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Genome-Wide Study Yields Markers of Lithium Response

January 28, 2016 • Science Update An international consortium of scientists has identified a stretch of chromosome that is associated with responsiveness to the mood-stabilizing medication lithium among patients with bipolar disorder. While the finding won’t have an immediate clinical … Continue reading

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A Intro to Mindfulness VideO

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Mindful Meditation 15 min video

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What to do in a CRISIS

What To Do In A Crisis The first objective in a mental health crisis is to make sure everyone is safe – you, your family, others in the community and the person in distress. This is best accomplished by making … Continue reading

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Embracing the SPIRIT of reducing suicide

September 21, 2015 • Science Update NIMH, the NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, and the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) have announced a significant collaboration on a new 4-year, $6.8 million study called Suicide Prevention for at-Risk … Continue reading

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Five Major Mental Disorders Share Genetic Roots

March 1, 2013 • Science Update Five major mental disorders share some of the same genetic risk factors, the largest genome-wide study of its kind has found. Evidence for such genetic overlap had previously been limited to pairs of disorders. … Continue reading

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Symptoms Outdo Diagnoses in Predicting Bipolar Disorder in At-Risk Youth February 26, 2016 • Science Update

Three types of symptoms emerged as powerful predictors of whether a youth with one parent with bipolar disorder will go on to develop the disorder, according to a study of 391 at-risk youth. The findings offer a much more specific … Continue reading

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What I’m grateful for work sheet

I’m grateful for my family because   _________________________________________________________________   _______________________________________________________________. _________________________________________________________________     ________________________________________________________________. Something good that happened this week   _________________________________________________________________   _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________   _________________________________________________________________. I am grateful for my friendship with   _________________________________________________________________   _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________   … Continue reading

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OCD Exposure Hierarchy Packet work sheet

Research supports exposure and response prevention therapy as the leading form of psychotherapy for OCD. As a part of this treatment, your clients will be gradually exposed to their triggers, which results in their anxieties, obsessions, and compulsions diminishing. This … Continue reading

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Thought Log

EVENT____________________________________________________________   _________________________________________________________________. _________________________________________________________________   _________________________________________________________________. THOUGHT__________________________________________________________   _________________________________________________________________. _________________________________________________________________   _________________________________________________________________. CONSEQUENCE / BEHAVIOR   _________________________________________________________________   _________________________________________________________________. _________________________________________________________________   _________________________________________________________________. RATIONAL COUNTER STATEMENT   _________________________________________________________________   _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________.   _________________________________________________________________.

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