Study Finds Abused Children Develop a Distinct Form of PTSD : Mental Health : Counsel & Heal

Study Finds Abused Children Develop a Distinct Form of PTSD : Mental Health : Counsel & Heal: The subject of child abuse and the extent of its consequences on the child's brain and body has been a hard one for scientists to study. Similarly to researching mental illness, scientists have found certain key indicators of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that developed as a result of abuse, but finding distinct similarities between all victims is nearly impossible. However, in a new study, researchers were able to find differences in PTSD that is present in children of abuse when compared to PTSD that develops from other traumatic situations at different moments of time. According to the researchers, abused children who suffer from PTSD might develop a biologically distinct type of the disorder that is not found in people who suffer from PTSD due to other types of trauma later on in life.

Believing in God, going to church means better health, studies are showing | Deseret News

Believing in God, going to church means better health, studies are showing | Deseret News: A recent New York Times column by Stanford anthropologist T.M. Luhrmann says that the reason isn't entirely clear why church attendance "boosts the immune system and decreases blood pressure. It may add as much as two to three years to your life."

Tough love parenting for the benefit of society | Washington Times Communities

Tough love parenting for the benefit of society | Washington Times Communities: Tough love” is an excellent description for decisions that parents must make today. Because of the decline of our society, parents are forced to apply this principle more frequently than in the past, on a wide variety of issues.

As difficult as it is, parents of today must dispense that “tough love” for the sake of not only their children but also society as a whole.