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An exploration of psychological health and the obstacles to it.
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Supporting Employers, Supporting Employees
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A great new service to support Mental Health in the workplace Delete the scoop?
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The "lamentable failings" of two mental health workers who left a "suicidal" man alone with a homemade noose around his neck are criticised by a coroner.
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Dreadful. Delete the scoop?
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Loneliness is said to be Britain's "hidden epidemic". But is modern life making us more lonely, and if so, how can we stop it?
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Studies have consistently shown that one in 10 of us is lonely, but areport by the Mental Health Foundation suggests loneliness among young people is increasing. Delete the scoop?
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Studies suggest surprisingly few patients receive evidence-based treatments like cognitive behavioral therapy, which have been shown to be effective.
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I have a strong aversion to the "CBT is the one and only true therapy" cult, but I do hink this article, and the comments afterwards, raise questions that we, as therapists, must be willing to answer. Delete the scoop?
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Where does mental illness come from?
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Some people in India have very strange ideas... but then, so too do people throughout the world. Delete the scoop?
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The number of suicides across the UK has risen and the government says reducing them has to be a top priority.
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Suicide remains the biggest single killer of men in the 15 to 29 year old age bracket. Delete the scoop?
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Psychopathy guru Kevin Dutton offers some tips on diagnosing potential psychopathy in your mate... and what to do if you find yourself in such a relationship...
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Some of you may be wondering whether you're actually in a relationship with a psychopath or whether you might have fallen for a psychopath in the past, and, if you are in a relationship with a psychopath, what you can do about that. Delete the scoop?
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Recent scandals in the psychology field have some wondering how many of the field's studies are valid.
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There are many rationalists who believe psychology is imploding. Bogus research, ridiculous sampling methods, extrapolating tiny results to a large population - there is a lot going wrong. This article suggests the profession is beginning to get a grip, but are they right? Thanks to @psychologyTomorrow for the link. Delete the scoop?
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Like most of us, Bernard Bey knows the root of his problems: his parents. Unlike most of us, however, the 32-year-old Brooklyn resident is seeking compensation for the damage his parents caused;
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Tragic story - but the media needs to be very careful in the way it reports these issues, they are never as simpke as they seem Delete the scoop?
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A tattooist who raped a child is jailed after his victim records a conversation with him 20 years later. Delete the scoop?
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Certain painful experiences are more likely to precede depressive episodes than others. And some forms of loss can trigger depression more quickly than previously realized
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The old concept of Reactive Depression receives a closer, and more scientific, look. Delete the scoop?
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Recent scandals in the psychology field have some wondering how many of the field's studies are valid.
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We rely on social scientists to provide us with a strong, evidence-based portfolio of research that broadens our understanding of the ways in which people work. Having spent 5 years at University studying the subject, then worked as a Psychologist afterwards, I have long believed that much of the 'research'is spurious and based on dubious data - let's face it, the 11+ was created entirely on falsified psychology research presented by Cyril Burt and that was almost 70 years ago. The profession may be trying to clean its house, but I suspect that it needs major cauterization to stem the flood of nonsense that has been presented as 'Psychology'. Sad for the profession, and sad for the public. Delete the scoop?
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The evidence for Havening Therapy leaves me concerned and unconvinced.
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Oh good - the world needs another quack treatment that is lacking in research, founded on spurious neurosciencebollocks and enriches Paul McKenna. Thanks to @WesselyS for the link Delete the scoop?
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Inquiry set up in wake of Jimmy Savile scandal also finds there have been 37 sexual harassment complaints in six years. By John Plunkett (Internal splits as Guardian attacks its Broadcasting arm ... Delete the scoop?
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Children who use self-deprecating humour among their peers are more likely to be bullied, researchers say.
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Researchers found children who were victims of bullying were more likely to make "self-defeating" jokes at their own expense or about their appearance. Delete the scoop?
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Poet, author and activist Maya Angelou talks to the BBC about her complex relationship with her mother Vivian Baxter and her memoir Mom & Me & Mom.
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Listen as the caged bird sings... Delete the scoop?
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“[the Minister for Employment] did not necessarily feel that the dialogue would be constructive because of the words used by Spartacus [in the People’s Review of the Work Capability Assessment] in this regard: “The WCA is a statement of political desperation. The process is reminiscent of the medical tribunals that returned shell shocked and badly wounded soldiers to duty in the first world war or the ‘KV-machine’, the medical commission the Nazis used in the second world war to play down wounds so that soldiers could be reclassified ‘fit for the Eastern front’.”
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"The current welfare reforms, because of their deficiencies and crudity are, whether intentionally or otherwise, having a highly detrimental effect on the lives of many disabled people.." Delete the scoop?
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Miklos Szilagyi's comment,
March 16, 12:35 PM
Yeah, it's amazing the deepness and the meticuluos break-down acc. to languages and stakeholder groups...
Laura K Kerr, PhD's curator insight,
March 21, 2:17 PM
I blogged this week on why people attempt suicide from a depth psychological perspective:
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Sink a few too many pints and the world sings and swigs with you. Puff your way through a pack of Marlboro Lights and a gang of fellow smokers will not be far away.
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I hear from many people on social media who self harm - I think a lot the public would be surprised at the extent of the use of steristrips to self-treat. Anything that helps illuminate and help this problem is to be welcomed but make no mistake - it is a complex psychological problem. Delete the scoop?
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Internet porn appears to be "sex-negative" for many users.
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Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow says the Savile scandal has forced him to relive the time he was abused by a member of school staff when he was a child.
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This is so sad but is just what I predicted. The Savile abuse stories have led to a situation where so many people have to confront their own experiences, often deeply buried and repressed. Some people will complain that the famous people get publicity when the man and woman in the street gets none, but I think the reality is that everyone who speaks out helps to remove the stigma, break down the barriers and create an environment in which no child will be afraid to speak out. And there's the rub - abuse generally happens to people who are afraid to speak, so if we incubate a generation that has no such fear there will be significantly less abuse. Delete the scoop?
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WASHINGTON -- The mother of a 15-month-old boy who died on a court-ordered visit to his father filed a wrongful-death lawsuit Tuesday against the psychologist who sanctioned the visitation.
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You can follow this series on Facebook: Chris Arnade Photography Twitter: @Chris_arnade The stories of addicts in the Hunts Point neighborhood, the poorest in all of New York City. I post people's stories as they tell them to me.
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They are not the first company to do this, but an interesting initiative..