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Sep 24, 2024 | 
medrxiv.org | Jeanne E. Savage |Danielle Dick |Danielle Posthuma |Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
The authors have declared no competing interest. This research was funded by a grant to J.E.S. (VI.VENI.201G-064) from The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO).
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Mar 21, 2024 | 
qoshe.com | Danielle Dick
Aa Aa Aa - A + About 1 in 5 individuals develop a substance use disorder; more than 46 million people in the United States are affected at any given time. And yet, most people choose to use alcohol or other drugs recreationally. According to the latest National Survey of Alcohol and Health, about 85% of people report using alcohol in their lifetime.
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Mar 21, 2024 | 
psychologytoday.com | Danielle Dick
About 1 in 5 individuals develop a substance use disorder; more than 46 million people in the United States are affected at any given time. And yet, most people choose to use alcohol or other drugs recreationally. According to the latest National Survey of Alcohol and Health, about 85% of people report using alcohol in their lifetime.
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Mar 15, 2024 | 
medrxiv.org | Jeanne E. Savage |Josefin Werme |Danielle Dick |Danielle Posthuma
The authors have declared no competing interest. This research was funded by a grant to J.E.S. (VI.VENI.201G-064) from The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) and has been conducted using the UK Biobank Resource (application no. 16406). Analyses were carried out on the Genetic Cluster Computer hosted by the Dutch National computing and Networking Services SURFsara.
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Mar 14, 2024 | 
medium.com | Danielle Dick
Here’s how to know if you carry genetic riskOne in five individuals develops a substance use disorder; more than 46 million people in the United States are affected at any given time. And yet, most people choose to use alcohol or other drugs recreationally. According to the latest National Survey of Alcohol and Health, about 85% of people report using alcohol in their lifetime.
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Sep 27, 2023 | 
psychologytoday.com | Danielle Dick
In my previous post, I explored the scientific foundation of Motivational Interviewing (MI) as an approach to facilitate behavioral change. Additionally, I outlined how MI skills can empower parents to steer their children towards constructive transformations without imposing solutions. So let’s get to the nuts and bolts of how it works! MI involves four processes: engaging, focusing, evoking, and planning. In the clinical world, engaging means developing a connection with your client.
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Sep 27, 2023 | 
qoshe.com | Danielle Dick
In my previous post, I explored the scientific foundation of Motivational Interviewing (MI) as an approach to facilitate behavioral change. Additionally, I outlined how MI skills can empower parents to steer their children towards constructive transformations without imposing solutions. So let’s get to the nuts and bolts of how it works! MI involves four processes: engaging, focusing, evoking, and planning. Here are the skills you need:Note: MI doesn’t mean that you should never offer advice.
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Sep 26, 2023 | 
psychologytoday.com | Danielle Dick
Source: ebrahim / Pixabay“Get. Out. Of. Bed.”I am standing in the room of my 9-year-old son, who has inexplicably decided he isn’t going to school this morning. It’s enough to make his Type-A mother about to go crazy, but perhaps more importantly, it has forced me to confront the reality that it is almost impossible to make someone do something. Usually making someone do something involves extreme measures.
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Sep 6, 2023 | 
medium.com | Danielle Dick
Chapter 5: : How to Talk to Teenagers in a Way that Actually Motivates Behavior Change "GET. OUT. OF. BED." I am standing in the room of my 9-year-old son, who has inexplicably decided he isn't going to school this morning. It's enough to make his Type A, scheduled mother about to go crazy, but perhaps more importantly, it has forced me to confront the reality that it is almost impossible to MAKE someone do something.
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Sep 6, 2023 | 
medium.com | Danielle Dick
Here's the reality: if you want to understand your child, you have to understand their brain. So this chapter is the cliff note version of what every parent of an emerging adult needs to know. For all the money spent on neuroscience (research on the brain), do you know who figured out the developing brain first? Car rental companies. That's right. Perhaps you never tried to rent a car as a young person, but car rental companies won't let you rent a car until you are 25 years of age.
