Mental Health Blog
Blog URL http://mentalhealthblog.com
Located Ottawa, Ontario Canada
Tags Psychology, Social Work, Brain, Behavior, Mental Health, Health, Mental, Mental Illness, Research
This blog is devoted to the discussion of new developments and research within the field of psychology and mental health.
Latest Blog Posts
- Paraskevidekatriaphobia: Fear of Friday the 13th on Nov 13, 2009 in Friday Paraskevidekatriaphobia Phobias Superstition Fear
“It’s called paraskevidekatriaphobia: a morbid or irrational fear of Friday the 13th. It's believed that as many as 25 million Americans will change their behavior today because of superstition: They’ll stay away from shopping malls and won't...
- Military in Dire Need of Mental Health Professionals on Nov 7, 2009 in Mental Health Therapy Mental Illness Medication Army PTSD Suicide Soldier Military
The recent tragedy in Fort Hood illustrates the dire need for mental health professionals in the military. “More than two years after the nation's political and military leaders pledged to improve mental-health care, their promises have fallen sho...
- The Brain Can Distinguish Religion From Fact on Oct 11, 2009 in Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex Anterior Cingulate Cortex Memory Religion Emotion God Brain
Lead author, Sam Harris, professor of psychiatry at the UCLA Staglin Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, and co-lead author, Jonas Kaplan, research assistant professor at the USC's Brain and Creativity Institute, performed the first neuroimaging study...
- GUEST POST: ADHD: Recognizing it, Controversy on Sep 21, 2009 in ADHD ADD Guest Blogger
ADHD is an extremely common disorder that is characterized by difficulty paying attention, distractibility and hyperactivity. And some say it's even more common than previously thought. For one, it's now believed to be common in adults - not just chi...
- Sensitivity to Physical Pain Linked To Social Rejection on Aug 23, 2009 in Pain Addiction Treatment Social Isolation Pain Killer Morphine Social Rejection Opioid
Psychologists at UCLA have concluded, in the August 14th online edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, that there is a genetic link between sensitivity to physical pain and social rejection. A gene that regulates the mu-opioid r...
- Airfare Resolves Homelessness in New York City on Aug 4, 2009 in Mental Health Homelessness Mental Illness Poverty Politics
“Since 2007, the city has quietly arranged airfare or bus tickets – one-way – for 550 homeless families. They have been sent as far away as India, Russia and Peru, although the bulk have been dispatched southward, to Florida and Puerto Rico. R...
- GUEST POST: Get Fit, Both Body and Mind – The Link between Physical and Mental Health on Jul 12, 2009
There was a time in my life when nothing seemed to interest me anymore, when life just did not seem worthwhile. I had just broken up with my boyfriend of three years, and the pain of the separation made it hard to even get out of bed every morning. T...
