With an increasing amount of scientific study into sleep paralysis, researchers are slowly getting closer to unraveling its mystery.
Date Posted: October 6, 2015
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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People “who accept pain in life move through it faster rather than [individuals who] resist [it],” Cash said. Again, “Not dealing with it and avoiding painful feelings guarantees they will circle back.”
Oct 1
Categories: Mindfulness, Mindfulness Meditation, Pain management
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MoodGYM was controversial when it first came out. “People did feel threatened,” said Christensen. “They said it’s unethical, harmful – you’re doing damage and you don’t know it. Or you’re stopping people from getting the real help ...
Sep 28
Categories: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Depression
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Many psychiatrists believe that a new approach to diagnosing and treating depression—linking individual symptoms to their underlying mechanisms—is needed for research to move forward.
Sep 28
Categories: Depression
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New evidence shows the calming power of reminiscing about happy times
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