EXTERNAL LINKS & RESOURCES

Here are several external resources that you may find helpful*. Topics include ADHD, depression, friendship, OCD, parenting, telemedicine, and values. Please, read the disclaimer at the bottom of the page before utilizing any of these hyperlinks or resources.

ADHD

Here are various articles and resources that you may find useful regarding ADHD.

• 30% Behind: “What is my ADHD Child’s Executive Function Age?” (03/13/2021)

• ADHD Facts: “13 Facts Parents of ADHD Children Should Know” (09/02/2022)

• Diagnosed in Adulthood: “An ADHD diagnosis in adulthood comes with challenges and benefits” by Rachel Fairbank in Monitor on Psychology (March 2023) (07/06/2023)

• Executive Function: “Understanding the Executive Functioning Ripple Effect” (09/02/2022)

• Girls with ADHD: “ADHD in Girls: The Symptoms That Are Ignored in Females” (07/27/2023)

• Hyperfocus & Hyperfixation:

  • “Hyperfixations & ADHD: What You Need to Know” (09/02/2022)

  • “My Earliest Memory of ADHD Hyperfixation Is…” (09/02/2022)

  • “I’m Hyper Because I Hyperfocus on the Wrong Things” (09/02/2022)

• Video: “What Don't You Understand? - A Short Film about ADHD” is a great video that “takes you through common experiences that come with the disorder.” (05/28/2023)

DEPRESSION

• "Four Tips From Habit Research to Reduce Worry and Rumination" by Edward R Watkins Ph.D. This blog post describes how depressive rumination and pathological worry are learned processes...and what to do about it. (01/01/2021)

EMERGENCIES & HUMAN SERVICE AGENCIES

• Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Dial or text 988; or use their online chat via their website.

• Michigan 2-1-1: “Michigan 2-1-1 is a free service that connects Michigan residents with help and answers from thousands of health and human services agencies and resources right in their communities—quickly, easily, and confidentially. What’s more, we use statistical data (not personally identifiable information) from calls and web visits to help shed a light on the nature of social needs in Michigan for government officials and decision-makers across the state.”

LEARNING & STUDYING

• Studying: “What Works, What Doesn't”: “Some study techniques accelerate learning, whereas others are just a waste of time—but which ones are which? An unprecedented review maps out the best pathways to follow” By John Dunlosky, Katherine A. Rawson, Elizabeth J. Marsh, Mitchell J. Nathan, Daniel T. Willingham in Scientific American on January 1, 2015 (10/30/2017)

MASCULINITY (Boys, Men)

• Video: “Boys Don't Cry (Except When They Do)” by Pop Culture Detective on YouTube discusses the role of crying, shame, and anger for boys and men in society, with illustrations from TV shows and movies. (01/27/2023)

OCD

• Accommodations: “Family Accommodation in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder” by Yale School of Public Health (02/23/2024)

• IOCDF: The International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) has many useful articles about OCD, medications, and exposure and response prevention (ERP). Below are a few highlights.

  • “What is OCD?” (04/15/2020)

  • “The Inhibitory Learning Approach to Exposure and Response Prevention” by Jonathan Abramowitz, PhD (Fall 2018) (10/17/2019)

  • Medication:

    • Children:

      • “About Medications for Pediatric OCD” (10/17/2019)

      • “Medication for Pediatric OCD” (10/17/2019)

    • Adults: “Medications for OCD” (10/17/2019)

• Mental Compulsions & “Pure O”:

  • “Pure O” OCD: Why are there quotation marks around it?” by Dr. Josh Spitalnick describes “Pure O” or “purely obsessional” OCD. This article explains the important but frequently misunderstood role of “intentional, anxiety fighting thoughts (mental rituals).” (12/17/2020)

  • “13 Mental Compulsions and What to Do about Them” by Kevin Foss, MFT. (8/13/2022)

• Social Media: Social media can be an incredible source of great information on OCD, anxiety, and mental health. And, social media can be an incredible source of misinformation…sometimes even through well intentioned lived experiences! Here are some OCD and anxiety specialists who are well respected within the community. No one online expert can be right about everything. But, these individuals are right about a whole bunch of things and always seeking to learn and improve.

  • Natasha Daniels, LCSW provides “online resources for those with anxiety and OCD and for parents raising kids with anxiety or OCD” on YouTube , on her website, and on her podcast. She is well respected within the community.

  • Nathan Peterson, LCSW is “[a] licensed OCD and anxiety specialist who strives to make treatment simple, fun, and doable.” He has hundreds of videos on OCD and anxiety on YouTube and is well respected within the community.

  • Paige Pradko, LPC, NCC “make[s] videos to help people and to share effective, research-based strategies for treating anxiety disorders, OCD, health anxiety, agoraphobia and other mental health disorders.” She has hundreds of videos on OCD and anxiety on YouTube and is well respected within the community.

• Video: Just Drive is a short (7 minutes, 43 seconds), comedic film that addresses OCD seriously. The writer and director has a diagnosis of OCD. You might find this film helpful in explaining to your friends and loved ones what it can be like to live with OCD. The film is free to watch. (05/25/2020)

PARENTING

• “The Anxious Child and the Crisis of Modern Parenting: How to raise a resilient child in 2020” by Kate Julian (May 2020)

  • A long and useful Atlantic article about anxiety in children and how accommodations for anxiety will very often backfire and increase the anxiety in the long run. Even if you are coming to the Clinic as an adult (rather than for your child or adolescent), this is recommended reading if you are also a parent. The interventions described in this article are very much in line with those delivered at The Behavioral Change Clinic, PLLC. (04/15/2020)

RELATIONSHIPS

• Friendships in Adulthood: “Why is it so hard for adults to make friends?” is a podcast episode led by Marisa Franco, PhD on “Speaking of Psychology.” You can listen to the episode or read the transcript here. (02/23/2024)

• Sexual Desire: “I’m a sex educator. Here’s the biggest myth about desire in long-term relationships” by Emily Nagoski. "It turns out every part of the narrative we’re taught about how desire works is not merely wrong, but wrongheaded" (01/26/2024)

SUBSTANCES & ALCOHOL

• Marijuana: “How does marijuana affect the brain? Psychological researchers examine impact on different age groups over time.” A balanced article that summarizes recent research on the effects of marijuana on a adolescent, middle aged, and older users and its effects on mental health issues more broadly. (06/03/2023)

  https://www.apa.org/monitor/2023/06/marijuana-effects-brain

TELEMEDICINE (aka TELEHEALTH; aka VIDEO CONFERENCING)

• “Online Therapy Pre-Intake Preparation for Clients” by Person Centered Tech. A useful preparation guide for maintaining confidential space with telehealth & telemedicine and maintaining an efficient internet. (04/10/2020)

VALUES

• “It’s Better to Focus on Where You are Going Than How You are Feeling” by John J. Donahue, PsyD. A relatively short (1200 words) article about how it is "impossible to disentangle pain and valued living." This article discusses the index card experiment. (02/27/2020)

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* DISCLAIMER: Before being posted on The Behavioral Change Clinic, PLLC’s website, these resources were examined on the dates in parentheses above. The Clinic makes no guarantees that the information has not changed or that it covers every individual circumstance. The Behavioral Change Clinic, PLLC is not liable or responsible for the use of these hyperlinks or resources. The Clinic has no official affiliation with any of the websites or organizations and makes no assurances about your privacy, if you chose to visit them. They are provided for educational purposes only and do not supersede the psychotherapeutic advice provided by your health care provider and/or psychotherapy provider. They do not constitute medical advice for you and/or your family.