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ADHD Medication? – This Is Why! Explain Adult ADHD
ADHD medication? This is why! By @Mrallday2u2 Part of #ExplainAdultADHD. Reducing stigma and ignorance against ADHD adults by crowdsourcing our creativity and persuasion powers to help our fellow adults with ADHD. Share one, not three specific point you want non-ADDers to know about what it’s really like living with Adult ADHD and I post it on my blog & share it on social media with the hashtag #ExplainAdultADHD and encourage others to share it. ADHD Medication? – This Is Why! Explain Adult ADHD “How I’d like to explain it to the child: When your eyesight is poor – You can get glasses. ̷...
Source: Adult ADD Strengths - April 29, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Pete Quily Tags: Explain One Point About Adult ADHD To Non-ADHD Adults Source Type: blogs

Psych Central Attends HealtheVoices 2017 Patient Advocacy Conference
This past weekend, a group of over 100 online health advocates gathered in Chicago to attend the third annual HealtheVoices conference. I attended because of the work I do as a mental health activist. Psych Central’s founder, Dr. John Grohol, sat on the advisory panel, and hosted a panel discussion about privacy and dealing with trolls online. The organizers describe the HealtheVoices Conference as: “… a first-of-its-kind, weekend-long conference that brings together online advocates from across various health conditions for an opportunity to learn, share and connect. Sponsored by Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Jo...
Source: World of Psychology - April 29, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Gabe Howard Tags: Conferences General Inspiration & Hope Policy and Advocacy #healthevoices Dr John Grohol Janssen Janssen Pharmaceutica Johnson Johnson Mental Health Mental Health Advocate Psychology Source Type: blogs

Psychology Around the Net: April 29, 2017
Happy Saturday, sweet readers! Regardless of which day you read this, chances are I’m trying (or have succeeded for that day) to get some exercise in. I made an appointment with my doctor last week to find out why I’ve been so, so exhausted lately. Any mental health concerns were ruled out, and my blood test results were top notch (as usual — go me!). So, she asked me about my exercise routine and, well…let’s just say my answer wasn’t what she wanted to hear. Most of us know exercise is great for our mental health (and we should all know it’s key to physical health!), but did you ...
Source: World of Psychology - April 29, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Alicia Sparks Tags: Addiction Aging Brain and Behavior Children and Teens Creativity Depression Exercise & Fitness Men's Issues Narcissism Psychology Around the Net Research Schizophrenia Stress Women's Issues Alcoholism American Cancer Society Source Type: blogs

6 Tips for Weathering Life ’ s Storms with Your Partner
How to grow stronger…together. I just heard it again today. A friend was speaking about his life and reported on how different it is now than what he thought it would be at this point. Yes, friends, life happens! How To STOP An Argument With Someone You Love — Before It Gets SCARY Life has a way of taking unexpected twists and turns and there is often little or no warning. Some changes are welcome and bring great joy and celebration. Some changes result in more work and effort, and some changes can knock us flat, bringing change to the entire course of our lives. The old and traditional wedding vows include the wo...
Source: World of Psychology - April 28, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Psych Central Staff Tags: Publishers Relationships YourTango challenge change Conflict couple David McFadden determination division effort Emotions Hardship intimate life Marriage Pain Partner Patience Stress supportive Source Type: blogs

Why You Need Me. Explain Adult ADHD
Why You Need Me By Linda. Part of #ExplainAdultADHD. Reducing stigma and ignorance against ADHD adults by crowdsourcing our creativity and persuasion powers to help our fellow adults with ADHD. Share one, not three specific point you want non-ADDers to know about what it’s really like living with Adult ADHD and I post it on my blog & share it on social media with the hashtag #ExplainAdultADHD and encourage others to share it. Why You Need Me “I am a Registered Psychiatric Nurse. I have been told that I am a poor student, and don’t know how to study “properly”. That may be true. I have n...
Source: Adult ADD Strengths - April 28, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Pete Quily Tags: Explain One Point About Adult ADHD To Non-ADHD Adults Source Type: blogs

The Common Sleep Pattern That Kills Attention And Creativity
Sleep pattern linked to better ideas, focus and planning. • Click here for your free sample of Dr Jeremy Dean's latest ebook The Anxiety Plan: 42 Strategies For Worry, Phobias, OCD and Panic • Dr Dean is also the author of Spark: 17 Steps That Will Boost Your Motivation For Anything. (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - April 28, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy Dean Tags: Sleep Source Type: blogs

Involved Dads Strengthen the Couple ’s Relationship
If you visit any playground, children’s sports game or peer competition, you will undoubtedly see that one parent pushing their child to climb just a little higher, run just a little faster and try just a little harder. While mothers hold the critical role of challenging their children with a gentle and nurturing hand, fathers teach kids to push boundaries, take risks and embrace challenge head on. According to Dr. John Gottman’s research from Bringing Baby Home, dads offer something special and unique to their children’s lives from the moment they are born. Through their vast differences in infant play, parenting st...
Source: World of Psychology - April 28, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: April Eldemire, LMFT Tags: Children and Teens Family Men's Issues Parenting Research childhood Fatherhood Role Model Source Type: blogs

