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Article of the Month (Nov03): BEHAVIORAL
ADDICTIONS
Psych Bytes (Nov03): MAST (Michigan Alcoholism
Screening Test)
Article of the Month (Jan10): BEAUTIFUL
BOY: A FAMILY’S JOURNEY THROUGH THE TRIALS OF ADDICTION
Psych Bytes (Jan10): GOING BEYOND ABSTINENCE:
DUAL DIAGNOSIS
News & Events (Jan10): CAN A COCAINE
VACCINE REDUCE DRUG USE?
ADOLESCENCE
Article of the Month (Nov98): THERAPY
FOR YOUR TEENAGER?
Article of the Month (Aug00): VIOLENT
YOUTH
Article of the Month (Aug03): PARENTS
FACING ADOLESCENCE
Psych Bytes (Apr02): THE ADOLESCENT CHALLENGE:
IDENTITY AND AUTONOMY
Psych Bytes (Aug02): HOW TO RAISE ALCOHOL-FREE
TEENS
Psych Bytes (Aug03): PARENTS FACING ADOLESCENCE
News & Events (Aug03): ADOLESCENT ANGST
Book Reviews: ADOLESCENCE
ADOPTION
Article of the Month (Jan99): REALIZING
AND INTEGRATING FEELINGS ABOUT ADOPTION
Article of the Month (Mar01): ADOPTION
LOSSES
Article of the Month (Apr02): YOUR
ADOPTEE TURNS EIGHTEEN
Article of the Month (Oct07): REASONS
WHY ADOPTIVE COUPLES CONSIDER OPEN ADOPTION
Psych Bytes (Oct07): ADOPTION LOSSES
News & Events (Oct07): WHERE TO GO IN
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FOR OPEN ADOPTIONS
ADULTHOOD
Article of the Month (Feb01): MIDDLESCENCE
AND SECOND ADULTHOOD
Article of the Month (Aug01): BACK
HOME AGAIN, ADULT CHILDREN LIVING WITH PARENTS
Psych Bytes (Feb01): SECOND ADULTHOOD QUESTIONNAIRE
ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS
Psych Bytes (May99): CHARACTERISTICS
OF ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS
Book Reviews: ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS
AFFECT REGULATION
Article of the Month (sep03): EMOTIONAL
REGULATION
Psych Bytes (Sep03): PROGRESSIVE RELAXATION
News & Events (Sep03): BRAIN RESEARCH
AND AFFECT REGULATION
ANXIETY DISORDERS
Article of the Month (Nov11): SYMPTOMS OF PANIC DISORDER AND TREATMENT
Psych Bytes (Nov11): Treating Panic Disorder and Panic Attacks with EMDR
Article of the Month (Jun99-Aug99): IS MY ANXIETY NORMAL? - Part
I, Part II, Part
III
Psych Bytes (Jun99): ANXIETY QUESTIONNAIRE
Psych Bytes (Jul99): CAUSES OF ANXIETY
OR FEAR AMONG CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
Book Reviews: ANXIETY DISORDERS
Article of the Month (May/June08): THREE
SOURCES OF ANXIETY
ATTACHMENT AND BRAIN DEVELOPMENT
Article of the Month (Jan04): PSYCHOTHERAPY
CAN CHANGE THE BRAIN AND THE MIND
Psych Bytes (Jan04): MENTAL PROCESSES AND
BRAIN DEVELOPMENT
ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER
Article of the Month (Sep98): ATTENTION
DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER: MYTH OR REALITY
Article of the Month (Apr01): ATTENTION
DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER: A MORE PRECISE DESCRIPTION
Psych Bytes (Apr01): ADULT ATTENTION DEFICIT
DISORDER QUIZ
News & Events (Mar02): RITALIN FOR ADHD
KIDS REDUCES RISKS OF LATER DRUG ABUSE
Book Reviews: ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY
DISORDER
Article of the Month (Jan08): ADHD
– DO SYMPTOMS REALLY HAVE LONG-TERM EFFECTS?
