http://www.christiantoday.com/article/post.traumatic.disorder.ptsd.raises.heart.disease.risk.for.women/57707.htm A new study suggests that post-traumatic disorder (PTSD) in women can increase their risk of incurring heart disease. The study came out in JAMA’s Circulation and is based on the work of investigators from Columbia University, led by Jennifer Sumner. It found that women who have been through traumaticContinue Reading

http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2015/06/20/8-misconceptions-about-mental-health-and-mental-illness/ Mental illness is destructive, but thankfully it is still not all that common. According to a recent study by the National Institute of Mental Health, 18.6 percent of American adults (43.7 million people) will suffer from some form of mental illness in any given year. Among the adolescent ageContinue Reading

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1507/S00024/including-dads-in-positive-parenting-programme.htm Thursday, 2 July 2015, 11:32 am Press Release: Auckland University Including dads in positive parenting programme improves children’s behaviour University of Auckland research has found that including dads in a positive parenting programme adapted to enhance father engagement to help them deal with frustration after a baby. Teamwork greatlyContinue Reading