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Link – Podcast: Surviving Christmas (and Other Gatherings)
Another thing many of us might want to take a listen to before the holiday weekend: In this episode of the Psych Central Show, hosts Gabe Howard and Vincent M. Wales tackle Christmas. Specifically, how to survive it. For all the wonderful aspects of holidays, they are not without stressful aspects, especially for people who…
Reading – Conversation can stop suicide, specialists say
“This week, mental health professionals are marking National Suicide Prevention Week, offering advice on how to respond to someone who may be on the verge of killing himself or herself.“You can make a difference, especially if you can get somebody to talk about it,” said Elsa Ronningstam, a psychoanalyst, McLean Hospital psychologist, and board member…
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How to Fix a Lack of Social Skills in a Recovering Victim of Abuse | eHow.com tags: CA Child Sexual Abuse – A Mother’s Story tags: CA Sexual Abuse: What Finally Made It ‘Ok To Tell’ tags: CA Helpful teacher responses to adult reports of their child abuse tags: CA Unthinkable tags: CA Breaking the…

Link – Two-thirds of children referred for mental healthcare in England not treated
Sadly, this is probably about the same in other countries as well. “Data from 32 NHS Trusts in England showed about 60% of under-18s who are referred to child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) by their GP are not receiving treatment, according to figures obtained by Spurgeons children’s charity.” The reason I believe it’s…
Review: A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard (US, 2011)
The story is very familiar and has been widely covered by television news and documentary teams across the world; Jaycee Lee Dugard is kidnapped aged 11 in 1991 and only returns in 2009 with her children. After missing multiple chances to catch her kidnapper, the father of her children, and his wife, they are picked…