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Maureen Gomeringer earned her BS from Appalachian State University and her MSW from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has previously worked as a social worker at New Leaf Behavioral Health and Visions Counseling Studio. She currently practices at The Carolina Partners Counseling Center in Durham where she treats all ages and specializes in ADHD…

Keeping you up-to-date with the latest psychology research.

Medscape (4/4, Davenport) reports youngsters “who suffer severe physical, sexual, or psychological violence when taking part in youth sport are more likely to experience mental health problems as a…

Patients who have a history of sexual trauma may be more likely to respond to interpersonal psychotherapy for posttraumatic stress disord...

most of the big issues these days are very complicated, and there is a lot of information we are missing. also, we are not ' experts'. in these subjects. B...

Every week we will be discussing various issues concerning women in recovery. This can also include women in substance abuse treatment facilities and eating ...

During interpersonal disagreements, cross-brain neural synchrony disintegrates.

The mental health field is perhaps uniquely suited to transition from face-to-face meetings to online appointments. Despite hurdles related to insurance reimbursement and concerns about whether an interpersonal connection can survive in the virtual world, proponents say that online therapy is an effective solution to bring mental health care to those who might not otherwise get it.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based practice developed by Marsha Linehan, PhD, that helps people have more rewarding interpersonal relati...

The following article provides an overview of the diagnosis and symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder DSM IV-TR Definition A pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affect, and marked impulsivity beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by five (or more) of the following: (1) frantic efforts …

You fell in love with your husband because he was kind, attentive and very intelligent. He wasn’t like the other guys you dated. He made you feel special. Now the specialness has worn off, and you feel as if you are living with a robot that has no feelings for you. (This can also apply to a man married to a woman with AS.)
But it is not true! He still loves you, but Asperger's or AS makes it hard for him to…

Everyone loves stage drama that entertains and excites. Unexpected plot twists, heroes and heroines, bad guys and good guys. Alternatively, there’s interpersonal drama that hollows out your stomach, makes you want to scream, and sucks the life out of you. Easy to sense and difficult to get a handle on, interpersonal drama is one of the most costly drains on relationships and productivity. A Day in the Life of Drama Corp

If you have great ideas, you need to know how to communicate them. At work as in relationships, it all starts with conveying confidence. But a challenge many high-achieving women run up against are bad speech habits that have been conditioned in us over the years. Without us even knowing it, these verbal crutches can damage our internal and projected confidence levels and can even negatively…

Anger Management Expert Shannon Munford MS. expounds on some of the most outrageous anger outbursts caught on camera.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - Children with heightened sensory awareness can experience Halloween very differently when compared to the typical child.

Working on tasks that have been carefully designed to require collaboration helps students develop interpersonal skills.

Do you feel trapped and overwhelmed by your own emotions
This program is particularly helpful if you, or someone you know, tend to resort to other, unhealthy means of coping with emotions. This includes abusing substances, overworking, overeating or depriving oneself of food, relying too heavily on distraction (e.g. addiction to internet or TV), or self-harm
Do I have overwhelming emotions?
Consider one of the following…

Many psychiatrists believe that, for kids with emotional problems, self-harm has an effect similar to cocaine and other drugs that release endorphins to create a “high.”
Why
There's not an understandable cause that leads to self-injury. The disorder is usually the result of an inability to cope in healthy ways with psychological pain related to issues of personal identity and having difficulty "finding one's place" in…

Every parent should think their child is special, because they are all special. But are they all gifted? The definition of gifted is: “someone who shows, or has the potential for showing, an exceptional level of performance in one or more areas of expression.” So how do you know if your child is gifted
One way to identify giftedness is to have your child’s IQ scored. An IQ over 130 is usually an indication of superior intelligence or giftedness. But a person…