Monthly Archive for July, 2007

Pet therapy

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JohnL
on 9 July 2007
in News, Research, The press and Treatment
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Photo by Ken Hively, LAT.

In “Archie? He’s the dog star,” Mary Engel of the Los Angeles (CA, US) Times, has a heart-tugging story about a large dog that spends its days at Casa Pacifica, a facility for children who have been abused or neglected or have Emotional and Behavioral Disorders. The story is typical of human interest stories that one commonly sees in relation to EBD. There’s lots of references to hugs, community support, and (of course) beneficial effects.

Wired teenagers walk out their frustrations next to Archie. Lonely adolescents sit beside him on the green lawn, arms draped across his broad back. Kids who are having trouble in school practice reading aloud to him, choosing from a library of books about Newfies.

A toddler who was 11 months old when she arrived at Casa Pacifica spoke her first word there: “Archie.”

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Cog-mod for adolescent depression

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admin
on 6 July 2007
in Acting in, Depression, Research and Treatment
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The Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy released a report endorsing the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy for preventing depression in youths at risk for this problem. The report covers the results of two well-conducted studies of the intervention.
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