Latest Psychological resilience Stories
Fortunately, postnatal depression often resolves itself in the weeks following childbirth. But for mothers with more profound or prolonged postnatal depression the risk of subsequent development of depression in their children is strong. A recent study by Lynne Murray and colleagues published in the May 2011 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP) is the first to demonstrate that the effects of maternal depression on the likelihood of the child...
VILLANOVA, Pa., June 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Divorce. Parental mental illness. Media violence. Natural disasters. Home foreclosures. Poverty. These are just some of the risk factors that may jeopardize the social and emotional well-being of infants, young children and adolescents and their ability to learn, trust, and grow in positive ways. In an effort to help families and teachers nurture resilience in all children, Devereux, one of the nation's largest nonprofit providers of behavioral...
New research has shown that children's risk for learning and behavior problems and obesity rises in correlation to their level of trauma exposure, says the psychiatrist at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital who oversaw the study. The findings could encourage physicians to consider diagnosing post-traumatic stress disorder rather than attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, which has similar symptoms to PTSD but very different treatment.The...
BEIJING, May 30, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- The Third Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction and World Reconstruction Conference organized by the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction kicked off in Geneva on May 11. The theme of the event is "Invest Today for Safer Tomorrow", aiming at facilitating the building of communities of resilience through promoting more rational resource allocation. The event brought together representatives from 175...
Decades after the pit closures, coalfield communities still face significant health problems and economic difficulties, according to new research.A Durham University-led study shows that health problems including long term limiting illnesses such as chronic arthritis, asthma and back problems, are significantly more likely in some of these areas.However, the results, published in the Journal, Health and Place, also reveal that some less deprived coalfield areas are faring relatively well in...
NEW YORK, May 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- As true and false information spreads rapidly across the vast social media landscape by disgruntled customers, competing companies and employees, even the most venerable brands can be leveled in a flash. "Brand Resilience: Managing Risk and Recovery in a High Speed World," the new book from Deloitte's Jonathan Copulsky, shows why brands are more fragile and exposed than ever, outlining seven key steps organizations should take to defend their brands...
WASHINGTON, May 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- During its first Annual Meeting this week in Washington, D.C., the Global Adaptation Institute announced that it is moving into a new phase in the development of the Global Adaptation Index(TM) (GaIn(TM)). Adaptation experts, governmental dignitaries, and think tanks gathered to evaluate and make recommendations on world progress on Adaptation to climate change and other global forces. (Logo:...
BRUSSELS and HERAKLION, Greece, May 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report on the resilience of the Internet interconnection ecosystem' is launched by the EU's 'cyber security' Agency ENISA (the European Network and Information Security Agency). The focus of this report is the complex 'ecosystem' of the interconnected network layers that make up the Internet. The report identifies a number of concerns, for example by unveiling a striking lack of information of the size and shape of the...
Curtis to be joined by HHS Secretary, Chairman of National Endowment for the Arts and other dignitaries at May 3 tribute event WASHINGTON, April 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Golden Globe award-winning actress and New York Times bestselling children's book author Jamie Lee Curtis will celebrate the sixth annual National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day at the "Building Resilience in Young Children Dealing with Trauma" program on May 3 in Washington, D.C. Awareness Day is an...
Thinking happy thoughts, focusing on the good and downplaying the bad is believed to accelerate recovery from depression, bolster resilience during a crisis and improve overall mental health. But a new study by University of Washington psychologists reveals that pursuing happiness may not be beneficial across all cultures.In a survey of college students, Asian respondents showed no relationship between positive emotions and levels of stress and depression. For European-American participants,...
