Mujeres que tuvieron un rol destacado el pasado año en sus diferentes disciplinas compartieron en un revelador y emotivo diálogo sus visiones e impresiones acerca de la pandemia del Covid-19 y la forma en que se ha trastocado la...
La reapertura de las escuelas y la reanudación gradual de la educación presencial es un desafío particular que ha generado miedo en la población. Hay que entender que el miedo es una reacción fisiológica fundamental que ha evolucionado con...
This post was written by Denise Carballea, M.S., and Rita M. Rivera, M.S., members of the Hospital, Healthcare, and Addiction Workers, Patients and Families working group of the COVID Psychology Task Force (established by 14 members of the American Psychological Association).  Since the coronavirus outbreak, hospital workers have been...
This post was written by Rita M. Rivera, M.S., and Denise Carballea, M.S., members of the Hospital, Healthcare, and Addiction Workers, Patients and Families working group of the COVID Psychology Task Force (established by 14 members of the American Psychological Association).  The COVID-19 pandemic continues...
Amid the political turmoil last month were two high-profile suicides that would have been altogether buried in the avalanche of politically partisan headlines but for the determination of the victims’ families to share the story of their tragedies. On New...
Studies show that adolescence is often when symptoms of mental health illnesses first appear. One-half of such illnesses begin by the age of 14, while three-quarters appear by age 24.  Derived from the Latin word adolescere, which means “to grow up,” adolescence marks...
Albizu University master’s and doctoral graduate Dr. Madiley Broz of Miami was among four psychology professionals appointed to the Florida Board of Psychology in late November 2020.    Dr. Broz is a clinical neuropsychologist with Memorial Healthcare System in Hollywood.  She also serves as a professional member and speaker for the Alzheimer’s...