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Understanding the Fear of Success and Self-Sabotage
Reference | July 30, 2012 The fear of failure is an almost universal human anxiety in the modern world. We all, at one point or another, have worried that our actions will disappoint others or ourselves. But the fear of success? Why would someone intentionally … Continue reading
Can Nagging Ruin Your Marriage?
Marriage | February 7, 2012 New research indicates that nagging, when one person repeatedly makes a request and the other repeatedly ignores it, is more toxic to the health of a couple’s marriage than infidelity or financial problems. In fact, it is this type of … Continue reading
What is Financial Infidelity?
Marriage | January 29, 2012 Financial infidelity occurs when one person in the marriage habitually lies to their partner about their spending habits, and it is done in such a way that it is threatening the health of the marital relationship. Sometimes the person has … Continue reading
Defense mechanism of The Week: Introjection
Defense Mechanisms | January 19, 2012 What is It? At its simplest, introjection is the process of misunderstanding the feelings that come from the outside as coming from the inside. Although introjection tends to be a more primitive defense, it can sometimes be used in a … Continue reading
What is Co-Dependency?
Reference | January 5, 2012 Although there is no diagnosis for Co-Dependency in the DSM-V (the diagnostic manual most often used by clinicians) it can be a useful concept in understanding how some individuals involved in relationships with alcoholic or abusive spouses are often suffering … Continue reading
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Mental Health News- In US, 20% Of Children Have A Mental Disorder May 19, 2013Nearly 20% of children in the United States suffer from a mental disorder, and the number has been increasing for over a decade, according to a new report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report covered the topic of mental disorders among children aged 3 to 17 for the first time... […]
- Relationship Between Sleep Duration And Suicidal Thoughts In People With Insomnia. May 17, 2013Results of a new study show that every one-hour increase in sleep duration was associated with a 72 percent decrease in the likelihood of moderate or high suicide risk, in comparison with low risk. Data were adjusted for age, gender, race/ethnicity, education and age of onset of sleep difficulties... […]
- Traumatic Brain Injuries Among The Military Linked To Suicidal Thoughts Risk May 16, 2013Researchers at the National Center for Veterans Studies, Salt Lake City, Utah, reported that the suicide risk among people in the military increases according to the number of lifetime traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) they have had. They published their findings in JAMA Psychiatry... […]
- Non-Communicable Disease Care And Mental Health Care Should Be Addressed Together May 16, 2013Non-communicable diseases (NCD) and mental disorders each constitute a huge portion of the worldwide health care burden, and often occur together, so they should be addressed together. These are the conclusions of the third article in a series published in PLOS Medicine that provides a global perspective on integrating mental health... […]
- Targeting Frequent Health Care Users With Severe Addictions May 16, 2013A program co-led by St. Michael's Hospital could be the next widely used model to treat patients who are frequent users of the health care system and have severe addictions, often complicated by homelessness and mental health problems... […]
- In US, 20% Of Children Have A Mental Disorder May 19, 2013
