Posts by Sidran Institute
Book Sale! Limited time 50% discount on Wisdom of the 5 Messengers
For a limited time, we are holding a 50% off Sale for our title Wisdom of the 5 Messengers by Kerry Paul Altman, Ph.D. You may now purchase this book for $8.47. Book Description: The road to contentment demands that we make healthy choices. Without guidance and direction we are often predisposed toward familiar, predictable,…
Read MoreTime to End Physician Sexual Abuse of Patients: Calling the U.S. Medical Community to Action
May 1, 2019 | Azza Abu Dagga, Michael Carome, Sidney M. Wolfe | Journal of General Internal Medicine Abstract: Despite the strict prohibition against all forms of sexual relations between physicians and their patients, some physicians cross this bright line and abuse their patients sexually. The true extent of sexual abuse of patients by physicians in the U.S. health…
Read MoreAs Suicides Rise, Insurers Find Ways to Deny Mental Health Coverage
Red tape and a lack of in-network providers frustrate those seeking treatment. May 16, 2019 | By Cynthia Koons and John Tozzi | Bloomberg Businessweek The U.S. is in the midst of a mental health crisis. In 2017, 47,000 Americans died by suicide and 70,000 from drug overdoses. And 17.3 million adults suffered at least…
Read MoreThe long-term physical-psychiatric effects of childhood trauma
May 20, 2019 | American Psychiatric Association | Exposure to trauma in childhood is associated with both psychiatric and physical problems for decades afterward, according to new research presented here today at the American Psychiatric Association’s (APA) Annual Meeting. Researchers are longitudinally assessing more than 1,000 individuals who were directly exposed to the 9/11 terror…
Read MoreNot Just For Soldiers: Civilians With PTSD Struggle To Find Effective Therapy
May 20, 2019 | National Public Radio | By Caroline Covington Lauren Walls had lived with panic attacks, nightmares and flashbacks for years. The 26-year-old San Antonio teacher sought help from a variety of mental health professionals — including spending five years and at least $20,000 with one therapist who used a Christian-faith-based approach, viewing…
Read MoreSurvivor Moms’ Companion – Early Adopters’ Training Starting Fall 2019
Sidran Institute and the University of Michigan bring help for new Moms coping with trauma with Survivor Moms’ Companion training program! Early adopters’ training is starting in Fall 2019. Survivor Moms’ Companion is a psychoeducational program designed to help pregnant women with a history of childhood maltreatment break the cycles of abuse and psychiatric vulnerability…
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