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Pins and Needles: Acupuncture v. Depression During Pregnancy
Read more: Pins and Needles: Acupuncture v. Depression During PregnancyStudy of the day, as posted by the New York Times: Up to a quarter of all women suffer from depression during pregnancy, and many are reluctant to take antidepressants. Now a new study suggests that acupuncture may provide some relief during pregnancy, even though it has not been found to be an effective treatment…
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Worldview Trumps
Read more: Worldview TrumpsAn NPR story about a report that details how little the facts matter to people–beliefs trump science again and again. “People tend to conform their factual beliefs to ones that are consistent with their cultural outlook, their world view,” Braman says. The Cultural Cognition Project has conducted several experiments to back that up…
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Exercise More, Worry Less
Read more: Exercise More, Worry LessA study shows exercise decreases anxiety in people suffering from chronic illnesses. Ill or not, try testing out the difference between a day with exercise and a day without. Exercise usually equals less worry, more sleep. From the L.A. Times: [I]f you exercise regularly, you will likely feel much less anxious — regardless of the…
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Facebook Truth
Read more: Facebook TruthThe L.A. Times reports on a study about how people present themselves on social networking sites: A prevailing theory in psychology has been that people use their social-networking pages to protect an idealized version of themselves, not the person they really are. That may not be so. [A] study, published recently in the journal Psychological…
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2013
Read more: 2013Unless 2012 turns out like the movie (“2012,” that is), the year that follows should see the release of the latest version of the DSM, the big book of psychiatric diagnoses that mental health pros use as a guide to thinking about what’s going on with clients. You’re not your diagnosis, and you’re really not…