Psych Bytes (Jan08): TREATMENT FOR ADHD
WITHOUT MEDICATION
BATTERED WOMEN
Article of the Month (Nov99): ABUSIVE
RELATIONSHIPS; WHY WOMEN STAY
Psych Bytes (Nov99): SIX CATEGORIES OF
RATIONALIZATION OF WOMEN IN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS
Book Reviews: BATTERED WOMEN
BOOK REVIEW
News & Events (Aug01): BOOK REVIEW - A BRIGHT RED SCREAM by Marilee StrongNews & Events (Oct01): AFTERMATH: SURVIVE AND OVERCOME TRAUMA
Book Reviews: ALL BOOK REVIEWS
BULLYING
Article of the Month (Sep04): Defeating Bullies Without Getting into Trouble
Psych Bytes (Sep04): CHARACTERISTICS OF
A BULLY
CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY
Article of the Month (Jan99): THE
DANGERS OF DENIAL
Article of the Month (Jan99): THERAPY
AND BOOZE DON'T MIX
Psych Bytes (Nov98): HOW TO TELL IF YOUR
CHILD IS USING DRUGS
Book Reviews: CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY
CHRONIC ILLNESS
Article of the Month (Feb00): IT'S
NOT IN YOUR HEAD
Book Reviews: CHRONIC ILLNESS
CLUTTERING
Article of the Month (Dec03): MENTAL
SPACE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SPACE: SEEKING THE CONNECTIONS
Psych Bytes (Dec03): WHEN IS CLUTTER A
PROBLEM?
COMMUNICATION
Article of the Month (August 2010): Listening with the Heart
Psych Bytes (August 2010): Listening Defenses
CREATIVITY
Article of the Month (June09): ARTISTS
AND SOCIETY
Psych Bytes (June09): A QUOTE FROM A PIANIST
DEATH & DYING
Article of the Month (Nov00): REFLECTIONS
ON DEATH AND DYING RETREAT
Psych Bytes (Nov00): THE STAGE THEORY OF
DYING
Book Reviews: DEATH & DYING
DEPRESSION
Article of the Month (Sep99): UNDERSTANDING
DEPRESSION
Article of the Month (Aug02): THE
AVOIDANCE OF LEGITIMATE SUFFERING
Book Reviews: DEPRESSION
News & Events (Feb02): TREATMENT FOR
DEPRESSION
News & Events (Dec04): RESEARCH ON FOLLOW-UP
TREATMENT FOR DEPRESSION
News & Events (Jul08): MUSIC THERAPY
MAY HELP DEPRESSION
News & Events (Jan/Feb09): SUICIDE HOTLINES
SEE RISE IN CALLS AS ECONOMY TANKS
DIVORCE
News & Events (Jun01): THE EFFECTS
OF DIVORCE ON CHILDREN
Book Reviews: DIVORCE
EATING DISORDERS
Article of the Month (Aug98): EATING
DISORDERS 1
Article of the Month (Apr99): EATING
DISORDERS 2
Psych Bytes (Apr99): DO YOU HAVE AN EATING
DISORDER?
Book Reviews: EATING DISORDERS
EMDR
What is EMDR?
EMDR FAQ - Frequently Asked Question
EMDR - Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
EDUCATIONAL THERAPY
Article of the Month (Fall05): HELP
FOR STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES
EMOTIONAL ABUSE
News & Events (Summer 05): UNRECOGNIZED
AND UNCONSCIOUS EMOTIONAL INJURIES OF CHILDHOOD, PART I
Article of the Month (May/June 2010): Feeling Guilty? It May Not Be Your Fault.
Someone Else Could Be Manipulating Your Emotions
Psych Bytes (May/June 2010): EMOTIONAL MANIPULATION
News & Events (May/June 2010): Outlawing Emotional Abuse
FAMILIES
Article of the Month (Oct02): FUNCTIONAL
AND DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILIES
Psych Bytes (Oct02): HOW TO CREATE A FUNCTIONAL
FAMILY
News & Events (Oct02): TWO BOOK REVIEWS:
WOMEN WHO HURT THEMSELVES & SKIN GAME
GAMBLING
Psych Bytes (Oct98): GAMBLING ADDICTION QUESTIONNAIRE
GERONTOLOGY
Article of the Month (Apr00): ELDER
ABUSE
Psych Bytes (Apr00): PLANNING CARE FOR
THE ELDERLY INFIRM
Book Reviews: GERONTOLOGY
GRIEF
Article of the Month (Jan99): THE
GRIEF EXPERIENCE
Article of the Month (Oct00): WIDOWHOOD
Article of the Month (Feb04): IN MEMORIUM
Psych Bytes (Oct00): HOW GRIEF EVOLVES
News & Events (Dec03): LOSING EVERYTHING:
COPING WITH THE CONSEQUENCES OF A DEVASTATING HOUSE FIRE
Book Reviews: GRIEF
GROUP THERAPY
Article of the Month (Feb99): TELL ME DOCTOR, SHOULD I CONSIDER GROUP THERAPY?
