World of Psychology

Archive for April, 2008

When a Generic Isn’t Equal to the Brand Name

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

Walmart has made $4 generics the talk of medicine. But are generic medications always as good as their name-brand counterparts? Not always.

The Wall Street Journal

VA Tried to Hide Real Suicide Numbers — Again

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

Apparently some of the people running the U.S. Veterans Administration (VA), the agency charged with taking care of our military veterans’ health and mental health …

Preventing Brain Farts

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

Have you ever made a mistake while performing a monotonous task, one that requires your concentration but seems to go on and on and on? …

Heart Risks with ADHD Stimulant Medications

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

The American Heart Association believes that children and teens with attention deficit disorder (ADHD) should get a careful heart evaluation, including an electrocardiogram (ECG), …

Why Virtual Whores Shouldn’t Play Virtual Psychologists

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

You have to give Lillie Yifu of Second Sex some credit for trying. Apparently figuring out the human behavior of men is as easy as …

Napping for workplace productivity

Monday, April 21st, 2008

If you’re anything like me, you constantly have to suppress the urge to put your head down on your desk and take a mid-afternoon nap …

Depression Introspection Returns and Why Blogs Fail

Monday, April 21st, 2008

One of our favorite blogs (in fact, one of the ones we named “Best of the Web” in the Depression category) is back — depression …

Substance Abuse Amongst Chefs

Monday, April 21st, 2008

I love Hell’s Kitchen and Kitchen Nightmares, two Fox shows hosted by Gordon Ramsay, OBE, a British celebrity chef and very strong personality. Watching this …

Bipolar Genomics

Friday, April 18th, 2008

Despite much research in recent years, including a study that establishes the heritability of bipolar disorder at 85% (confirming what families and clinicians have known …

Psychotherapy for the Dying

Friday, April 18th, 2008

Joseph of the Corpus Callosum blog wrote a great post about a study on psychotherapy for terminally ill cancer patients with depression. Though you …

1 in 5 Vets from Gulf May Have PTSD or TBI

Friday, April 18th, 2008

The devastating numbers released by researchers today suggest not only that approximately 1 in 5 returning U.S. soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan may have …

Exercise Helps Keep You Mentally Healthy

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

How long does it take to achieve measurable mental health benefits with exercise?

Believe it or not, a mere 20 minutes per week will do the …

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