Family harmony and talk of politics can be combustible holiday companions, a therapist contends.

Sitting down at a holiday dinner with family and relatives can present a daunting challenge for many in the Las Vegas Valley and across the country. But thanks to recommendations from local experts, rare time spent with Uncle Larry and Aunt Sue doesn’t have to be dreadful.

Passing the gravy can quickly escalate to a debate on passing tax or immigration reform, especially during the holidays.

American standards for morally acceptable behavior have shifted dramatically over the past 16 years, as growing numbers of adults espouse more liberal views on gay and lesbian relations, sex out of wedlock and divorce, according to new research from Gallup.

Two people sit together in a restaurant. They appear to be a couple sharing a meal, because they order food, it’s served and they eat. But they’re not speaking to each other. Are they together? “They spent most of their time each on their phones, so much so that I thought I’d missed something, that maybe they’d gotten into a fight when I wasn’t paying attention. They looked so completely disconnected,” Katherine Hertlein says. “And at the end of the meal they got up, held hands and walked out.”

Slate’s Michelle Goldberg has called it “Trump-induced anxiety” and “a national nervous breakdown.”

Call it the post-election blues. In the days since Nov. 8, UNLV’s Center for Individual, Couple and Family Counseling has seen clients who say they’re frightened, upset or worried by the process and outcome of the presidential election.

At the Marriage and Family Therapy Center at UNLV, it's common for students to come in for counseling on personal and relationship issues. But this is the first time UNLV is offering counseling because of an election.

After a bitter campaign season, Americans reacted to the 2016 election results with a mix of emotions that surfaced in protests across the nation, stream-of-consciousness social media posts and messages scribbled on Post-It notes inside a New York City subway tunnel.

Feeling down after the Presidential Election? You aren't alone and UNLV is offering students, employees, and anyone else who may be in need a way to cope with the 2016 U.S. election blues.

There’s no manual, no guidebook, no orientation course. But for many mothers, there will come a day when “grandmother” will be added to their maternal resume.

It really does feel like we can’t go long without hearing about another teacher getting caught having sexual relations with a student.