RefreshMH, Author at Perspectives Counseling Centers of Michigan

When Selfies Turn Into Self Harm

by RefreshMH | Oct 6, 2020 | All, Self Harm

Self-harm is a growing problem in America, particularly among teenagers and young adults. It is difficult to say just how widespread this issue is because so many sufferers do not seek help for their self-injury. Some experts estimate that 1% of the U.S....

The TEEN Brain in a TECH World

by RefreshMH | Oct 6, 2020 | All, Children Counseling

Facebook reached 50 million users in just over 3 years while Google Plus took just 88 days to reach 50 million users! Compare that to radio airwaves which took 38 years to reach 50 million listeners! Digital communication has afforded many advances in the last fifteen...

Adolescent Suicide

by RefreshMH | Oct 6, 2020 | All, Self Harm

No parent wants to think that their child may want to end his or her life. However, the fact is some adolescents reach a point in their lives when the burdens they carry become more than they can manage and they feel the only way of escape is death. Suicide is the...

Do I Need Psychological Testing?

by RefreshMH | Oct 6, 2020 | All

Psychological testing is the process that psychologists use to measure how well a person is functioning intellectually, academically, interpersonally, and emotionally. Assessment tools, supported by years of scientific research, are used to examine how people think...

Study Says Love Could Help You Through Alcoholism

by RefreshMH | Oct 6, 2020 | Alcoholism, All

The Beatles may have been onto something when they said “All you need is love.” According to new research from the University of Sydney and the University of Regensburg in Germany, oxytocin, also known as the “love hormone,” may help control alcoholism. The results of...