Recent Mental Health Blog | May 2009 PostsBorn-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 Grizelda says... "This is really a great blog, Beth." In When a Therapist Fails to Diagnose Narcissistic Personality Disorder in the Extended Family 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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In When a Therapist Fails to Diagnose Narcissistic Personality Disorder in the Extended Family