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Breakthrough for Schizophrenia and Bipolar

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
Earlier today, we reported that NIMH-funded researchers at three different genetic research institutes from around the world collaborated and published three new studies yesterday in the journal, ...

Stalking Irish Madness: An Interview with Patrick Tracey

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
Today I have the honor of interviewing Irish author Patrick Tracey, who penned an amazing book, "Stalking Irish Madness Searching for the Roots of My Family's Schizophrenia," for which he has won 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 ...

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 ...

Positive Thoughts Make Things Worse for Poor Self-Esteem

Monday, June 22nd, 2009
You think positive self-talk would always result in feeling more positive about yourself. New research suggests that may not always be the case. If a person has poor self-esteem to begin with, and then tells themselves ...

Online Mental Health Journalism Awards: 2009

Monday, June 15th, 2009
As we noted here, Mental Health America recently announced the winners of the "2009 Media Awards" that recognize excellence in mental health journalism. Sadly, despite the Internet's popularity for the past 15 years, the ...

Want a Bigger, Stronger Brain? Start Meditating.

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
Midweek Mental Greening "In meditation, effort must be applied in a direction opposite to what we are used to. Our 'effort' must be to relax ever more deeply. We must ultimately ...

Research: Participate in An Online Support Group

Thursday, June 4th, 2009
Many people suffer from depression or anxiety at some point in their lives. They may turn to a variety of sources for help including family, friends and health professionals. Online support groups, sometimes called online discussion ...

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 ...

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 ...

Why We Believe Medical Myths

Saturday, May 30th, 2009
Why do we keep clinging to myths, even when research or other facts tell us the myths aren't true? That's the question posed by Newsweek's Sarah Kliff, discussing a new book put out by Vreeman ...

Why Antidepressants Do Live Up to the Hype: I See a Cup Half Full

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
I always get a little irritated with articles like the one recently published in Time magazine: "Why Antidepressants Don't Live Up to the Hype" by John Cloud. Why? Because ...

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