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Get Off That Couch - Every Week!Mental Health

Get Off That Couch - Every Week!

Physical activity levels are influenced by how motivated people are to exercise

February 20, 2012·2 min read
Nature Reduces StressMental Health

Nature Reduces Stress

Stress levels reduced by vegetation

February 20, 2012·2 min read
Multiple Personality Disorder UnraveledMental Health

Multiple Personality Disorder Unraveled

Dissociative identity disorder myths deconstructed in paper noting that sleep problems may play a part

February 20, 2012·3 min read
Depressed Kids are More Bullied Mental Health

Depressed Kids are More Bullied

Depression patients are more likely to be victimized by peers

February 19, 2012·2 min read
Sad Music can Give you the Blues Mental Health

Sad Music can Give you the Blues

Music can induce changes in emotion related memory and judgment

February 19, 2012·1 min read
Stressed at Work? Support Your SpouseMental Health

Stressed at Work? Support Your Spouse

Stress due to work reduced by mutual spousal support

February 19, 2012·2 min read
Sleep Soundly or Lose Your Memory Mental Health

Sleep Soundly or Lose Your Memory

Alzheimers disease biomarkers found in healthy adults who wake up repeatedly throughout the night

February 19, 2012·3 min read
Ethics and Values are LearnedMental Health

Ethics and Values are Learned

Sociologists provide a theory of moral behavior to explain ethical lapses

February 18, 2012·2 min read
Eating Right with ADHD Mental Health

Eating Right with ADHD

Healthy diets can improve ADHD in children

February 17, 2012·3 min read
Kids who Hurt Themselves Mental Health

Kids who Hurt Themselves

Self harming adolescents do not receive help

February 17, 2012·2 min read
Don’t Give Up on DementiaMental Health

Don’t Give Up on Dementia

Pseudo dementia and other reversible causes of memory loss in the elderly

February 16, 2012·5 min read
Games Boost MemoryMental Health

Games Boost Memory

Dementia patients improve memory and thinking with cognitive stimulation therapy

February 16, 2012·2 min read
Is Your Teen Drinking?  Set Rules!Mental Health

Is Your Teen Drinking? Set Rules!

Alcohol impulses reduced amongst adolescents with strict rules from parents

February 15, 2012·2 min read
Wide Waistline Could Mean Brain ProblemsMental Health

Wide Waistline Could Mean Brain Problems

Cognitive problems in HIV patients found with overweight patients

February 15, 2012·2 min read
Adult ADHD Leads to Health ProblemsMental Health

Adult ADHD Leads to Health Problems

ADHD in adults is linked to depression and other mental health problems

February 15, 2012·2 min read
A Week for the KidsMental Health

A Week for the Kids

Children of alcoholics need care and support

February 15, 2012·3 min read
Vanishing ChildhoodMental Health

Vanishing Childhood

Childhood spirit is at risk

February 15, 2012·3 min read
Night Sweats Reduced With Behavioral TherapyMental Health

Night Sweats Reduced With Behavioral Therapy

Breast cancer recovery boosted with cognitive behavioral therapy

February 14, 2012·2 min read
Depression, There's an App for ThatMental Health

Depression, There's an App for That

Innovative new technologies such as smart phones and virtual coaches help more people manage depression

February 14, 2012·5 min read
Bad Sleep May Mean Bad MemoryMental Health

Bad Sleep May Mean Bad Memory

Alzheimers disease may be predicted by poor quality of sleep

February 14, 2012·2 min read
Teen Violence is Double Whammy Mental Health

Teen Violence is Double Whammy

Dating violence victims more likely to have experienced other forms of violence

February 14, 2012·2 min read
Multiple Homes Produce Health RisksMental Health

Multiple Homes Produce Health Risks

Moving home often may create various health issues

February 14, 2012·2 min read
The Good and Bad of ComparisonMental Health

The Good and Bad of Comparison

Comparing yourself to others can influence your health

February 14, 2012·2 min read
Coach Caring, Not WinningMental Health

Coach Caring, Not Winning

Positive mental health reported when coaches foster caring environments

February 13, 2012·2 min read