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Archive for June, 2008

W.H.O. Global Drug Survey Finds High Rates of Cocaine, Marijuana Use in U.S.

Monday, June 30th, 2008

In a newly published report on “Global Alcohol, Tobacco, Cannabis, and Cocaine Use” from the World Health Organization’s series of Mental Health Surveys, Americans’ levels of cocaine and marijuana use were highest among the 17 ...

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Running in Place to Conquer Your Anxiety?

Monday, June 30th, 2008

In this blog post a few days ago, John mentioned an April 2008 literature review by researchers at Boston University who wanted to explore the efficacy of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in treating anxiety. The ...

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Help! I’m Anxious about My Anxiety Management Class!

Monday, June 30th, 2008

I took a seat at a large conference table in the university’s counseling center. I looked around nervously. I kept my hands in my lap, fingers (figuratively) crossed, hoping that I wouldn’t recognize ...

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Creative Funding Solutions for Mental Health Care

Monday, June 30th, 2008

As we read our way through the detailed, insightful articles of The American Prospect's special issue on the politics of mental health, we'll share interesting tidbits from them. Taxpayers historically hate having to pay for ...

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How Effective is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Anxiety?

Saturday, June 28th, 2008

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is probably the most well-known and most-practiced form of modern psychotherapy. Even therapists who don't identify themselves as a CBT therapist likely uses at least a handful of CBT techniques ...

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In Brain, Social Networking Concepts Lend a Hand

Friday, June 27th, 2008

In a fascinating bit of research, Stanford University researchers have discovered that a vital part of brain functioning -- our neural hubs -- might be a key into understanding Alzheimer's. Neural hubs connect neural paths, ...

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The Persistence of Memory: Are Negative Events Easier to Recall?

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

This brief interview with MIT neurobiologist Matt Wilson, posted on the TIME website a few days ago, is an interesting addition to a long-standing debate about memory: do people recall good or bad events ...

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Help for Children with Mental Illness

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

Today's Boston Globe has one of those feel-good editorials that calls for more of this and more of that aid for children in Massachusetts who have a mental illness. But their insight into this problem ...

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Forgo the Brain Training, Drugs, Vitamins & Meditation and Just Get Some Exercise

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

Earlier this month, PsyBlog wrote a brief summary and synopsis of the current research findings for cognitive enhancers -- you know, those things that are supposed to help us improve our minds and our ...

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Breaking Down the Breakdown

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

As a mental health writer from Canada I'd be remiss if I didn't link to The Globe and Mail's feature series Breakdown: Canada's Mental Health Crisis. They present over a dozen ...

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Promising New Alzheimer’s Research Published

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

Which came first, the beta-amyloid plaque or the Alzheimer’s? It’s the plaque, but only one subtype, according to a new report by Harvard researchers in the online journal Nature Medicine and profiled in this ...

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Heather Locklear in Treatment for Depression, Anxiety

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

People magazine broke the story that actress Heather Locklear, 46, has checked into an Arizona treatment facility for psychological treatment of anxiety and depression. "Heather has been dealing with anxiety ...

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