New Research: Autism Often Comes with Anxiety, GI Problems

Many children who have an autismspectrum disorder (ASD) also experience anxiety, chronic gastrointestinal (GI) problems and atypical sensory responses...
http://psychcentral.com/news/2012/09/23/autism-often-comes-with-anxiety-gi-problems/44997.html

Talk Therapy: Consumer Reports Health

Talk therapy offers two advantages over medication: no drug side effects and tools you can use for the long term.

"When you take medication, you stop the medication and the problem may come back," says Michael First, M.D., professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia University...

http://www.consumerreports.org/health/conditions-and-treatments/depression-anxiety/talk-therapy/index.htm

For Many, Bouncing Between Stages of Grief Is The Norm

A person working through the different stages of grief may unpredictably bounce around from one stage to another, popping back and forth between emotions such as shock, anger or depression. This process can be compared to ...

http://psychcentral.com/news/2012/09/16/grieving-process-compared-to-a-pinball-machine/44671.html

When your heart breaks your whole body hurts

Getting dumped ignites a series of reactions that ends up feeling like a full-body blow...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/48942730/ns/health-womens_health/

A longer life is lived with company

YOU die alone, philosophers say. But you could die sooner if you live your life in loneliness. Close connections to friends and family may ward off...

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/12/business/retirementspecial/for-older-adults-close-connections-are-key-to-healthy-aging.html

Math Anxiety Hits High-Achieving Kids Hardest

Math Anxiety Hits High-Achieving Kids Hardest

September 13th, 2012A study of first and second graders found that many high-achieving students experience math anxiety, with worry and fear undermining them so much that they can fall behind other students who don't have that anxiety. Researchers at the University of Chicago found that ...

http://psychcentral.com/news/2012/09/13/math-anxiety-hits-high-achieving-kids-hardest/44547.html

Helping students with learning disabilities starts with better educating the rest of us

September 03, 2012,
washingtonpost.com
Raising the achievement of students with learning disabilities is hard, expensive, controversial and complex. School systems must pay private-school tuition for students they can't adequately serve. Educators and parents sometimes disagree on what methods to use. Education writers like me rarely deal with the subject because it...

http://www.apa.org/news/psycport/PsycPORTArticle.aspx?id=washingtonpost_2012_09_03_eng-washingtonpost_wpni_eng-washingtonpost_wpni_012112_7048056622333932251.xml

Coping With Mild Cognitive Imparement

About 10 to 15 percent of adults age 65 and older are believed to have mild cognitive impairment -- a condition commonly characterized by memory problems, well beyond those associated with normal aging...

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2012/09/10/blogs/coping-with-mild-cognitive-impairment.xml?f=26