7 ways to improve your mental health for World Health Day
Your mental health is incredibly important. It impacts you emotionally, physically, socially, and changes how we act, feel and think. Not only that, but it also contributes to our life choices, how we handle challenges and how we relate to other people. Suffice to say, if your mental health isn’t wonderful, it negatively impacts nearly […]
Are violent video game really to blame for mass shootings?
Don’t let anyone convince you that the reason for these recent acts of domestic terrorism stems from violent video games. It’s simply not true. Since the tragic shootings in the past weeks, I’ve grown more and more frustrated and angry at the rhetoric and stories being told about the gunmen and the culprit for these […]
Early Intervention: Children and Technology
Decades of research show us that early intervention for infants, toddlers and young school age children with developmental delays or disabilities positively impacts outcomes across many developmental domains. But what do we know about early intervention in relation to the impact of technology use and developing children? Parents trying to find balance for their young child and technology, might […]
Dr. Lisa Strohman Weighs In On Antidepressants
Dr. Lisa speaks to Grandparents.com about antidepressants, explains how they can help in the short-term, but concludes the use of such drugs should be tapered off in favor of healthy living strategies. https://digitalcitizenacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/TWC_Grandparents.com_6_4.pdf
Dr. Lisa Strohman Gives Antidepressant Lowdown in Huffington Post
Dr. Lisa discusses why SSRIs can be a viable short-term strategy for kicking someone of out depression, but explains why drugs should be tapered off in favor of healthy living strategies. https://digitalcitizenacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/TWC_HuffPost_6_4.pdf