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Recent Mental Health Blog | May 2009 Posts

Born-Again Christians a Potential Threat to Mental Health Sufferers (2)

by Beth McHugh

31 May 2009 10:28 PM

In 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 McHugh

21 May 2009 05:35 PM

I'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 Mother

by Beth McHugh

10 May 2009 11:09 PM

When 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 Depression

by Beth McHugh

10 May 2009 08:14 PM

Depression 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 McHugh

07 May 2009 06:07 PM

Some 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.



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Beth McHugh says...

"Hi inpain for them, as the children are quite old and able to understand adult concepts, you may wish to consider having family therapy."

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