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    LGBTQ Youth and Models Of Pride

    LGBTQ Youth and Models Of Pride

    Models of Pride is the world’s largest, free, all-day conference that focuses on the concerns and interests of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning (LGBTQ) youth, The conference is put on by the Los Angeles LGBT Center's LifeWorks program and took over the at the campus of the University of Southern California this weekend. The Models of Pride Conference was created 25 years ago, as a means of providing a safe and positive environment where LGBTQ youth can netw
    Psychoanalysis and Adolescent Depression.

    Psychoanalysis and Adolescent Depression.

    A recent government funded study in the UK found that psychoanalytic therapy was just as effective as treating depressionas CBT and more contemporary treatments. Psychoanalysis has evolved in the many years since Freud, but has slipped out of favor in light of the promise of a quick fix and even medication. Granted not everyone is interested in self-reflection and the burden of multiple therapy visits a week (not to mention the cost). However I can't help but think what the w
    Is My Child Addicted To Video Games?

    Is My Child Addicted To Video Games?

    In many of the settings I've worked in, from my position as a school-based therapist to working in an adolescent residential treatment center, I see increasing number of teens whose parents are alarmed by the amount of time they spend playing video games. I am often asked if their child is addicted to gaming. Video game addiction is not yet in the DSM so no formal diagnosis can be given. However future editions could incorporate it to allow clinicians to consider this an iden
     

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