The following is excerpted from an online article posted by MedicalXpress. Teens who faced high levels of emotional and multidimensional adversity in their early years are at the most significant risk for mental health challenges, a comprehensive 15-year study has revealed. These teens also exhibit significant differences in brain activity related to emotion processing, according…
My name is Elizabeth. My story begins in Ukraine. I never knew my father—he was killed in an accident when I was only one year old. My mom couldn’t cope with the grief, soon turning to alcohol and other destructive habits that distracted her from the tragedy. Financially, she could not support us, so my…
While we’ve had many years of travel speaking together on marriage, discipleship, and other topics, we are seldom alone and “just us”. Cindi’s sister and now our daughters Kristina and Kathleen and families have and will care for Joey when we have a ministry opportunity and travel. Even in those opportunities, sometimes to groups of…
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The following is excerpted from an online article posted by MedicalXpress. A person’s IQ during high school is predictive of alcohol consumption later in life, according to a study by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers published in Alcohol and Alcoholism. Participants with higher IQ levels were significantly more likely to be moderate or heavy drinkers,…
This wilderness was a place of despair and discouragement, where everything looked dry and empty, and my once fruitful life felt barren—like the Israelites, wandering in circles, going nowhere, and producing nothing. I felt distant from the Lord, wondering if He cared because I felt hidden, judged, and forgotten. It’s hard to notice anything good…
At Mental Health & the Church Conference 2024, Dr. Steve Grcevich interviewed Kelly & her son Daniel Rosati on their experience with Schizophrenia, their powerful testimony of Jesus’ grace, and how the church can support families like theirs. Listen Anywhere You Find Podcasts! If you like this, then you may like… 118: Mental Health is…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by PsyPost. A new study published in The Journal of Sex Research indicates that Swedish adolescents are using pornography more frequently, with notable shifts in their attitudes. Between 2004 and 2020–21, both boys and girls have become more tolerant of pornography, yet increasingly skeptical of its…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by MedicalXpress. Generations of parental warnings may not be wrong: A massive study of available data finds that teens who use marijuana have significantly worse outcomes at school. Data from 63 studies involving almost 440,000 youths found “cannabis use during adolescence is probably associated with lower…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by MedicalXpress. Lower attention ability in adolescence can predict cigarette and cannabis use in young adulthood, according to new research from Trinity College Dublin. Sustained attention, the ability to maintain focus on a task over time, is an important cognitive ability. Substance use, particularly cigarettes and…