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Signs of Recovery in Brooklyn Housing
Posted: October 15th, 2010, 5:36am EDT by By SARAH KERSHAW
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A third-quarter market report to be released Friday shows that the Brooklyn housing market has rebounded fairly quickly from the 2008 housing crash.
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Following a Script to Escape a Nightmare
Posted: July 27th, 2010, 9:45am EDT by By SARAH KERSHAW
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Computers track data at the Maimonides clinic in Albuquerque.Mounting evidence suggests that therapy can help reduce the frequency and intensity of nightmares.
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Guiding Your Sleep While You’re Awake
Posted: July 26th, 2010, 11:42pm EDT by By SARAH KERSHAW
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Many therapists use behavioral interventions to help the waking patient toward having a mastery dream — using the conscious mind to control the wild ways of the unconscious.
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Mental Health Experts Applaud New Law’s Focus on Parity
Posted: March 30th, 2010, 1:10am EDT by By SARAH KERSHAW
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The law makes it possible for millions to get the same coverage for illnesses like major depression or schizophrenia as they would for diabetes or cancer.
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Taking the Bake Out of Bake Sale
Posted: March 17th, 2010, 3:13pm EDT by By SARAH KERSHAW
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A new rule in New York City schools, which officials say is aimed at tackling obesity, restricts student bake sales.
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Scientist at Work: A. Thomas Mclellan: Addiction on 2 Fronts: Work and Home
Posted: December 7th, 2009, 6:59pm EST by By SARAH KERSHAW
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A. Thomas McLellan says he is working against not just drug abuse, but also the belief by many that it is a moral, not medical, issue.A. Thomas McLellan, the deputy director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, has had personal experience with addiction.
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Could ‘Intervention’ Have Helped a Star?
Posted: August 6th, 2009, 9:59am EDT by By SARAH KERSHAW
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Derek, in black, in a scene from “Intervention.”Michael Jackson's death reopens a debate on competing approaches to intervention for helping those who struggle with drug addiction.
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For Teenagers, Hello Means ‘How About a Hug?’
Posted: May 27th, 2009, 11:27pm EDT by By SARAH KERSHAW
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A greeting is so common, some students complain of peer pressure to hug, and some schools have banned hugging.
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Sharing Their Demons on the Web
Posted: November 13th, 2008, 12:20am EST by By SARAH KERSHAW
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Some psychologists and psychiatrists are concerned about Internet peer support crossing over into delusions.
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How to Treat a ‘Money Disorder’
Posted: September 25th, 2008, 5:07am EDT by By SARAH KERSHAW
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Experts in psychology and financial planning say the number of professionals in the budding field of financial therapy has multiplied in the last few years.
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How to Treat a ‘Money Disorder’
Posted: September 25th, 2008, 5:07am EDT by By SARAH KERSHAW
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Experts in psychology and financial planning say the number of professionals in the budding field of financial therapy has multiplied in the last few years.
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Look Closely, Doctor: See the Camera?
Posted: August 28th, 2008, 10:49am EDT by By SARAH KERSHAW
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Have reality television and the Internet pushed people over the line?
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Crowd Funding: A Different Way to Pay for the News You Want
Posted: August 24th, 2008, 7:41am EDT by By SARAH KERSHAW
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Journalists are turning to the public for ideas and the money to do their investigative reporting.
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Wall Street Exodus: Fear, Panic and Anger
Posted: May 24th, 2008, 3:01pm EDT by By SARAH KERSHAW
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Investment bankers, recruiters and psychologists say the current economic downturn, the cascade of layoffs and grim financial news have exacted an especially daunting psychic price.
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Wall Street Exodus: Fear, Panic and Anger
Posted: May 24th, 2008, 3:01pm EDT by By SARAH KERSHAW
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Investment bankers, recruiters and psychologists say the current economic downturn, the cascade of layoffs and grim financial news have exacted an especially daunting psychic price.
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Insure Me, Please: The Murky Politics of Mind-Body
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 12:15am EDT by By SARAH KERSHAW
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Mental health insurance parity raises all sorts of tricky questions. Is an ailment a legitimate disease if you can’t test for it? -
Skin Deep: My Root Canal? It’s a Blur
Posted: March 6th, 2008, 7:51pm EST by By SARAH KERSHAW
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Although relaxation dentistry is an appealing concept for most, it is a hotly debated topic in the dental world.