GUILT
Article of the Month (May/June10): Feeling Guilty? It May Not Be Your Fault.
Someone Else Could Be Manipulating Your Emotions
Psych Bytes (May/June10): EMOTIONAL MANIPULATION
Psych Bytes (Nov10): GUILT QUESTIONNAIRE
Article of the Month (Nov10): UNDERSTANDING AND REDUCING EXCESSIVE GUILT, PT2
Article of the Month (Oct10): UNDERSTANDING AND REDUCING EXCESSIVE GUILT, PT1
HOMEWORK
Article of the Month (Dec99): HELP
FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN WHO RESIST HOMEWORK
Book Reviews: HOMEWORK
INFIDELITY
Article of the Month (July/Aug11): ONE HELPFUL RESOURCE FOR RECOVERING FROM MARITAL INFIDELITY
Psych Bytes (July/Aug11): SOMETIMES DIVORCE IS THE BETTER OUTCOME
News and Events (July/August 11): Strategies for Surviving
Infidelity
Article of the Month (Jan/Feb09): HOW
TO AVOID INFIDELITY
LEARNING DISABILITIES
Article of the Month (Jun03): LEARNING
DISABILITIES: THE INVISIBLE BUT VERY REAL DISABILITY
Psych Bytes (Jun03): FEDERAL LAW GUARANTEES
AN APPROPRIATE EDUCATION
LIFE TRANSITIONS
Article of the Month (Feb13): GROWING
THROUGH LIFE TRANSITIONS
Psych Bytes (Feb13): COPING WITH MIDDLE
AGE AND AGING
Article of the Month (Jan03): NEW
YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS (OR WHAT HAPPENS IN FEBRUARY?)
Psych Bytes (Jan03): MAKING RESOLUTIONS
THAT STICK
LISTENING
Article of the Month (Aug10): LISTENING WITH THE HEART
Psych Bytes (Aug10): DEFENSES WE USE TO PROTECT OURSELVES
News & Events (Aug10):SEEKING FIRST TO UNDERSTAND, THEN TO BE UNDERSTOOD
MARRIAGE
Article of the Month (May11): IS MONOGAMY REALISTIC?
Psych Bytes (May11): MONOGAMY AND NON-MONOGAMY
Article of the Month (Mar00): PREMARITAL
COUNSELING
Article of the Month (Jul00): PRINCIPLES
FOR A POSITIVE MARRIAGE
Article of the Month (Jul02): LESSONS
WHILE LAUGHING: REFLECTIONS ON PLAYFULNESS IN COUPLE RELATIONSHIPS
Article of the Month (May03): IMPORTANT
CONSIDERATIONS BEFORE COMMITMENT
Article of the Month (Jul03): DEALING
WITH AN AFFAIR
Psych Bytes (Oct99): THE NINE PSYCHOLOGICAL
TASKS OF MARRIAGE
Psych Bytes (Mar00): PREMARITAL QUESTIONNAIRE
Psych Bytes (Jul00): IS THERE ENOUGH LOVE
AND RESPECT IN YOUR MARRIAGE?
