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...travel-worthy state. In general, babies are most portable either before they crawl--under 9 months--or after they are established walkers. "Between 9 months and 2 years, babies are more restless and more thrown off by a change in schedule or space," says Maureen O'Brien, a developmental psychologist. For younger babies, the challenge is maintaining their schedule. Mentally scroll through your routine and remember to bring any item intimately involved with getting your child to eat, sleep or settle down: a favorite spoon, a comfort toy or a familiar lullaby tape...
...careful suggesting to Auckland clinical psychologist Gwendoline Smith that SSRIs don't work much better than a sugar pill. When depression first hit her 10 years ago she was reluctant to use medication, figuring she could get well by exercising more, adjusting her diet and smiling in front of a mirror. But for that approach to work, she says, she'd have needed to practice it for six to 12 stress-free months on a secluded island. Instead, she went on the drugs and felt better in two weeks. Author of the recently reprinted handbook Depression Explained (ABC Books), Smith...
...ideas are the lifeblood of a university, then Alan Dershowitz is a vital part of Harvard’s blood supply,” Summers wrote. Members of Dershowitz’s family also spoke at the event, including his brother Nathan, two of his children, and his wife, psychologist Carolyn Cohen. Dershowitz’s son Elon presented a list of the “Top Ten Reasons Why It’s Good to Be Alan Dershowitz’s Son” in his speech. The number one reason: “Every time a celebrity kills...
...long ago, ADD was widely regarded as a children's ailment. But experts are increasingly discovering that it afflicts all ages. Psychologist Thomas E. Brown, author of Attention Deficit Disorder: The Unfocused Mind in Children and Adults, has seen his practice, which centered on young children 20 years ago, expand to include younger adults and seniors. They come to him and say, "I've had this problem for so long. If there's a treatment...
...underlying ADD, but they sometimes seek professional help because they are having trouble managing their lives. Many retirees find it tough to adjust to the loss of structure that their jobs had provided--the scheduled tasks, the meetings and mealtimes, the office assistants who kept things organized. According to psychologist Kathleen Nadeau of the Chesapeake ADHD Center of Maryland, in Silver Spring, retirement leaves some individuals "swimming in murky water." Even downsizing from a house to an apartment, with all the attendant decisions about what to keep and what to throw out, may prompt seniors to seek therapy...