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SAN DIEGO, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Results of a recent survey reveal that, despite an increase in stress, fewer Americans use therapy as a way to manage it. The results of the annual "Stress in America" survey by the American Psychological Association, released last week, found that while 85 percent of Americans say their stress level has remained the same or increased in the past year, just 4 percent of people use therapy as a way to combat that stress. This reflects a decrease in...

WAYNE, Pa., Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Qualsec (OTC Bulletin Board: QLSZ; German WKN: A0YCND), which recently acquired VitaminSpice, LLC, announced that Dr Robi Ludwig, Psy.D., a nationally known psychotherapist and award winning reporter has agreed to be a spokesperson for VitaminSpice. Dr Ludwig will make appearances, on behalf of VitaminSpice, on various media venues including TV Talk Shows, TV Shopping Networks, News Talk Shows and satellite radio stations. Dr Robi Ludwig...

SILVER SPRING, Md., Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Four simple questions on well-being asked at the start of each session of ongoing couples therapy can greatly increase chances for reconciliation and improved relationships, according to a newly published study. The largest clinical trial with couples to date, it shows that divorce and separation rates for couples that used this feedback technique were 46.2 percent less than that of couples who received therapy as usual. The findings,...

NIXA, Mo., June 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Autism Association (NAA) announced today it will provide relationship-coaching tools at no charge to qualifying couples who have a child with autism. In response to the rise in divorce within the autism community, the NAA's Family First Program was developed in 2007 to provide funds to couples in need of marriage counseling. Now the organization is providing tools to anyone in need of relationship help. "Couples in need will...

By Brimhall, Andrew Wampler, Karen; Kimball, Thomas Using grounded theory methodology 16 participants, each in a second marriage as a result of divorce, were interviewed individually and with their partner. Participants were asked to describe how their first marriages were currently affecting their second. Trust was the central category that emerged. From this central category 3 additional categories surfaced: lack of trust in the previous relationship, attempts to increase trust while...

When did Plymouth Relate start? Plymouth Relate opened in 1964. Relate was formed in 1938 and opened its first branch in 1948, dealing with the aftermath of the Second World War. When the war ended there were a lot of people caught in marriages and pregnant because they'd had affairs, and there was a lot of poverty. People needed help to manage those relationships. Life and marriage were very different then. But the service now is about all kinds of relationships. We deal with couples,...

By SALISBURY, Robyn Maintaining a relationship is about give and take. -------------- ------ In the relationship section of your local book shops you will find numerous sources of advice on "how to keep your love alive." It's also likely there will be as many different approaches as there are authors. Some suggest you learn to communicate better; some guide you on how to argue, while others will help you to avoid arguments. Others will be clear about the importance of developing one's...

By ANN GRIES I read your column recently and except for the "small kids" to worry about, it could have been written by me. We will become "empty nesters" in the fall, and it just magnifies all the issues we have. We've been married more than 20 years. We're both good people but don't know how to deal with each other. What do you recommend to get us on the right track? I see that Community Marriage Builders has an upcoming four-week class but am not sure a group setting will help us get to...

My significant other and I have been engaged for about three years and are currently attending counseling through a pastor before we make that big leap of faith. We (he) just can't get it together, though. He has stated in the past "certain things have to happen before we can get married." Many things have come and gone, and we still cannot seem to set a date. I am honestly wondering whether he will follow through with any of the things he has said and am beginning to question my own...

By Larson, Jeffry H Vatter, Rebekka S; Galbraith, Richard C; Holman, Thomas B; Stahmann, Robert F This study assessed participant satisfaction with two interpretation formats and the effects of taking the RELATionship Evaluation (RELATE) on single young adults' premarital relationships. Thirty-nine engaged or seriously dating couples were assigned to one of three groups: (a) those who took RELATE and interpreted the results themselves, (b) those who took RELA TE and participated in an...