Psych Bytes (Jan01): INDEX OF MARITAL SATISFACTION
(INS)
Psych Bytes (Mar02): SELF TEST TO EVALUATE
THE SEVERITY OF PROBLEMS IN YOUR MARRIAGE
Psych Bytes (Jul02): TELLING YOUR MARITAL
STORY
Psych Bytes (May03): NINE PSYCHOLOGICAL
TASKS OF MARRIAGE
Psych Bytes (Jul03): REVEALING THE SECRET
OF AN AFFAIR
Psych Bytes (Summer 05): MARRIAGE THROUGH
THE AGES
News & Events (May03): COURTING BEHAVIOR
PREDICTS WHICH MARRIAGES WILL LAST
Book Reviews: MARRIAGE
MEDITATION AND GUIDED IMAGERY
Article of the Month (Feb02): AN
INTRODUCTION TO INTERACTIVE GUIDED IMAGERY
Psych Bytes (March01): AWARENESS EXERCISES
THAT INCREASE FEELINGS OF PEACE AND SERENITY
Psych Bytes (Feb02): GUIDED IMAGERY FOR
RELAXATION
Psych Bytes (Spring06): INTEGRATING MEDITATION
AND THERAPY
Book Reviews: MEDITATION
MENTAL HEALTH CARE
News & Events (May99): MANAGED HEALTH
CARE NEWS
News & Events (Jun99): MANAGED HEALTH
CARE NEWS: The Corporatization of Mental Health Care
News & Events (Sep99): MANAGED HEALTH
CARE NEWS: Managed Care Reform Bills
News & Events (Oct99): THE REALITY OF
MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS
News & Events (Mar00): HOW MANAGED MENTAL
HEALTH CARE CUTS COSTS
News & Events (May00): IS MANAGED CARE
DOOMED?
News & Events (Jun00): CALIFORNIA VOTERS
WANT FULL PARITY FOR MENTAL HEALTH COVERAGE
News & Events (Aug00): MORE MANAGED CARE
WOES
News & Events (Oct00): PSYCHOLOGICAL
SERVICES REDUCE MEDICAL COSTS
News & Events (Nov00): PSYCHOLOGICAL
SERVICES SAVE MONEY - PART 2
News & Events (Apr01): "MENTAL HEALTH
PARITY" TAKES EFFECT
News & Events (Jan02): NEW BILL IN CONGRESS
TO IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH COVERAGE
News & Events (May02): MENTAL HEALTH
PARITY GAINS SUPPORT
News & Events (Jul02): HMO PREMIUMS INCREASING
DRAMATICALLY & HOW COMMON ARE PSYCHOLOGICAL DIFFICULTIES?
News & Events (Jul04): MENTAL HEALTH
INITIATIVE ON NOVEMBER BALLOTMENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVE ON NOVEMBER BALLOT
Article of the Month (Nov07): THE
BENEFITS OF HAVING THE PROFESSIONALS YOU SEE TALK WITH EACH OTHER
Psych Bytes (Nov07): EXAMPLES OF PROFESSIONALS
COMMUNICATING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CLIENT
MIND/BODY
Article of the Month (Mar99): THE
MIND/BODY CONNECTION
Article of the Month (Feb00): USING
BIOENERGETICS IN DAILY LIFE
Article of the Month (Jun02): PSYCHOSOMATIC
ILLNESS---WHAT IS IT?
Article of the Month (Jul04): VIBES,
BODY LANGUAGE, AND UNCONSCIOUS COMMUNICATION
Psych Bytes (Jun02): COPING WITH STRESS:
RESPONDING VS. REACTING
Psych Bytes (Jul04): SELF AWARENESS AND
BODY LANGUAGE EXERCISES
Book Reviews: MIND/BODY
News and Events (Spring 05): THE VALUE OF
OPTIMISM
Article of the Month (April08): PSYCHOSOMATIC
ILLNESS – WHAT IS IT?
MONEY
Article of the Month (Apr13): WHAT IS MONEY THERAPY AND HOW CAN IT HELP?
Psych Bytes (Apr13): HITCHED OR DITCHED?
