A new report has uncovered a culture of stigma, secrecy and shame surrounding mental illness in South Asian communities. The report by 'Time for Change' also cites consequences for those with mental health problems including reduced marriage prospects, lowered community status and social exclusion. Entitled 'Family Matters: Attitudes towards ...
Date Posted: April 27, 2011
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The positive effects of mindfulness meditation on pain and working memory may result from an improved ability to regulate a crucial brain wave called the alpha rhythm. This rhythm is thought to "turn down the volume" on distracting information, ...
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Officials are concerned that a lingering sense of hopelessness among quake victims may drive them to take their own lives. Authorities have provided hotlines, therapy and counseling in hopes of averting more deaths.
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An education department in one Malaysian state is sending effeminate boys to a boot camp to change their behavior, a move that's drawn fire from educators and activists.
The Terengganu state Education Department picked 66 boys for the camp this ...
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