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Dads, Daughters and Body Image

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
We’ve already talked about how moms and daughters can help boost each other’s body image. However, moms aren’t the ...

More Psych Tweeps

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
Out of fairness I couldn't put us in the top ten list, but PsychCentral tweeps have some great Twitter accounts. @docjohng (our fearless leader) @aliciasparks (glamorous author, Celebrity Psychings editor, World ...

Top Ten Psych Tweeps

Monday, June 29th, 2009
Microblogging service Twitter is maximizing in popularity. Though there are naysayers who don't understand the medium and dismiss it as shallow and narcissistic (just like early blog ...

The Loss of 3 Entertainment Icons: Jackson, Fawcett, McMahon

Friday, June 26th, 2009
It's been a rough week in the entertainment world, with the loss of three stars in music, Hollywood and television. With the passing ...

Tips To Find A Good-Enough Doctor

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
When you have a chronic illness your relationship with your doctor is second only to your spouse or your parents. Being honest (and you must be honest!) with ...

Oprah and the Power to Persuade

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009
Newsweek took on Oprah this past week with a cover story calling out her promotion of some of her guests' health ...

Lies, Lies, Lies

Sunday, May 31st, 2009
Psychologist Paul Ekman is a pioneer in deception research who heads a high profile consulting firm that works with the FBI and other big clients to solve ...

90210’s Portrayal of Bipolar Disorder

Saturday, April 25th, 2009
Whenever TV and movies portray a person with mental illness, it’s usually a "crazy schizophrenic," an ax-wielding sociopath, a violent, drug-addicted mental patient or an insane asylum escapee — or a combo of all four. ...

Twitter Saves a Life, But Suicide Remains Serious Online Problem

Friday, April 3rd, 2009
I'm sorry, but I'm a bit aghast at this story of someone randomly twittering their suicidal thought to Demi Moore, and then a bunch of people who saw it retweeted by Demi called the police. ...

Minding the Media: Is the Thinning Economy Bringing Curves Back?

Thursday, February 19th, 2009
From time to time, we see articles proclaiming that thin is totally in or curvy is making a comeback. Oftentimes, this proclamation occurs after fuller-sized models (by fuller, we mean a size 4) grace the ...

Suicide Hashtag Livetweeting

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009
Only know one of the words in that title? A Twitter glossary is essential to this story on #unsuicide, so that's where I'll start. Twitter is the hottest social medium du jour. 140 ...

Minding the Media: 5 Things Jessica Simpson’s Curvy Controversy Reveals

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009
In the past two weeks, everyone’s been talking about Jessica Simpson, whether it’s the news media, blogs, celeb weeklies or entertainment TV shows. Even other stars are sounding off. They’ve praised Simpson’s physical appearance, ...

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