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Category Archives: Conditions & Behaviors
What are the Signs of Personality Disorder?
2022-02-03T20:32:34+0000
Personality disorders are mental health conditions that affect a person’s personality and behaviors. The symptoms of these conditions can be…
What is Considered Sexual Assault? A Guide on Sexual Assault.
2020-10-20T13:34:17+0000
Published with permission from Florin/Roebig Trial AttorneysPublished: December 16, 2019 Last Modified: July 22, 2020 If you’re searching for advice…
Social Unrest and Parenting Teenagers
2020-06-04T11:17:31+0000
By Michael Losoff, PhDStaff PsychologistDirector of Adolescent Services Yellowbrick We are all struggling to absorb the intense and frightening social…
Navigating quarantine with your teenager
2020-05-15T18:41:33+0000
By Bryn Jessup, PhDDirector, Family Services & Systems,Yellowbrick In Illinois, the governor’s stay-at-home order has meant that you and your…
Can Negativity Make You Sick?
2020-04-02T11:03:47+0000
All the worry and fear about the coronavirus may make you wonder if a positive or negative outlook can have…
Stepping into the Unknown
2020-03-22T08:20:31+0000
By Stephanie BensonNeuroscience Associate, Yellowbrick The Virus is here and it’s changing the world. We are in uncharted territory. Fear…
Vaping
2020-01-28T12:03:54+0000
By Marc Sandrolini, MD E-cigarette use, commonly known as vaping, gained rapid popularity after hitting the US market in 2007….
Psychiatric Hospitalization & Safety: Inpatient, or In the Patient?
2020-01-13T11:30:29+0000
David Baron, MD A recent article in the LA Times “How to Reduce Suicides on the Psychiatric Ward” offered a…
The Brain On Porn
2019-12-30T11:31:01+0000
An article published 12/29/2019 in Neuroscience News highlights the concerns generated by the prevalence of pornography viewing. According to statistics…
U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory: Marijuana Use and the Developing Brain
2019-12-26T11:30:23+0000
U.S. Department of Health & Human Service Office of the Surgeon General Content last reviewed on August 29, 2019 I,…
Suicide Deaths Are a Major Component of the Opioid Crisis that Must Be Addressed
2019-09-19T18:16:25+0000
By Joshua Gordon, Nora Volkow on September 19, 2019 From the National Institute of Mental Health, Director’s Messages September is…
Survey Reveals Factors Behind Millennial Burnout
2019-06-20T09:57:09+0000
Now that millennials are well into adulthood, the topic of “burnout” – a sense of chronic physical and mental exhaustion…
THE ADOLESCENT BRAIN, OR… “WHAT WAS SHE THINKING!?”
2019-01-21T16:36:57+0000
By David H. Baron, MD, Medical Director, Yellowbrick This article appears in Evanston Womens Magazine Kaitlyn was an “A” student….
5 Signs That You May Be Minimizing Trauma
2016-11-17T12:56:39+0000
We all have a tendency to minimize traumatic events. We tell ourselves, “That’s in the past. I should be over…
10 Tips for College Students with ADHD
2016-10-19T15:33:25+0000
For years, ADHD was thought to affect mainly elementary and high school-aged students. But increasingly, research has shown that ADHD…
Signs of Someone’s First Psychotic Episode: What You Need to Know
2016-05-05T12:18:35+0000
When you hear the term “psychotic break,” you might picture someone who’s out of control and experiencing delusions, hallucinations, illogical…
Beyond Fight or Flight: Healing Intergenerational Wounds
2016-01-11T13:03:46+0000
When we carry old resentments and unfinished business from our family of origin, it often haunts us in our current…
ADHD Medication Use Doubled by Young Adults
2014-06-17T09:50:47+0000
The use of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) prescription drugs for young adults is on the rise. Commonly prescribed medications,…
Ten Good Mental Health Reasons Not To Drink…
2013-11-15T14:11:07+0000
If you have issues with anxiety or depression or controlling your impulses here are ten good reasons why abstinence from…
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