by Dan DeMarle | Mar 31, 2025 | Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMRDD), Emotional Disturbance, Mood Disorders
“A child who consistently acts cranky and moody, then flies into intense rages with seemingly no provocation might have Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder. Find out how DMDD is related to ADHD, and how to distinguish its symptoms from bipolar disorder and...
by Dan DeMarle | Feb 26, 2025 | Brain Health, Sports, Traumatic Brain Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury/Concussion
In 2015, the NFL agreed to an uncapped settlement to pay former players diagnosed with brain disease. The agreement came after players sued the league for covering what it knew about the links between brain disease and football. But who’s gotten paid and how...
by Dan DeMarle | Dec 12, 2024 | Recommended Reading, Social Skills/Bullying, Social Skills/Bullying
“Is your child safe from bullying on the Internet? Online cyberbullying can be as cruel as anything that happens on the playground — and harder to defeat.” How to Protect Your Child From...
by Dan DeMarle | Dec 12, 2024 | Emotional Disturbance, Obsessive-Compuslive Disorder, Obsessive-Compuslive Disorder, Recommended Reading
““Imagine that you have a voice in your brain convincing you that unless you turn the light switch on and off several times, your loved one will die. You know it’s an irrational fear but, still, you feel as though you could not tolerate taking that risk. That’s...
by Dan DeMarle | Dec 3, 2024 | Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Test your knowledge about stress and the brain. Also learn how to create and use a “stress catcher” to practice strategies to deal with...
by Dan DeMarle | Nov 16, 2024 | Behavior Management, Behavior Management, Behavior Management, Parents/Guardians
On November 7, 2023, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) conducted a Facebook Live event on childhood irritability featuring NIMH expert Melissa Brotman, Ph.D., chief of the Neuroscience and Novel Therapeutics Unit in the Intramural Research Program. During...
