Month: June 2014

Alex Hribal: A puzzle for professionals everywhere

Do you remember my article published on Alex Hribal, a 16-year old who stabbed 20 high school students and an adult in the Franklin Regional High School of a quiet suburb in Pennsylvania? The article was titled: Parental Responsibility in Tragedy through my sister-site Psychcentral/caregivers. The …

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Why Avoidant & Reactive Attachment Disorders Are Similar

Why Avoidant & Reactive Attachment Disorders Are Similar

Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) is a disorder characterized by impoverished emotional and relational bonds or attachments with the most important people in our lives during childhood, that is, parental figures or caregivers. Children most frequently diagnosed with RAD include children who have been in orphanages, …

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The Overworked Mental Health Professional

Each week I see myself mentally, physically, and emotionally deteriorating (in inches) every time I encounter a new client, a new situation, a new challenge, a new mystery. It’s part for the course as a helping professional. No one will escape the fatigue. The field …

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