Monday, February 03, 2003

ADHD: a women's issue
Feature article in the new APA Monitor on gender bias in research on attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, based on research published in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. The lead author if the article notes that "girls experience significant struggles that are often overlooked because their ADHD symptoms bear little resemblance to those of boys."  
  

More in College Seek Help for Psychological Problems
New York Times article on a study of college students seeking psychological counseling which "found that their emotional difficulties are far more complex and more severe than those seen in the past." [Viewing New York Times resources requires registration, which is free]. See also the APA press release Dramatic increases seen in college students' mental health problems over last 13-years and the full article, Changes in Counseling Center Client Problems Across 13 Years (Adobe Acrobat format).