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  • Family Time Increase

    Family time is on the rise. Relayed by the NYT: Working parents perpetually agonize that they don’t see enough of their children. But a surprising new study finds that mothers and fathers alike are doing a better job than they think, spending far more time with their families than did parents of earlier generations.

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  • Help for Binge Eating

    A study reported at PsychCentral used CBT and bibliotherapy (“read this”) to help reduce binge eating with good results. [Participants were] asked to read the book Overcoming Binge Eating by Dr. Christopher Fairburn…The book details scientific information about binge eating and then outlines a six-step self-help program using self-monitoring, self-control and problem-solving strategies. Participants in…

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  • Social Anxiety Resources

    Help with social anxiety on the web courtesy of Google Health [a discontinued Google arm].  Questionnaires, assessments, information aplenty. The Shyness Home Page – http://www.shyness.com/ Links to resources; information about The Shyness Institute in Palo Alto, California. Social Phobia/Social Anxiety Association – http://www.socialphobia.org/ Non-profit organization, seeking to educate the public about social phobia, the most common anxiety…

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  • CBT for Anxiety

    Curious about Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and its approach to anxiety?  Take a look at this 106-page info and worksheet pack posted by the University of Huddersfield.  Lays it out clearly and simply–might be helpful.  Here’s the complete packet, “Working to Overcome Anxiety.” (via Therapy Worksheets)

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  • Antidepressants for Pilots

    Strong reactions from depression/medication/flying-wary net commenters to a story that the FAA has changed policy and now will allow pilots to take one of four approved antidepressants.  The story, from MSNBC: “We need to change the culture and remove the stigma associated with depression,” Babbitt said. “Pilots should be able to get the medical treatment…

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