Everyone has regrets. Now, researchers can tell us what types of things people regret the most. Researchers from Germany set out to examine the ways in which regret affects emotional health. They conducted a study that involved three groups of participants: healthy young people who averaged 25 years of age; healthy seniors; and depressed seniors (both groups…
People tend to think of depression as a mental illness, but new research shows that depression and other psychological disorders affect the body as much as the mind. Researchers are starting to view depression as a whole-body, rather than strictly brain-based illness. Research has established that young people who suffer from long-term psychological stress, depression,…
On Monday April 2, the United Nations implemented Resolution 65/309. The resolution, adopted at the impetus of the Kingdom of Bhutan, calls for day long meetings at the next UN General Assembly to discuss determining the Gross National Happiness (GNH) of a country as a more accurate measure of the country’s success than Gross National…
Mental health care services around the country are being cut at a rapid pace thanks to the economic condition of the country. From California to Mississippi, from Massachusetts to Texas, mental health services are suffering from slashed state budgets. Even though the need for mental health services continues to rise, most states in the U.S….
Project 50, a service program launched by the L.A.’s county supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, was an initiative to find and house 50 of skid row’s worst homeless cases. The motive of “housing first” aimed to find housing for vagrants of the 50 square foot block along L.A.’s notorious skid row. Candidates for Project 50 weren’t mandated…
I frequently tramped eight or ten miles through the deepest snow to keep an appointment with a beech-tree, or a yellow birch, or an old acquaintance among the pines. ~Henry David Thoreau Thoreau may have had it right all along: getting back to nature, in forests and other green settings, is good for your mental…
BP has been the cause of incredible levels of stress and anxiety since the explosion of the DeepWater Horizon rig nearly 100 days ago, and while the company has stepped in to cover the costs of cleanup and provide some financial support to those who have lost their livelihoods, their recent refusal to assist with…
Dementia has a more difficult time taking hold in more educated brains, according to recent research from Britain and Finland. Even a single additional year of education can reduce the risk of developing dementia by more than 10 percent. Hanna Keage, a researcher from Cambridge University who was involved in the study, says, “More education…
Shakespeare said that all the world’s a stage, and now the stage may play a key role in helping people overcome the symptoms of psychiatric illness. Acting on stage can offer people with mental health disorders a unique kind of therapy, and it seems to be working very well. Dr. David Faigin, a psychology professor…
Women who take antidepressants, particularly selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) like Prozac and Zoloft, are more likely to suffer from miscarriage according to a Canadian study of more than 5000 women. The researchers involved in the study are warning that the connection does not offer proof that the antidepressants cause miscarriages, just that there is…