CULTURE
Cul♦ture | \kəl-chər\ | noun
The totality of all the individual artifacts, behaviors, and mental concepts transmitted among the members of society by learning; what remains of a man's past working on his present to shape his future.¹
¹Campbell, M.D., Robert J. (1996) Psychiatric Dictionary: Seventh Edition. New York: Oxford University Press.
New Report Shows Increase in ADHD Diagnosis among Girls, Hispanic Children
By: Brittney Dunkins
Diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD—the most-diagnosed mental disorder among U.S. children—continues to rise, according to a report published Tuesday in the Journal of Clinical Psychology.
ADHD diagnosis among U.S. children ages 5 to 17 increased 43 percent between 2003 and 2011, according to the report, “Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Parent-reported Diagnosis of ADHD.”
The jump equates to 5.8 million—or nearly 1 in 10—children and young adults in the United States with ADHD.
Why Mindfulness Is a Superpower: An Animation
Narrated by Dan Harris, author of 10% Happier
Animation by Katy Davis (AKA Gobblynne) http://www.gobblynne.com
Animation assistant: Kim Alexander http://www.kimalexander.co.uk
Practicing mindfulness is one of the single most powerful things you can do for your wellbeing. Want to give it a try? Visit http://www.happify.com for guided meditations and other mindfulness-building activities designed by experts.
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Objective structured therapeutic examination (OSTE) for the assessment of psychodynamic intervention competencies in psychotherapy trainees.
16 Dec 2024, 12:00 amObjective structured clinical examinations have a long tradition in medical education. In psychotherapy training, this format is on the rise. The aim of this study was to prove reliability and feasibility of an objective structured therapeutic examination (OSTE) for the assessment of psychodynamic i
The impact of working with forced migrants in the context of graduate research training.
16 Dec 2024, 12:00 amResearchers, including graduate students, who work with refugees and asylum seekers are exposed to narratives of torture, trauma, loss, and distress. This article features the testimonies of the authors as doctoral students and mental health researchers-in-training—as well as their supervisors
Communication training for the provision of psychological assessment feedback: An exploratory randomized controlled study.
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