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Archive for January, 2008

Army Suicides Up 20%

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Two stories out this week suggest that you have a lot more to worry about than just getting shot at by the enemy in today’s …

Is Having Depression or Bipolar an Advantage?

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Philip over at Furious Seasons has a great interview with author Tom Wootton about his two books, The Depression Advantage (2007) and …

Oops, They Did It Again to Britney Spears

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

For the second time in a month, Britney Spears has been hospitalized for her mental health concerns. And not exactly in a quiet or private …

Is Autism Caused by a Vaccine Additive? No

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Tonight, ABC will air the first episode of a new legal drama called Eli Stone. And what better way to make a drama riveting …

Burned-Out on Your Marriage or Relationship?

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

A couple by a stream

Last week, I wrote an article about job burn-out, and some tips to help cope with it. …

A Love Letter to ECT

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

We have a lot of respect for James Potash, a well-known researcher from Johns Hopkins who has made his career by studying the genetic basis …

Nine Reasons to Get Psychotherapy

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

When is it time to consider psychotherapy? is a great article written by Karen Rogers, MFCC. Sometimes people don’t seek professional help because …

Your Mental Illness May Be Caused by Head Trauma

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Undiagnosed head trauma may be the underlying cause of many of the learning disabilities and other mental illnesses that are characterized by thinking problems (what …

The Pretty, Compelling Pictures of fMRI

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. And there’s a good reason we humans find an image so compelling — most of the …

Sermo, One Post at a Time

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Sermo prides itself on offering a secure and private platform for its physician members. We previously discussed how weak their authentication model was, making …

Questions About ADHD Treatment’s Effectiveness

Monday, January 28th, 2008

A longitudinal study was published last month looking at attention deficit disorder (ADHD). Surprisingly, there are actually very few studies on ADHD that follow …

Dalai Lama inspires depression prevention technique

Saturday, January 26th, 2008

Today while looking at cnn.com, I came across interesting new alternative technique for the prevention of depression called “Compassion Meditation”. The method …

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