Suicide Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention
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Suicide Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention
Suicide—taking your own life—is a tragic reaction to stressful life circumstances. Approximately 800,000 to 1 million people die by suicide in the world each year. This means someone commits suicide every 40 seconds. In the United States, there is on… Read more »
Suicide Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention
Suicide—taking your own life—is a tragic reaction to stressful life circumstances. Approximately 800,000 to 1 million people die by suicide in the world each year. This means someone commits suicide every 40 seconds. In the United States, there is on… Read more »
Behavioral and Mental Health in Aging
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Behavioral and Mental Health in Aging
In the United States and globally, the population is aging rapidly. The need for geriatric behavioral and mental health services will also increase dramatically. Mental health and well-being are important for older adults as at any other time of life… Read more »
Suicide – A Preventable Tragedy
Laurie struggled with anxiety for most of her life. She was frightened in school, felt pressured to get high grades and go to college, and began drinking and using drugs while in high school. She attempted suicide her first year in college, at a time… Read more »
Women and the Earth
Now more than ever, it is critical for all individuals to stand up and advocate for women and the environment. Imagine a world where the earth is cared for and there are no toxic chemicals in our homes, communities, or our environment. This vision is… Read more »
Ecological Grief—The Growing Emotional Toll of Climate Change
Ecological grief describes individuals who experience deep emotions related to loss of the environment and nonhuman life, loss related to the degradation of landscapes and ecosystems, and loss of cultures, livelihoods, and ways of life. Ecological gr… Read more »
Time Affluence—The Way to Happiness?
“…There never seems to be enough time to do the things you want to do once you find them…” –From “Time in a Bottle” by Jim Croce Many of us think that material possessions and symbols of affluence (such as designer clothes, expensive cars, etc.) are… Read more »