Best of Our Blogs: April 28, 2017
These days, the world seems to be in the palm of our hands. We can follow our dreams. We can raise emotionally healthy and bright children while juggling a successful career. We’re health conscious, socially conscious and environmentally conscious. But with all the opportunities for greatness, we’re so much further removed from what’s true and important. These things are checklist ingredients for a seemingly perfect existence. We’re striving for perfection without realizing that reaching for all these areas require more than the 24 hours we have in a day. Behind the social media photos, is real lif...
Source: World of Psychology - April 28, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Brandi-Ann Uyemura, M.A. Tags: Best of Our Blogs bipolar and antipsychotics childhood emotional neglect conversation tips Dysfunctional Family Egotism medication noncompliance Narcissism narcissistic communication Narcissistic parents Narcissistic Personality Disord Source Type: blogs

Experienced meditators have enhanced control over their eye movements
By Alex Fradera Mindfulness meditation seems to improve the control we have over our eyes, probably because of its known beneficial effects on attentional systems in the brain. That’s according to research published recently in Consciousness and Cognition. Veena Kumari and her colleagues tested 29 regular Buddhist mindfulness practitioners (they meditated at least six times per week, and had been doing this for two years or more) and 30 non-meditators on a pair of gaze control tasks. One involved an onscreen dot jumping from a central spot to another location, and participants had to respond by instantly shifting their ...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - April 28, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Cognition Perception Source Type: blogs

Transgender Trauma
Where did the idea come from that it is acceptable to hate or judge someone because of their gender identity? I spoke with a transwoman today who fears leaving her home since she has been verbally attacked and threatened with physical harm. She has also been criticized by others who are trans because she has not embraced a gender binary. A few years ago, she began the transition to what she perceives as her true self and not the gender assigned at birth as male. She had lived as a man for much of her life, married and had three children; all of whom she loves and who are supportive. She is a professional who lost her job, ...
Source: World of Psychology - April 27, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Edie Weinstein, MSW, LSW Tags: Bullying Men's Issues Psychotherapy Stories Sexuality Trauma Women's Issues cis-gender discrimination gender binary gender dysphoria Gender Identity gender norms Gender Role Harassment mis-gender Suicide Transgender trans Source Type: blogs

“ Attention Deficit ” Is A Misnomer. Explain Adult ADHD
  “Attention Deficit” Is A Misnomer. By Catherine Novak. Part of #ExplainAdultADHD. Reducing stigma and ignorance against ADHD adults by crowdsourcing our creativity and persuasion powers to help our fellow adults with ADHD. Share one, not three specific point you want non-ADDers to know about what it’s really like living with Adult ADHD and I post it on my blog & share it on social media with the hashtag #ExplainAdultADHD and encourage others to share it. “Attention Deficit” Is A Misnomer. “It’s not that I can’t pay attention – it’s that so many things...
Source: Adult ADD Strengths - April 27, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Pete Quily Tags: Explain One Point About Adult ADHD To Non-ADHD Adults Source Type: blogs

Dementia Linked To Beverage Drunk By 50% Of People Every Day
Half of Americans use a drink linked to dementia on any given day. • Click here for your free sample of Dr Jeremy Dean's latest ebook The Anxiety Plan: 42 Strategies For Worry, Phobias, OCD and Panic • Dr Dean is also the author of Spark: 17 Steps That Will Boost Your Motivation For Anything. (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - April 27, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy Dean Tags: Dementia Source Type: blogs

The Third Act
Almost 10 years ago I taught a course I called Conversations in the Third Act at the local branch of the University of Maine ’s life-long learning center. If life is a drama in three acts, then all of us over 50 are in the third act and dealing with a whole new set of issues, questions, and challengesIn the secret hour of life's midday the parabola is reversed, death is born. The second half of life does not signify ascent, unfolding, increase, exuberance, but death, since the end is its goal. The negation of life's fulfillment is synonymous with the refusal to accept its ending. Both mean not wanting to live, and not wa...
Source: Jung At Heart - April 27, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: blogs

7 Ways to Spot a Lie
Whether you are talking to your child, a spouse, co-worker or friend, you may find yourself questioning their genuineness and wondering if they are telling the truth from time-to-time. Whether it’s debunking a little white fib or uncovering a large-scale lie, it is important to be able to tell when people are not telling the truth. Here are seven ways to spot a lie: Examine body language. When someone is lying, his or her body language can often give you a clue. They may have fidgety hands or hide their hands completely. They could shrug their shoulders and not stand tall, or may make their bodies appear smaller so the...
Source: World of Psychology - April 27, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Kurt Smith, Psy.D., LMFT, LPCC, AFC Tags: Family Habits Happiness Industrial and Workplace Parenting Personality Relationships Self-Help Body Language Dishonesty Facial Expression lies lying Manipulation Nonverbal communication Source Type: blogs

Study finds 4-year-olds are considerably better than adults at remembering rhyming verse
By Christian Jarrett Many parents will attest to their young children’s remarkable knack for remembering rhymes, often claiming that their children’s abilities exceed their own. Can this really be true? In nearly all other contexts, adult memory is known to be superior to that of children, for obvious reasons, including the immaturity of children’s brain development and their lack of sophisticated mnemonic strategies. A small study in Developmental Science has put pre-literate four-year-olds’ memory abilities to the test, finding that they outperformed their parents, and a comparison group of you...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - April 27, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Developmental Educational Memory Source Type: blogs