Jennifer Salter, MSW RSW - Parent Coaching and Psychotherapy

04/01/2025

https://www.evokelearning.ca/blog/positive-illusory-bias-in-children-with-adhd-impacts-and-strategies-for-success/

02/14/2025

https://www.timesofisrael.com/groundbreaking-study-people-with-intellectual-disabilities-can-get-smarter-as-they-age/

Debunking a myth, Bar-Ilan researcher says adults with Down syndrome and nonspecific intellectual disabilities improve their cognitive functioning with postsecondary education

02/19/2024

https://www.bmj.com/content/384/bmj-2023-075847

Objective To identify the optimal dose and modality of exercise for treating major depressive disorder, compared with psychotherapy, antidepressants, and control conditions. Design Systematic review and network meta-analysis. Methods Screening, data extraction, coding, and risk of bias assessment we...

02/16/2024

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3358737/

There are no FDA-approved pharmacotherapies for cannabis dependence. Cannabis is the most widely used illicit drug in the world, and patients seeking treatment for primary cannabis dependence represent 25% of all substance use admissions. We conducted ...

02/15/2024

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2022.938501/full

For decades, psychostimulants have been the gold standard pharmaceutical treatment for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). In the United States, an astounding 9% of all boys and 4% of girls will be prescribed stimulant drugs at some point during their childhood. Recent meta-analyses hav...

02/13/2024

https://www.additudemag.com/current-research-on-adhd-breakdown-of-the-adhd-brain/

The more we “see” the ADHD brain with neuroimaging, the more we understand how it works. Read this in-depth breakdown to learn about the latest discoveries and the most current research on the ADHD brain.

02/09/2024

https://www.acefitness.org/continuing-education/certified/july-2023/8383/the-essential-role-of-exercise-in-mental-health/

Learn about the multifaceted nature of mental health, what the research says about how exercise can impact mental health, and how to talk to your clients about this important topic without veering outside your scope of practice as a health and exercise professional.

09/13/2023

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2023/05/ozempic-teen-obesity-treatment-health-promises-risks/674204/

The drug could reroute the trajectory of a kid’s life—or throw it off course.

08/30/2023

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-how-we-can-tackle-the-silent-suffering-of-canadians-with-traumatic/

Canada’s health system is too focused on acute care for such injuries, rather than on rehab and long-term support

08/10/2023

A deeper look at the relationship between exercise and mental health to understand factors like frequency, duration and intensity of exercise.

07/17/2023

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-a-crisis-of-neglect-how-society-can-help-those-with-mental-illness/

We live in one of the most prosperous countries in human history. Surely, we can help the most vulnerable in our society

07/14/2023

A must read:

Viktor Frankl, one of the great psychiatrists of the twentieth century, survived the death camps of N**i Germany. His little book, Man’s Search for Meaning, is one of those life-changing books that everyone should read.

Frankl once told the story of a woman who called him in the middle of the night to calmly inform him she was about to commit su***de. Frankl kept her on the phone and talked her through her depression, giving her reason after reason to carry on living. Finally she promised she would not take her life, and she kept her word.

When they later met, Frankl asked which reason had persuaded her to live?

"None of them", she told him.

What then influenced her to go on living, he pressed?

Her answer was simple, it was Frankl’s willingness to listen to her in the middle of the night. A world in which there was someone ready to listen to another's pain seemed to her a world in which it was worthwhile to live.

Often, it is not the brilliant argument that makes the difference. Sometimes the small act of listening is the greatest gift we can give.

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