Category: News
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Mind-Body Media
Read more: Mind-Body MediaOnce you begin considering that many physical symptoms may be stress related, not only do you react to your own aches and pains differently, the news starts to take on a different meaning. That’s why Dr. David Schechter repeatedly asks in his MindBody Workbook what kind of messages you’ve been getting in the media about…
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Antidepressants for Pilots
Read more: Antidepressants for PilotsStrong reactions from depression/medication/flying-wary net commenters to a story that the FAA has changed policy and now will allow pilots to take one of four approved antidepressants. The story, from MSNBC: “We need to change the culture and remove the stigma associated with depression,” Babbitt said. “Pilots should be able to get the medical treatment…
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The Sex Addiction Divide
Read more: The Sex Addiction DivideThe L.A. Times joins the Tiger Woods-triggered sex addiction journalism spree: Unlike compulsive gambling, which also is proposed for addition to the new DSM (to be called DSM-5), the proposed diagnosis — hypersexual disorder — stops short of categorizing the problem as an addiction, and for a reason. “If we are looking at a disorder, it’s…
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Haiti Earthquake Relief
Read more: Haiti Earthquake ReliefCNN’s list of relief organizations is here.
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Debate over cognitive, traditional mental health therapy
Read more: Debate over cognitive, traditional mental health therapyFrom the L.A. Times: A mounting pile of research shows that cognitive behavioral therapy can effectively treat anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, bulimia and substance abuse problems. The method has performed as well as antidepressant medication in treating depression in recent studies. What’s more, patients receiving cognitive behavioral therapy have shown less likelihood of…