Word: weller
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Moonchildren" by Michael Weller...
...Elizabeth Weller, professor of psychiatry and pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania, has developed techniques for detecting depression in kids. First she establishes a rapport with a child. Then she asks, for example, whether he still has fun playing softball or whether it is taking him longer to finish his homework--both of which are ways to figure out whether the child has lost motivation and concentration. Crying is another marker for depression, but Weller says boys rarely admit to it. So she asks them how often they feel like crying...
...signs. Parents can tell her if a child no longer cares about his appearance and has lost interest in bathing or getting new clothes. Teachers can tell her whether a child who used to be alert and active has turned to daydreaming or has lost a certain verve. As Weller puts it, "Has the bubble gone out of the face...
Indeed, pot and alcohol are common forms of self-medication among depressed teens. Weller estimates that about 30% of her teen patients have used pot or alcohol after a depressive episode, most of them at the urging of friends who said smoking and drinking would make them feel better. A high school social worker in Minnesota decided to look into the case of a troubled girl who was still a freshman at 17. The girl admitted she smoked pot as a constant habit but did not understand why she craved it so much. A psychological evaluation found the girl...
...Menick 3-13, Wilske 2-17, Patterson 2-11, Belczyk 2-13, Flynn 1-9, Eitzmann 1-3, Heller 1-4, Mattson 1-6, Smalling 1-8; Col--Cannan 2-38, Holmes 2-18, Dawkins 2-10, Hayes 2-11, Reese 2-21, Mack 1-4. Interceptions:Har--Weller; Col--Roland, Schaffer. FG Missed:Col--Kravitz 34. Time of Possession:Col--35:41, Har--24:19. Attendance...