Attorney use psychology background to connect with clients

When Amy Nowaczyk realized the personal connections she could make as an elder law attorney, she decided to pursue it as a career.

Dealing with grief, sadness at the holidays

The egg nog is flowing, the lights are twinkling and words like "joy" and "jolly" are in season. But not everyone feels that joy or is in the mood for holiday festivities.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Youth gambling addiction could have lifelong consequences

Most of us see gambling as a way to have fun, but 1 in 10 gamblers develop a problem when it comes to controlling their gambling habits. Two percent of gamblers even develop pathological addiction symptoms. Gambling addiction is as real and as dangerous as being addicted to drugs or alcohol …

Babies try lip-reading when learning to talk

Babies don't learn to talk just from hearing sounds. Scientists discovered that starting around age 6 months, babies begin shifting from the intent eye gaze of early infancy to studying mouths when people talk to them.

Study: Babies try lip-reading in learning to talk

Babies don't learn to talk just from hearing sounds. New research suggests they're lip-readers too.

GSU professor honored for educational service

UNIVERSITY PARK | Jon Carlson, professor of psychology and counseling at Governors State University, has received the American Psychological Association Award for distinguished career contributions to education and training in psychology. The award was presented at the APA's annual conventio…

GSU professor honored for educational service

Jon Carlson

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD: Lost generation needs to learn directions

It has been said that the problem with youths today is they have no direction. We've all heard that one. And as proof we point to school dropout rates, juvenile delinquency, young adult felony convictions, the shortage of entry-level jobs which forces "the kids" to be still living at home an…

Low stress jobs can have a positive impact on the quality of life and the bottom line

It's summertime, and the living is easy. Especially if your job is ranked as a low-stress job.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Treatment helps improve patients' mental health

May is Mental Health Month. Some days it seems like every disease, cause, and/or constituency has a day or month named after it. The sheer number of such honored causes makes many of them go by barely noticed. Here's why should you pay attention to Mental Health Month:

Speaker to provide tips on being happy

VALPARAISO | It took being depressed for Bill O'Hanlon to want to learn what it takes to be happy.

Letting go of limiting beliefs

Inside every one of us lurk insidious limiting beliefs set to detonate when we attempt a goal. You start doubting yourself; you think you aren't talented or worthy enough to achieve the goal, so why bother? Here are some tips on how to stop the sabatoging self talk.

Minding mindfulness can ease anxiety, depression

When you feel anxious, experts recommend practicing basic mindfulness, a meditation technique that can help people cope with conditions like depression, anxiety and chronic pain.

Suicidal thoughts plague veterans

David Cox remembers being deployed, looking at his loaded weapon and thinking of ending his life.

Residents look for ways to fill holes in support group network

Dan Reynolds always has had difficulty finishing things, but it wasn't until he couldn't get his grandson to focus on music lessons that he felt like he had been through this before.

Portage native receives national recognition

PORTAGE | Portage High School graduate Doug Samuel has been recognized by a national organization for his work on personality disorders.

New therapy may help with learning-related vision problems

There is help for children having visual difficulties that cannot be managed fully with eyeglasses or contact lenses. It's a specialty of Dr. Steven A. Levin, a National Optometrist of the Year Recipient who has treated thousands of children during his 37 years of practice.

Experts: Coverage of teen suicides may spark contagion

CHICAGO | A headline reading "City council meeting results in gay teen suicide," blazed across the front page of a Seattle publication last month, announcing the death of another youth allegedly abused to the point of taking his own life.