We often think of marital therapy as a last resort. We assume that only couples with “serious” issues should seek it. We assume that only couples in dire straits can benefit. But all couples can enhance their relationship by learning the skills taught in couples therapy.
Date Posted: October 8, 2015
Categories: Marital Counseling, Relationships & Marriage
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A European survey published in 2009 found that of nearly 9000 people who showed evidence of clinically significant depression or anxiety, only a third thought that mental health services could help them.
Oct 7
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"Phone calls and digital communication, with friends or family members, do not have the same power as face-to-face social interactions in helping to stave off depression," says Dr. Alan Teo assistant professor of psychiatry at Oregon Health & ...
Oct 7
Categories: Adult psychological development, Depression
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With an increasing amount of scientific study into sleep paralysis, researchers are slowly getting closer to unraveling its mystery.
Oct 6
Categories: Fear, Sleep Disorders
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“The mental health of men remains a neglected area of research and one that is not adequately addressed during the transition to parenthood,” says senior author, Dr. Deborah Da Costa.
Oct 6
Categories: Depression
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Children's Commissioner for England Anne Longfield says children do not have the confidence to go to the doctor with mental health issues.
Oct 6
Categories: Child Development, Developmental Disorders (Autism, Aspergers, etc.)
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She says passing the Mental Health Reform Act would increase aid for families struggling to help a loved one who suffers from mental illness before he acts out with violence.
Oct 5
Categories: Aggression & Violence, Domestic Violence
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The next generation is craving ways to be a part positive change. Social media and technology are amplifiers helping them actually do it.
Oct 5
Categories: Positive Psychology
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Dr. Freese says people with mental illness are 10 to 15 times more likely to be victim of violence than they are to perpetrate violence themselves.
Oct 5
Categories: Aggression & Violence, Domestic Violence
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Recent research found that people’s personality can change to a significant degree over time. And, that even small changes lead to greater personal wellbeing — greater than increases in money or career advancement.
Oct 3
Categories: Personality problems
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Confusion can lead us to neglect a serious psychological condition that requires treatment (depression) or on the other end of the spectrum, overreact to a normative emotional reaction (sadness).
Oct 3
Categories: Depression
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While mindfulness has previously been found to reduced negative rumination, recent studies show that mindfulness meditation is also able to reduce cognitive emphasis on negativity.
Oct 2
Categories: Mindfulness, Mindfulness Meditation
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Although mental health apps increase access to health support, their use should be supplemental, rather than a primary therapeutic avenue.
Oct 2
Categories: Mental Health in Asia
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According to a recent New York Times article by psychological scientist Adam Grant, “We may be underestimating the impact of workplace friendships on our happiness — and our effectiveness.”
Oct 2
Categories: Friendships, Workplace Issues
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Many lonely people wish they had social plans or a bigger network of friends to call upon. But sometimes, even when they do, they avoid contact. And this can lead to a downward spiral of more loneliness.
Oct 1
Categories: Social Anxiety / Phobia, Social Isolation
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Once seen as a disorder affecting mainly children and young adults, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is increasingly understood to last throughout one’s lifetime.
Oct 1
Categories: Adult ADHD
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