Austin Behavioral Health Center

After 30+ years serving the Austin community Gary and Jane Yorke are now retired. We are grateful to everyone who has trusted us over the years to provide psychological services to them and their families.

Benefits of limiting social media
Limiting daily social media use can significantly enhance the mental health of young adults, suggests research in Technology, Mind, and Behavior. Researchers recruited 230 students in the United States, half of whom were asked to limit their social media usage to 30 minutes per day and received automated, daily reminders about limiting usage for 2 weeks. The limited social media group reported significantly higher positive affect and significantly lower levels of anxiety, depression, loneliness, and fear of missing out at the end of the experiment compared with the unlimited group. The positive effects were even observed in participants who sometimes exceeded the 30-minute limit.

The Effect of Self-Monitoring Limited Social Media Use on Psychological Well-Being Special Collection: Behavioral Addiction to Technology. Volume 4, Issue 2. DOI: 10.1037/tmb0000111

https://www.apa.org/topics/parenting/cultivating-gratitude-kids

Stop telling your kids to be grateful. Show them how instead Research shows reminding kids to say ‘thank you’ doesn’t work as well as taking time to help them cultivate gratitude

https://apple.news/An9ve0BoMSQm5eBu-0sNChA

The 1 Thing That Child Therapists Say Harms Kids' Happiness The Most — HuffPost Record numbers of children and teens are struggling emotionally right now. Here's how parents can help.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/08/well/mind/gratitude-health-benefits.html?unlocked_article_code=9f6Gq0VBB-I5qWfmnYVv9ZTPz8_BsLVdEAN7XGMkyQznBfJZbOS5K4UUye03kStPHgfH_sq2yfclgLEnQNOjAlH3EiCfgJ_p43KXzOvwpnLatQlNDxg_k-rUn8thIw5JIYvBIKsGxeyaXhJ9j6A2hD-eF-qKsm6zBSZ54ABnlbR92JANApryvrhoCgpaxBdYI5QymPv2Hq3MPHVh87Ig8b0IWgWm664vyi49c74_-O9SO5fodIZvBC2m5H7nPfVqfZNmKVWyBXM4ETodT3cVczkxKxGX0cWmxZkk4ge88yqTwQPKV1bWnkiXZBQdM5pUScIaBcO7bTwTTIDDACNwRzoB69Wt&smid=url-share

Gratitude Really is Good for You. Here’s What the Science Shows. Giving, receiving and even witnessing gratitude can improve your well-being, especially during difficult times.

https://www.newswise.com/articles/children-with-attention-behavior-problems-earn-less-money-have-less-education-poorer-health-as-adults?sc=dwhn&user=10007647

Children with attention, behavior problems earn less money, have less education, poorer health as adults Children who struggle with attention and behavior problems tend to end up earning less money, finish fewer years of school and have poorer mental and physical h

https://www.newswise.com/articles/what-a-wonderful-day-i-m-so-happy-research-shows-how-children-learn-emotion-labels-through-parents-speech?sc=dwhn&user=10007647

“What a wonderful day, I’m so happy!” Research shows how children learn emotion labels through parents’ speech Learning about emotions is an important part of children’s social and communicative development. Whether children can use words like “happy” or “sad”