to a person at risk of suicide. Suicide claims the lives of tens of thousands of Americans each year, and victims are of both genders, and come from a multitude of backgrounds. Suicide: Why Do the Neighbors Talk but do Nothing?by Beth McHugh18 Jun 2009 10:49 PMThis weekend I happened across a woman who needs help. She had a For Sale sign out front of her block of units and I stopped to ask her which one was for sale. She told me but it became obvious that she was distracted, depressed and anxious. Denying the Father's Role when Mother is a Narcissistby Beth McHugh08 Jun 2009 04:53 PMOne of the more painful aspects of detaching from a narcissist mother is acknowledging the role that the father plays in the family dynamic. Sexting: Harmful or Harmless?by Beth McHugh08 Jun 2009 04:44 PMTeens and pre-teens are increasing sending explicit images of themselves via texting using cell phones, a phenomenon known as "sexting". Born-Again Christians a Potential Threat to Mental Health Sufferers (2)by Beth McHugh31 May 2009 10:28 PMIn our last blog in this series, we looked at how Joyce, an elder of her church, introduced a victim of sexual crime who was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder to a "so-called" Christian counselor, the latter telling the afflicted woman that "God had given her this burden to work throu... Born-Again Christians a Potential Threat to Mental Health Sufferers (1)by Beth McHugh21 May 2009 05:35 PMI've written about this topic before. Sadly I have to write about it again. While some born-again Christians are wonderful, caring people, many are not. The Importance of a Loving Motherby Beth McHugh10 May 2009 11:09 PMWhen I was a young undergraduate I didn't give much thought to good parents versus bad. I had observed my own parents' numerous shortcomings as a teenager but also had a sense that there were a lot of my friends' parents that I wouldn't have been keen on swapping my own parents for. The Importance of Exercise during Depressionby Beth McHugh10 May 2009 08:14 PMDepression affects such a large proportion of the population that any helpful adjunct to traditional Western medicine is a useful tool for the sufferer. Exercise is one such method to help alleviate the effects of depression on both the body and the mind. When Is a Friendship Worth Letting Go Of?by Beth McHugh07 May 2009 06:07 PMSome of us are lucky enough to have friends for life. Perhaps we met them on our first day at school and that was it - glued together for life through a series of boyfriends, exams, spouses, children, break-ups and illnesses. Recent Blog Comments captaindon says... "Dear Beth Thank you We are very committed to her and will be there as long as it takes." LarryJameson says... "When my wife was in intensive care with a 5% chance of survival, I was bombarded in the waiting room by the religious groups." In Born-Again Christians a Potential Threat to Mental Health Sufferers (1) |
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