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Hallucinatory 'voices' shaped by local culture, Stanford anthropologist says
Anthropologist Tanya Luhrmann found that voice-hearing experiences of people with serious psychotic disorders are shaped by local culture – in the U.S., the voices are harsh and threatening; in Africa and India, they are more benign and playful.
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Don’t be afraid to get back up
to try again, to love again, to live again, and to dream again. Don’t let a hard lesson harden your heart. Life’s best lessons are often learned at the worst times and from the worst mistakes. There will be times when it seems like everything that could possibly go wrong is going wrong. And you might feel like you will be stuck in this rut forever, but you won’t. When you feel like quitting, remember that sometimes things have to go very wrong before they can be right. Sometimes you have to go t
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Suicide Risk May Be Revealed By a Blood Test
Researchers report encouraging advances toward a blood test that can pick up genetic changes linked to suicide. Behaviors can’t be reduced to your genes – they’re far too complicated for that. But genes can lay the foundation for making people more or less likely to respond and act in certain ways, and suicide may be the latest example of that.
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The Mirror Man: Treating Phantom Limb Pain
Phantom pain, experienced in missing limbs, tortures amputees and puzzles scientists. Srinath Perur cycles around Cambodia with a man who treats it with mirrors.
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Study: Losing Weight Could Make You Depressed
Yet another reason not to listen to diet product hype. Going on that diet may help you shed a few pounds, but it could also worsen your mood.
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The 10 secrets to successful people’s calm
The ability to manage your emotions and remain calm under pressure has a direct link to your performance. TalentSmart has conducted research with more than a million people, and we’ve found that 90% of top performers are skilled at managing their emotions in times of stress in order to remain calm and in control.
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Seven Reasons Why the Mental Health Stigma Is a Killer
One in four people - so on average, someone in the typical two parent, two children family - will suffer from a mental illness at some point in their lifetime. Yet even though so many people are affected, mental illness carries a devastating stigma, which can harm sufferers in every aspect of their life. In fact, a number of studies have shown that approximately nine out of ten people with a mental illness say that stigma has negatively impacted them in some way or another.
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I Am No Robin Williams
Like most of you, I never had the chance to meet Robin Williams. Yet so many of us feel like we knew him so well. I mean, I feel like I’ve lost my funny uncle Robin. By the time I was born, he was...
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Psychedelic Drugs Hold Medical Promise
Psychedelic drugs are poised to be the next major breakthrough in mental health care
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Why kids need recess and exercise
More and more researchers, educators, and parents are realizing that not only is playground time good for kids -- it is crucial. Here's why it just may be the fourth "R" in school, and what you can do to make sure your child gets a healthy dose of downtime.
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Are You a Narcissist?
The tricky psychiatric diagnosis is getting a lot of attention, which is exactly what it wants.
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This Online Tool Will Help You Support Your Relative With Dementia Wherever They Are
MyPAL is a cognitive assessment & personalised care plan tool for the person with dementia and their family. Based on an internationally recognised assessment & care planning system called PAL (Pool Activity Level), MyPAL is already an industry standard in the health, education and scientific sectors and is recommended in the National Clinical Practice Guideline for Dementia (NICE, 2006)
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Inside The Secret World Of Teen Suicide Hashtags
Young people will always find ways to talk about depression, self-harm, and internal pain. Right now these conversations are happening with hashtags on the internet.
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What It's Really Like To Feel Suicidal
Feeling suicidal isn't like people say it is. Not really.
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The Best Way to Describe Depression to a "Non-Believer"
You own a home, have a family, and are generally happy but have been feeling “off” lately. You work hard, you are feeling more tired than usual, and don’t know why. One day, you return from work and sit down to watch some television to unwind from your hard day. Your family hasn’t come home yet so you head to the kitchen to fix yourself a PB & J sandwich to tie yourself over until supper.
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Why I Hope to Die at 75
An argument that society and families—and you—will be better off if nature takes its course swiftly and promptly
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Selling Prozac as the Life-Enhancing Cure for Mental Woes
In the late 1980s and the ’90s, Prozac was seen as a life preserver for those drowning in anguish. It was also a marvel of commercial branding.
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Severe Anxiety And Information Overload, Is There A Link?
In today's era of information overload, severe anxiety can certainly manifest into a full blown anxiety disorder. Here's how to end the cycle of fear.
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Are All Murderers Mentally Ill?
If someone's acts are a result of an uncontrollable illness, can they still be subject to the death penalty?
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Mango madness: Tropical seasonal affective disorder linked to stress and depression, research finds
New research has linked tropical heat with higher rates of anxiety, stress and hostility, as well as fewer hours of sleep, reduced appetite and lower energy levels. The study has been released as northern Australia enter the monsoonal build-up - the period of extreme weather tension known locally as "mango madness".
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