The Psychological Benefits of Travel Eric K. Mason, MA, MS To have lived abroad, is to have seen the world through the lens of another. Indeed, traveling abroad often broadens your horizons and allows you to see the world through another’s perspective. Expats living abroad often find that they have changed or evolved in many […]
Big Five Dimensions and ADHD Symptoms: Links between Personality Traits and Clinical Symptoms Overview: Aims and Hypothesis This research sought to examine the link between personality factors and ADHD in adults. The researchers expected there to be a link between certain personality characteristics, such as Conscientiousness (low), Neuroticism (high), and Agreeableness (low). […]
Eric Mason ADHD and Depression The present research analyzed the rate of ADHD and depression in a sample of prisoners in Utah. Furthermore, it sought to evaluate if there was a link between ADHD and depression. On a side note, the study considered if ADHD continue till adulthood or went into remission in adulthood. […]
Comorbidity in ADHD Purpose of Research: This research examined comorbidity with ADHD. Specifically, it looked at ODD/CD, depression, and anxiety that may co-occur with ADHD. The purpose was to determine if comorbidity with ADHD may actually represent unique disorders; therefore, warranting a separate category of a mental disorder or at least a subcategory. The […]
Eric K. Mason Eric Taylor, a psychiatrist in the UK, argues that ADHD is a cultural construct. He states that there are “no specific cognitive, metabolic or neurological marker and no medical tests for ADHD.” This results in widely inconsistent diagnoses of ADHD from 0.5% to 26% prevalence rates. Taylor reports that brain imaging studies […]
Hoarding Disorder Introduction In the following paper, I shall discuss Hoarding Disorder, an anxiety disorder that was previously seen as a subcategory of OCD (Maxmen & Ward, 1995). Since the publication of the DSM 5, Hoarding Disorder is now regarding as distinct disorder and not subcategory of OCD—albeit a related anxiety […]
The Criminal Justice System When working in the criminal justice systems, mental health professionals must take care to clarify their obligations and define their roles to the various parties involved. This may include the judicial system, the client, as well as society as a whole. Keeping the best interests of all involved may […]
BDI-II Depression is, perhaps, the most commonly experienced mental disorder. As much as 21% of the population report having experienced symptoms that may be diagnosed as depression. Mood disorders are associated with significant functional impairment. Therefore, psychological measures that are valid and reliable in identifying depression are in important in the mental health treatment […]
Reliance on the Therapeutic Alliance: Substance Abuse Treatment with Adolescents was a training course which discussed building a therapeutic reliance or how to build rapport with adolescent clients. According to the training course, the therapeutic approach which a counselor uses to provide therapy is not as important as building a therapeutic alliance. In other […]
Loneliness and Wellbeing Mental health professionals have long suspected that loneliness is bad for one’s health—both physically and mentally/emotionally. On the other hand, psychologists have recognized the protective factors offered by strong social connections and a sense of community in one’s life. Recent research has linked social connectedness with such benefits as “a greater […]
