Professional Psych Seminars

Are you sad? Just be happy! Does this irritate you? Gabe and Lisa ponder whether happiness really is a choice especially for people who struggle with mental illness. How do we measure happiness? And what is happiness inflation?

Research paper: Resilience as a mediator of interpersonal relationships and depressive symptoms amongst 10th to 12th grade students.

Join us for a live webinar on the 7th November with O. Brandt Caudill, Jr. J.D. Attorney at Law. This webinar will address current developments in the law and how mental health professionals can avoid legal actions and ethical problems. Topics include: (1) Issues arising from the COVID-19 pandemic; (2) current status of telehealth; (3) the risks of use of social media and email; (4) how to minimize the risk of litigation and board complaints; (5) the duty to warn; and (6) trends in litigation against mental health professionals. This webinar meets the law and ethics requirement for California Psychologists, LMFTs, LCSWs, LEPs and LPCCs. Be sure to register online. https://www.psychsem.com//law-and-ethics-practicing-in-per

Studies show that living in a cluttered space can lead to depression, anxiety and other mental disorders.

Veterans who screen positive for PTSD have high suicide risk right after diagnosis, study says.

A new study finds that one very vulnerable population group appears to be holding its own during the COVID-19 pandemic. An assessment of seniors with a pre-existing major depressive disorder

Eating disorders strike nearly 1 in 10 Americans, with the second-highest death rate of all psychiatric disorders. The pandemic's food insecurity, stockpiling and stress are triggering flare-ups.

New research has shown for the first time that people over 50 who report higher levels of loneliness are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes later in life.

Heterogeneous treatment effects and homogeneous outcome variances. By Kristoffer Magnusson a researcher in clinical psychology.

Efforts are growing to remove or reduce the role of police in responding to people in a mental health crisis. Critics and proponents alike say a widely adopted program has too often failed.

Science has shown that service dogs can benefit some veterans with PTSD. But the exact role service dogs play in the day-to-day lives of veteransand the helpfulness of the tasks they performis less known.

Join us for a live webinar on the 13th November with Todd Evan Pressman Ph.D. During the webinar you will learn a new approach for rapidly uncovering the root causes of anxiety. This webinar will provide you with highly effective techniques for resolving the resistances that keep anxiety alive by transforming them into a sense of purpose, meaning and fulfilment. Be sure to register online. https://www.psychsem.com//deconstructing-anxiety-a-powerfu

Pain might interfere with sleep, whether an individual feels the pain or not.