News and Events (Apr13): PSYCHOTHERAPY CAN BOOST HAPPINESS MORE THAN MONEY
Money (Mar2010): HITCH AND DITCHED
Article of the Month (Oct08): THE
PSYCHOLOGY OF MONEY
Book Reviews: FINANCES
Psych Bytes (Oct08): MONEY LESSONS FOR
KIDS
News and Events (Oct08): TIPS TO PREVENT
YOUR MARRIAGE FROM BEING DESTROYED BY FINANCIAL STRESS
Article of the Month (April09): STAYING
AFLOAT IN DIFFICULT ECONOMIC TIMES:
THE IMPORTANCE OF HEALTHY PSYCHOLOGICAL HABITS
Psych Bytes (Oct/Nov09): COUPLES MONEY
THERAPY TIPS
News and Events (Oct/Nov09): TEACHING CHILDREN
ABOUT MONEY
MORALIZING
News and Events (Nov/Dec08): HOW WE REACTING TO MORALIZING
PARENTING
Article of the Month (Jul98): SMALL
LOSSES
Article of the Month (Dec98): HOW
TO BE A LOVING PARENT AND STILL SAY "NO"
Article of the Month (Oct00): POSITIVE
EXPECTATIONS
Article of the Month (Jun00): HOW
TO HELP MORE DIFFICULT CHILDREN
Article of the Month (Sep02): INSIGHTFUL
PARENTS/SECURE CHILDREN
Article of the Month (Feb03): PARENT-CHILD
CHECKLIST FOR RAISING HEALTHY CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS
Article of the Month (Oct03): FOSTERING
THE EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF YOUR CHILDREN
Article of the Month (Feb05): PARENT
EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT - A MORE EFFECTIVE APPROACH TO PARENTING
Psych Bytes (Jan99): ATTACHMENT AND BONDING
Psych Bytes (Dec99): PARENTING INFORMATION
Psych Bytes (Jun00): THINGS TO DO AND NOT
TO DO WITH DIFFICULT CHILDREN
Psych Bytes (Aug00): HIGH-RISK KIDS CHECKLIST
Psych Bytes (Sep02): PARENTAL RESPONSES
ON THE AAI AND ATTACHMENT BEHAVIORS OF THEIR CHILDREN
Psych Bytes (Feb03): PSYCH STATS ON KIDS
Psych Bytes (Oct03): PARENTING JOURNAL
Psych Bytes (Feb05): PARENTING SKILLS -
RESOURCES
News & Events (May01): DELAYS IN GETTING
HELP FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN
News & Events (Oct03): ANXIOUS PARENTS
CREATE ANXIOUS CHILDREN
Book Reviews: PARENTING
Article of the Month (Mar08): FOSTERING
THE EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF YOUR CHILDREN
Psych Bytes (Mar08): PARENTING JOURNAL
News & Events (Jun09): EARLY EMPATHY
OUTCOMES
POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS
Article of the Month (Oct01): EXISTENTIALISM
AND SEPTEMBER 11th
Article of the Month (Nov01): Introductory
Letter: COPING WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL AFFECTS OF TERRORISM
Psych Bytes (Oct01): CRISIS IN OUR LIVES:
HOW TO HELP OUR CHILDREN
News & Events (Nov01): POST TRAUMATIC
STRESS DIFFERENT IN CHILDREN AND ADULTS
News & Events (Jun02): DR. WEIL AND
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
News & Events (Feb05): NEWS & EVENTS
PROCRASTINATION
Article of the Month (Sep01): THE
BLACK CLOUD OF PROCRASTINATION
Psych Bytes (Sep01): CHANGING THE PROCRASTINATION
SYNDROME
Book Reviews: PROCRASTINATION
PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH
News & Events (July 12): RECOVERY FROM SPINAL INJURY IN RAT EXPERIMENT PROMISES HOPE FOR HUMANS
News & Events (Jan03): NEW PSYCHOLOGICAL
RESEARCH
News & Events (Feb03): NEW PSYCHOLOGICAL
NEWS
PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING
Psych Bytes (Mar2010): FOSTERING EMPATHY, COMPASSION AND TRUST
Article of the Month (May02): PSYCHOLOGICAL
TESTING - THE BEGINNING OF HELP FOR MANY CHILDREN
Psych Bytes (May02): WHAT INSTRUMENTS DOES
AN EVALUATION INCLUDE?
PSYCHOTHERAPY
Article of the Month (July 12): CARING RELATIONSHIPS – A STUDY IN NURTURING
Psych Bytes (July 12): ARE YOU A PSYCHIATRIST, PSYCHOLOGIST, OR….?
