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6 Quick Sanity Tricks

Friday, July 3rd, 2009
Awhile back I asked you for your sanity tricks, techniques that help you fight the forces of the dark side. Here are some of the gems. 1. Learn the alphabet. Do ...

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 ...

3 Things Healthy Older People Have in Common

Sunday, June 28th, 2009
I'm, right now and right here, sitting on the peak of that so-called hill we always talk about. Things could go swell for another 40 years, at which time I'll be buried by any remaining ...

Boredom Can Be a Door To New Growth

Friday, June 26th, 2009
A few days ago a friend forwarded me a post on DailyOM.com called "Boredom: Fanning the Creative Flames." It says: The human mind thrives on novelty. What was once a source of pleasure can ...

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 ...

You Have the Right to Your Health Data

Monday, June 22nd, 2009
I sometimes feel like we take one step forward and two steps back as we embrace technology. Because with the advances in providing people with access to their own health care data (including mental health ...

10 Ways to Manage Your Weight on Psych Meds

Thursday, June 18th, 2009
Awhile back, a Beyond Blue reader asked me to address the problem of weight gain and medication. "How do you deal ...

Introducing the Psych Central Mood Tracker

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009
After taking a look at a few of the mood trackers that have long been available online, ...

5 Rules for Living with Chronic Illness and Depression: An Interview with Elvira Aletta

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009
Today I have the pleasure of interviewing one of my favorite therapists, Elvira Aletta, Ph.D., on a very important topic: chronic illness. I say important, because it ...

Women’s Mental Health Hit Hard by Recession

Thursday, June 11th, 2009
Many thanks to Molly McVoy, M.D. of the American Psychiatric Association who forwarded me a new survey recently released by ...

Minding the Magazines: Examining an Editor’s Letter

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009
If you’ve been feeling slightly off, acutely apprehensive or flat-out frightened, women’s magazines likely know the reason: Why, it’s bikini season! And forget fear, you should be plain panicked, whether the villain is your bulging ...

Vitamin D and Mental Health

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
It was with interest that I read Dr. Soram Khalsa's post on The Huffington Post about the Vitamin D epidemic in this country today. The medical ...

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