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Archive for July, 2006

Andrea Yates Verdict Change

Monday, July 31st, 2006

I wrote at the beginning of the Andrea Yates retrial about the public opinion shift on mental health that defense attorneys were banking on …

Mental Health Consumerism = Antipsychiatry?

Saturday, July 29th, 2006

As I’m going through the past few months of accumulated email (yes, it’s been that kind of summer!), I ran across a submission about a …

Study suggests TV watching lowers physical activity

Friday, July 28th, 2006

Study suggests TV watching lowers physical activity

Not surprising to any American, when you watch TV, you aren’t as active and the more you watch, …

Video Games and Violence Desensitization

Friday, July 28th, 2006

The unbelievable popularity of violent video games (first-person shooters, etc) has led many researchers and government officials to be concerned about the psychological effects of …

Rollercoaster Ride for Bipolar Awareness

Thursday, July 27th, 2006

Via The Trouble With Spikol (great mental health blog!):

Hungarian mental health stakeholders from the group Sötét Nappalok, Fényes Éjszakák Egyesület (Darkest Days, Brightest …

Tableware Size & Obesity

Thursday, July 27th, 2006

The number of factors implicated in the growing obestity problem in the United States seems to have no limit. Air conditioning and lack of sleep …

Learning and the Multitasking Generation

Wednesday, July 26th, 2006

AP had a story Monday about how being distracted can lower the quality of learned information. They discuss how watching TV while you study …

Flying With Children

Tuesday, July 25th, 2006

Someday I’m going to write a nice article about flying with children, tips and suggestions on how to minimize the disturbance to others, distraction techniques, …

Surgical Treatment for Anxiety Disorders

Tuesday, July 25th, 2006

There have been more frequent stories of late about neurosurgical procedures for various mental disorders. The most written about appears to be deep brain …

Is The Pursuit of Happiness Futile?

Tuesday, July 25th, 2006

A challenging new book by psychoanalyst Adam Phillips, Going Sane, criticizes the many products, therapies and lifestyle enhancements peddled to consumers as the means …

Innovations

Sunday, July 23rd, 2006

The Design for Our Future Selves awards 2006 from the Royal College of Art offered seven awards for ‘An architecture, design or communication project …

CBT May Help Prevent Depression Relapse

Thursday, July 20th, 2006

The Anxiety, Addiction and Depression Treatments blog highlights another study indicating the benefits of psychotherapy (CBT) with antidepressants:

In the field, it is virtually impossible …

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