The first national study of Asians living in the United States shows that for some individuals, strong ties to their ethnicity can guard against the negative effects of racism. For others, strong ties to ethnicity can actually make the negative effects of discrimination worse. And the mental health effects of such discrimination may shift over a lifetime as Asian-Americans continue to examine their ethnic ties, say researchers. [continue reading…]
May 2008
For children of divorce, what happens after their parents split up may be just as important to their long-term well-being as the divorce itself.
A new study found that children who lived in unstable family situations after their parents divorced fared much worse as adults on a variety of measures compared to children who had stable post-divorce family situations. [continue reading…]
 The New York Times has an article on the disturbing and hard-to-treat phenomenon of self-harming behaviour that experts say is increasing among adolescents and young adults.Â
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“It expresses emotional pain or feelings that I’m unable to put into words.”
“It’s a way to have control over my body because I can’t control anything else in my life.”Â
 I feel relieved and less anxious after I cut. The emotional pain slowly slips away into the physical pain.”
