TITLE How Exercise Boosts the Brain and Improves Mental Health DESCRIPTION Wow! What a thorough article that provides so much important detail regarding how beneficial exercise can be for improving mental health. “It’s hardly news that exercise is good for your physical health, and has long been extolled for mental health as well. But researchers are now… Read more »
Posts Tagged: mental health
Psychology Update — Vocal Cords: Why Do I Hate the Sound of My Own Voice?
TITLE Vocal Cords: Why Do I Hate the Sound of My Own Voice? DESCRIPTION When you speak, do you hear your voice as others hear it? When a person’s voice is played from a recording, most likely not, and as it turns out many are either upset, disappointed, and may not even recognize that… Read more »
Psychology Update — Can People Recover From Bipolar Disorder?
TITLE Can People Recover From Bipolar Disorder? (”With the right treatment and support, you can live well with a bipolar disorder diagnosis.”) DESCRIPTION In the past, know as manic-depressive disorder, Bipolar disorder is a difficult condition for those experiencing the problem but can be managed if the individual sticks to a prescribed treatment plan…. Read more »
Psychology Update — 7 Steps to Teach Your Kids to Look Up When They Feel Down
TITLE 7 Steps to Teach Your Kids to Look Up When They Feel Down DESCRIPTION This is a straight forward article that provides direct advice to parents about teaching children how to be resilient. The article is provided by the American Psychological Association to the National PTA site. “All kids have cloudy days, but… Read more »
Psychology Podcast of the Week — Wise Counsel Podcast
PSYCHOLOGY PODCAST OF THE WEEK NAME WISE COUNSEL PODCAST (EPISODE 120: INTERVIEW WITH MARSHA LINEHAN) ICON iOS: (free) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wise-counsel-podcasts/id218827921?mt=2 DESCRIPTION (from the iTunes Store) Interviews on topics in Psychotherapy and Mental Health HOW TO USE THIS APP This podcast by David Van Nuys. Ph.D., covers numerous topics in mental health and therapy… Read more »
ARE THE PRIMARY CAUSES OF MULTIPLE PERSONAL DISORDER PSYCHIATRISTS AND PSYCHOTHERAPISTS?
DESCRIPTION Dr. Scott Mendelson, MD, examines the ever increasing numbers of individuals diagnosed with Multiple Personality Disorder. He points out that since the diagnosis became its own diagnostic category in the DSM-III, the sheer numbers have been increasing more in a decade than in a century. He points out that “…the numbers of cases of… Read more »
THE MODERN ASYLUM
THE MODERN ASYLUM DESCRIPTION Dr. Christine Montross summarizes: “…three ethicists from the University of Pennsylvania argued in the Journal of the American Medical Association that the movement to deinstitutionalize the mentally ill has been a failure.” In her article she points out the deinstitutionalization has proved to be a failure and that the movement has… Read more »
Psychological Science: The Curious Mind
Abnormal Psychology, 15th Edition DSM-5-TR Update
Behavioral Neuroscience
Personality, 15th Edition
Cognition, 11th Edition
