UH psychology professor talks about mental health after release of Megan Thee Stallionโs latest song โCobraโ
After the release of her most recent song, Cobra, one Houston native has found herself trending again after she shed a unique light on what it means to use your public platform to share awareness about mental health.
New ways parents can help kids cope with anxiety
Now, researchers are studying a new method that helps parents help their children. Eli Lebowitz, PhD, Psychologist, Yale School of Medicine Child Study Center, and his colleagues, developed a method of training parents to support anxious children. Parents go through training to help their child face anxiety. Lebowitz says parents also learn to help their child by not accommodating them. In a study of 124 kids and their parents, the Yale researchers examined whether SPACE intervention was effective in treating childrenโs anxiety.
Stress relief tips to help you handle election anxiety
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Ways to tell if your teen is struggling with anxiety, how to help
โTeens have been very resilient during this time.,โ said Ashley Bryant from Therapy in Color. However, Bryant said a lot of teens hide feelings of depression and anxiety from their parents. Here are ways to determine if your teen is struggling:Harmful self talkBryan warned about some big red flags that include noticing โdrastic behavior changes or they start talking about themselves in a more negative way... or if they start talking about self-harming." Boys may be aggressive while girls may express more emotionsโSometimes with boys it can be difficult for them to express their emotions," Bryant said. There are several online services that match your teen to a licensed professional counselor.
Adults mental health is taking a hit during the coronavirus pandemic
HOUSTON Some mental health experts say the second wave of coronavirus is whats happening to our mental health. Every major health organization in the world has acknowledged and given coping suggestions for mental health problems during the pandemic. They knew early on that this was going to be hard on people and sent out warnings about increased suicides, alcoholism and depression. Were building resilience and our threshold for challenge is becoming empowered, said Passe from Be Someone Therapy. She said to be honest about how much you have to spend on mental health and see if they can offer you services for the price you can pay.
4 things you can do right now to help you and your kids cope with storm anxiety
โNow we already have this priming of anxiety and stress compounded with this hurricane threat,โ Passe said. But weโve done hard things before and we can do another hard thing. Like sometimes I think we misinterpret that kids need for us to be a knight in shining armor. Remind them that you have been through other hard things and made it through and you will do it again and be alright4. Help give kids a little sense of controlOne coping mechanism is to help kids feel in control of something of their own, considering a lot of things around them are out of control.