Article of the Month (Aug98): THE
THERAPY PUZZLE
Article of the Month (Feb99): NEW
AND POWERFUL SHORT-TERM THERAPY TECHNIQUES
Article of the Month (Sep00): FEAR
OF THERAPY
Article of the Month (Dec02): PSYCHOTHERAPY
IS THE TREATMENT OF CHOICE FOR TWO COMMON DISORDERS
Article of the Month (Dec04): BRIEF
VS. LONG TERM THERAPY
Article of the Month (Spring06): GOOD
OR BAD - MORE THAN ONE FAMILY MEMBER SEEING THE SAME THERAPIST?
Psych Bytes (Sep00): A PSYCHOTHERAPIST'S
RESPONSIBILITIES
Psych Bytes (Aug01): SUGGESTED STANDARDS
FOR INTERNET THERAPY
Psych Bytes (Nov01): WHAT PRODUCES A SUCCESSFUL
PSYCHOTHERAPY OUTCOME?
Psych Bytes (Dec04): SUGGESTED READINGS
ABOUT BRIEF AND LONG-TERM THERAPY
News & Events (Sep00): ON-LINE COUNSELING:
PRINCIPLES FOR PRACTICE
News & Events (Jan01): WEB COUNSELING:
PROS AND CONS
News & Events (Feb01): THE TRAGIC DEATH
OF CANDACE NEWMAKER
Book Reviews: PSYCHOTHERAPY
Article of the Month (Feb10) HOW
DO I KNOW IF I NEED THERAPY?
News & Events (Feb10): PSYCHOTHERAPY
CAN BOOST HAPPINESS MORE THAN MONEY
Psych Bytes (Dec04): PATIENT BILL OF
RIGHTS
RELATIONSHIPS
Article of the Month (Jan13): WHEN SOMEONE HURTS YOU -
Finding Your Way to ForgivenesS
Article of the Month (Dec2010): ADULT ATTACHMENT STYLES AFFECT INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS
Psych Bytes (Dec2010): ATTACHMENT AND BONDING
News & Events (Dec2010): STAGES OF MARRAIGE
Article of the Month (Mar2010): SOME COMPONENTS OF SUCCESSFUL RELATIONSHIPS
Psych Bytes (May00): HOW STRONG IS YOUR
RELATIONSHIP?
Article of the Month (Jun98): GIVING
MEANS GETTING IN RELATIONSHIPS
Article of the Month (Feb99): EMPATHY
Article of the Month (Jan01): A RELATIONAL
PARADOX: DISCONNECTING IN ORDER TO STAY CONNECTED
Article of the Month (Jun01): ADULT
ATTACHMENT
Article of the Month (Dec01): ATTACHMENT
AND THE REPETITION COMPULSION
Article of the Month (Mar02): COUPLES
COMMUNICATION: COURAGE TO LISTEN, AND COURAGE TO SPEAK
Article of the Month (Summer 05): USING
ATTACHMENT THEORY CONCEPTS IN COUPLE THERAPY
Psych Bytes (Jun01): LOVE QUIZ
Book Reviews: RELATIONSHIPS
News & Events (Jul03): THERAPIST/PATIENT
AFFAIRS: DO THEY HARM?
Article of the Month (Nov/Dec08): SHAME,
And Our Selves in Relationship
RELOCATION
Article of the Month (Jan00): THE
STRESSES OF RELOCATION
Psych Bytes (Jan00): RELOCATION STRESS:
THE WARNING SIGNS
Psych Bytes (Feb00): COPING WITH THE STRESS
OF RELOCATION
Book Reviews: RELOCATION
RESILIENCE
Article of the Month (Sep10): IF YOU ARE HIT, YOU DON'T HAVE TO FALL
Psych Bytes (Sep10): RESILIENCE
News & Events(Sep10): HEALING LESSIONS FROM NATURE
SELF-ESTEEM
Article of the Month (Jan99): THE
ARCHAEOLOGY OF SELF-ESTEEM
Article of the Month (Dec00): YOUR
INNER CHILD'S SELF-ESTEEM
Article of the Month (Apr03): IS LOW
SELF-ESTEEM A SELF-FULFILLING PROPHESY?
