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The New York Times
What does it take to feel understood?
This is arguably the single question helping to reshape the modern psychotherapeutic landscape.
Call it boutique therapy: a swirl of contemporary tastes and consumer expectations that has yielded a collection of psychotherapeutic options specially designed for almost any circumstance in which humans could find themselves.
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Psychotherapy Networker
We may possess the same brain our prehistoric ancestors did, but we're deploying it in different ways, rewiring it to meet 21st-century demands. The Neanderthals didn't have the same mental real estate that modern humans enjoy, gained from a host of skills and preoccupations — wielding laser scalpels, joyriding in cars, navigating the digital seas of computers, iPhones and iPads. Generation by generation, our brains have been evolving new networks, new ways of wiring and firing, favoring some behaviors and discarding others, as we train ourselves to meet the challenges of a world we keep amplifying, editing, deconstructing and recreating.
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EAPA
Four hundred and thirty employee assistance professionals responded to the 2016 Journal of Employee Assistance reader survey. Analysis revealed that most readers find the JEA to be a unique and valuable resource. EAPA also received some useful and actionable ideas for further improving content. A summary of the results and call for articles can be found here.
Employee Assistance Professionals Association
The Call for Proposals for EAPA's 2016 World EAP Conference is open. The conference will be held Oct. 31-Nov. 3 at the sleek, river-front situated Sheraton Grand Chicago, within walking distance of Navy Pier, Magnificent Mile shopping, Millennium Park, the Loop District and all the local favorites that make the Windy City a one-of-a-kind destination. Attendees from more than 40 countries are expected to participate. The conference theme is "EAP Innovation: Soaring on the Winds of Change." Focus areas for the conference are: Adapting services to the changing needs of the work environment, Innovations in EAP services to individuals, Harnessing technology to address the needs of the remote and mobile workforce, and Evidence-based practice and demonstrating value on investment. Deadline for all proposals is Feb. 19.
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The Washington Post
It was November 2012 when Dennis Hartman, a Seattle business executive, managed to pull himself out of bed, force himself to shower for the first time in days and board a plane that would carry him across the country to a clinical trial at the National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda.
After a lifetime of profound depression, 25 years of therapy and cycling through 18 antidepressants and mood stabilizers, Hartman, then 46, had settled on a date and a plan to end it all. The clinical trial would be his last attempt at salvation.
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Casino.org
With March Madness around the corner, February is a good time to remind EAP clients of the signs, symptoms and resources for problem gambling.
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Bloomberg BNA
Joan Williams has seen up close how many attorneys struggle with depression, alcohol abuse and anxiety.
Williams, director of the Center for Worklife Law at the UC Hastings College of Law, said that there are many components contributing to the problems.
"It's kind of a perfect storm of lots of factors leading to a high level of problems among lawyers," she said.
The issue is timely because the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation and the American Bar Association Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs recently released a study that found that 28 percent of licensed, employed attorneys struggle with depression, 20.6 percent qualify as problem drinkers and another 19 percent suffer from anxiety — all at a higher rate than other professionals.
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Human Resources Director Magazine
Mental health issues such as depression and anxiety can lead to a decline in the overall health of employees in the workplace, result in lower productivity and contribute to rising health-related expenses for employers.
Kathryn Page is a Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne and says common mental health disorders, including depression and anxiety disorders, are the second leading cause of disability in Australia and affect around 20 percent of the working age population at any one moment.
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The Associated Press via The Washington Post
New York is taking steps to stop therapists from trying to change young people's sexual orientation, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced recently, joining a number of states that have acted against what's known as gay conversion therapy.
The Democratic governor's move comes as gay rights advocates have campaigned state by state with mixed results to try to ban a practice that major mental health organizations have repudiated.
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USA Today
President Barack Obama will seek an extra $1.1 billion to pay for drug treatment for people addicted to opioid medications and heroin, which the White House says kills more people than automobile crashes, officials said recently. The extra money will be included in the upcoming fiscal year 2017 budget request. Michael Botticelli, the White House's director of national drug control policy, defended the administration's efforts to combat drug abuse, noting that "while we have seen dramatic increases, we have begun to see signs of progress." He cited reductions in prescription drug abuse among young people and adults and some "leveling off" in the increase in heroin deaths.
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