Easing anxiety in students is vital to achievement The start of a new school year can signal the onset of fears and worries for some students. When unchecked, these anxious thoughts may lead to ...
Tag Archives: impulsivity
Myths and facts
MYTH: Students who are suicidal want to die, so it may be tough to change their minds. FACT: Thinking about or attempting suicide is often not about wanting to die, but about having to end ...
Indicators in teens
Indicators of potential for suicide in adolescents A RECENT SIGNIFICANT LOSS Breakup of an important relationship; loss of a parent due to divorce, death or rejection; academic or sports ...
Health class curriculum
“Schools can really help by building depression, anxiety, impulsivity into regular biology or health classes,” says David Shaffer, MD, professor of psychiatry and pediatrics at Columbia ...
Guns and suicide
Where there are more guns, there are more suicides, the National Research Council (NRC) concluded in a report on firearm policy released last winter. Areas with higher household gun ownership ...