Some children—thankfully few—are born without a conscience or the ability to feel compassion.
Michael Stone is professor of clinical psychiatry at the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons. From 2006 to 2008, Stone hosted the series “Most Evil” on the Discovery Channel, for which he developed a “Gradations of Evil Scale” to rank homicides from 1 to 22 based on their level of evil. He has written 10 books, including “The Anatomy of Evil.”
Source: Big Think
Systematic voluntary school-based mental health screening and referral offers a feasible means of identifying and connecting high-risk adolescents to school- and community-based mental health services, although linkages to community-based services may require considerable coordination.
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Source reference:
Husky MM, et al “Mental health screening and follow-up care in public high schools” J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2011; 50(9): 881-891.
As a toddler, Philly Mayer was healthy and happy. A chubby baby, he was quick to laugh and eager to get up on his own feet.
And then, before his first birthday, Philly suddenly stopped walking. His motor skills began to deteriorate.
After a slew of tests and endless emotional upheaval, doctors diagnosed Philly with Spinal Muscular Atrophy, a genetic disease that occurs in an estimated 1 out of every 6,000 births and leaves the spine underdeveloped. His parents were told that he would not live past seven.
A Thousand More is the story of one family’s determination to give their son a whole and vital life. In the midst of a great burden, one small child – with a seemingly endless supply of love – can be the blessing that holds a family together.
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The controversial findings, published this week in the international journal Obesity Reviews, suggests that obesity should be treated, at least in part, as a brain condition, similar to anorexia nervosa.
This could mean introducing cognitive remediation therapy used to treat anorexia to support other lifestyle interventions for people with obesity. Cognitive remediation therapy aims at improving executive function via cognitive training and increases awareness of cognitive style. [continue reading…]
