Locus Therapy Center

02/13/2019

https://nyti.ms/2E5jjmN?smid=nytcore-ios-share

A D.I.Y. snow globe full of glitter is an apt metaphor for the emotional chaos of the adolescent brain.

04/26/2018

Social media can be a tool for good or evil. Studies show that time spent on social media can lead to higher depression and anxiety in young people.

05/22/2017

https://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/201309/kings-and-queens-chaos?utm_source=FacebookPost&utm_medium=FBPost&utm_campaign=FBPost

Borderline personality disorder cuts a wide swath of destruction. Slowly, the condition is yielding to new understanding—provided patients get the correct diagnosis.

01/26/2017

http://www.locustherapy.com/integrative-treatment-of-eating-disorders/

Living with an eating disorder can consume every part of your life. In addition to affecting your physical health, eating disorders affect your mental wellbeing

01/08/2017

http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/07/opinion/sunday/yes-its-your-parents-fault.html

“Attachment theory“ finds new resonance in the age of smartphones.

11/18/2016

http://www.locustherapy.com/10-tips-to-be-body-positive

The Body Positivity movement is in full swing. The days of beating yourself up to drop two sizes or get those buns of steel are over. Today it's all about

10/05/2016

http://www.locustherapy.com/seasonal-affective-disorder-sad/

The days are getting noticeably shorter and the nights are getting cooler, for many that means their Seasonal Affective Disorder is about to kick into gear. SAD

10/05/2016

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/04/well/family/teaching-your-child-emotional-agility.html

Learning to handle negative emotions is critical for children, but parents tend to teach avoidance rather than acceptance.

09/30/2016

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/04/well/family/the-4-traits-that-put-kids-at-risk-for-addiction.html?_r=0

Early trials show that personality testing can identify 90 percent of the highest risk children, targeting risky traits before they cause problems.

09/06/2016

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/06/health/lonliness-aging-health-effects.html?&hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=second-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0

Social isolation is linked to physical illness and to functional and cognitive decline. Programs to reach out to the elderly are growing, particularly in Britain.

07/15/2016

http://nymag.com/thecut/2016/06/attachment-theory-motherhood-c-v-r.html

The most important parenting you’ll ever do happens before your child turns one — and may affect her for the rest of her life. One mother’s journey through the science of attachment.

06/17/2016

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/06/16/parents-should-avoid-comments-on-a-childs-weight/?smid=nytcore-ipad-share&smprod=nytcore-ipad

New research suggests that careless comments about weight gain can have repercussions for years afterward.