Researchers have consistently found that high levels of parental conflict during and after divorce are associated with poorer adjustment in children. (Scientific American Mind, 2013, 24, 1, P. 68)
“Mindfulness is a mental mode of being engaged in the present moment without evaluation or emotionally reacting to it. Hundreds of articles lay out evidence showing that training to become more mindful reduces psychological stress and improves both mental and physical health.” Scientific American Mind, 2013 , 24, 1, P. 28) Mindfulness is often achieved through meditation.
The average time it takes most people to fall asleep is 15 minutes. (Scientific American Mind, 2013, 24, 1, p. 12.)
70 million Americans have a chronic sleep disorder. (Scientific American Mind, 2013, 24, 1, p. 12)
TV depictions of marital relationships can build unrealistic expectations for marriage that contribute to disappoints and divorce. (Scientific American Mind, 2013, 24, 1, p. 10)
I just returned from a two day workshop in Boston entitled ” Therapeutic Action of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy.” The invited speakers were experienced and renown. They presented both challenging and clarifying perspectives on the way psychodynamic therapy can be at its best. I’m very glad I went.
The effectiveness of psychotherapy is widely accepted. “Indeed, about 80% of those receiving psychotherapy will have mental health status superior to those receiving no treatment. (Psychotherapy, 2013, 50, 1, p. 17)
New research suggests that being kind to others may benefit you as much as those whom you are helping. (Mind, Mood, & Memory, 2013, 9, 4, p. 2)
Researchers at the Universities of Michigan, North Carolina, and Maryland found that placebos used to decrease physical pain have greater benefits for positive than negative people. (Scientific American Mind, 2013, 24, 1, p.9).
Recent research in the Journal of Marriage and Family found that it isn’t the family dinner per se that helps prevent teen adjustment problems. What does is parents building relationships with their kids at any opportunity, like riding in the car. (Scientific American Mind, 2013, 24, 1, p. 8)
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