The most common way of thinking about “acting out” is that it is self-destructive behavior. But originally Freud used the term to describe when a patient acts on the basis of an unconscious feeling ...

Lots of young people act out, especially in the wake of trauma. But there is a line between what is understandable and what is not. In this story, the family consists of one dad and three siblings.

Dear Annie: Not quite 20 years ago, I worked for a local authority mental health agency with about 650 employees. I worked in the human resources department and knew all the employees by name because ...

"Stop chasing your sister around the couch." "Hands to self." "Sit down." "Stop jumping on the bed." "Stop tackling each other." "Stop leaning back in that chair." "Stop sword fighting with those pool ...