Psych Bytes (Dec00): INDEX OF SELF-ESTEEM
Psych Bytes (Apr03): JOINING A PROTEST
IS GOOD FOR YOUR MENTAL HEALTH
News & Events (Apr03): SELF-DOUBT AND
MATERIALISM
Book Reviews: SELF-ESTEEM
SEXUAL MOLESTATION
Article of the Month (Spring 05): PROTECTING SEXUAL ABUSE VICTIMS FROM FURTHER TRAUMA BY EXTENDED FAMILY
SEXUALITY
Article of the Month (May01): IS
SEX THERAPY FOR YOU? WHAT IS IT? WHEN DOES IT HELP?
Article of the Month (Nov02): SEX
ON-LINE: WHO'S ADDICTED?
Understanding Obsession with Porn Sites and Chat Room Sex
Psych Bytes (May01): WHAT DO YOU REALLY
KNOW ABOUT SEX?
Book Reviews: SEXUALITY
Psych Bytes (Nov02): 8 "RED FLAGS" THAT
CAN SIGNAL ON-LINE SEX ADDICTION
Book Reviews: SEXUALITY
SLEEP PROBLEMS
Psych Bytes (April09): GETTING A GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP: IT’S HARDER THAN YOU THINK
STRESS REDUCTION
Article of the Month (Dec06): HOLIDAY
HOPES, HOLIDAY REALITIES
Article of the Month (Jul01): HOW
STRESS REDUCTION CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE
Article of the Month (May07): DISCONNECTING
TO RECHARGE: BALANCING TECHNOLOGY IN DAILY LIFE
Psych Bytes (Aug99): WHAT YOU CAN DO TO
HELP YOURSELF IF YOU SUFFER FROM SEVERE ANXIETY
Psych Bytes (Jul01): STRESS AND LIFE STYLE
QUESTIONNAIRE
News & Events (Dec99): COPING WITH HOLIDAY
STRESS
Book Reviews: STRESS REDUCTION
Article of the Month (Dec07): DO YOU
HAVE A PERSONALITY DISORDER?
Psych Bytes (Dec07): QUICK TIPS FOR STRESS-FREE
LIVING
TERRORISM
Article of the Month (Jan02): COMMUNITY
RESPONSE TO TERROR
Psych Bytes (Jan02): USING CRITICAL INCIDENT
STRESS MANAGEMENT WITH VICTIMS OF TERROR
TRAUMA
Article of the Month (May13): TRAUMATIC EVENT OR TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE: Implications for Understanding Normal Development
WELLBEING
Article of the Month (Mar13): The Courage of Being Vulnerable
Article of the Month (Feb08): THE
EMOTIONAL BRAIN AND WELLBEING
Article of the Month (Sept09): THE
COURAGE OF BEING VULNERABLE
News & Events (Sept09): OPTIMISITC WOMEN
‘LIVE LONGER’
Psych Bytes (Sept09): 5 WAYS TO GET A GRIP
ON YOUR MENTAL HEALTH
WOMEN'S ISSUES
News & Events (Jan00): WOMEN IN THE
NEW MILLENNIUM
Book Reviews: WOMEN'S ISSUES
EMERGENCY RESOURCE NUMBERS
| Aids Info Hotline | 800-232-4636 | |
| ALANON/ALATEEN | (888) 684-6444 | |
| California Youth Crisis Line | (800) 843-5200 | |
| Center for the Pacific-Asian Family Hotline | (800) 339-3940 | |
| Child Abuse Hotline | (800) 540-4000 | |
| Domestic Violence Hotline | (800) 799-7233 | |
| Elder Abuse Hotline | 888-436-3600 | |
| Haven House (Jewish Fam. Srvcs) Sober Living | 323-681-2626 | |
| Legal Aid Foundation of L.A. (M-F, 9am-5pm) | 800-399-4529 | |
| Mental Health Crisis Hotline | 213-974-7280 | |
| Rape Crisis Center | 800-656-4673 | |
| Rape/Sexual Assault Treatment | 310-319-4000 | |
| Runaway Hotline | (800)-621-4000 | |
| Santa Monica/UCLA Med Center | 310-319-4870 | |
| St. John’s Health Center Emergency | 310-829-5511 | |
| Suicide & Crisis Assistance/Prevention Hotline | 877-727-4747 | |
| National Suicide Hotline | 800-273-8255 | |
| Teen Line Hotline | 800-852-8336 | |
| Teen Line Online | http://teenlineonline.org |
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