mental health

"Depression is all in your head." I have lived 14 years in his world and many things disgust me in modern day society. However some stand out above the rest. Here is one of them : This is Nicole Arbour. She's a YouTuber with over 400K subscribers, even though she releases many controversial...

Teaching the skills of cognitive therapy alongside physical education is a no-brainer for people. This is a suggestion that has been raised for years. Until people demand it, it won't happen...

Have you ever heard the argument used by anti-abortion folks that women who have abortions often live to regret it? Or that they are likely to develop depression or other mental health issues? Well, now a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine has looked at the issue and found...

It seems that science has little to say about what is commonly called a "nervous breakdown". Science and psychiatry in particular have a lot to say about many other mental disorders that interfere with living, but the "nervous breakdown" isn't one of them, to my knowledge. Now the reason for...

Yale Team Describes Secrets of 'Magic' Anti-Depressant I've heard a lot of anecdotal cases of people who swear by ketamine for its antidepressant qualities, it is interesting seeing it supported by research. Apparently a hospital in Perth are doing trials with ketamine lozenges for severe pain...

Are there any drugs that have the same effect on the brain as exercise? Specifically any drugs that might have the same effect on mood, and memory? ETA: Yes - I'm asking if I can get the psychotropic and neurological benefits of exercise without doing any exercise.

(With thanks to tyr_13 for suggesting a 'recovering new-ager' thread...) I've recently come through a period of more intensive study and practice of my favourite woo, emerging into scepticism with more clarity and confidence than perhaps ever before in my life. It's great in some ways, but...

http://www.bigpond.com/news/breaking/content/20071211/2115016.asp :eek:

Pot Use Associated With Enhanced Cognitive Performance In Schizophrenics Sydney, New South Wales: Cannabis use is associated with enhanced cognitive functioning in schizophrenic patients, according to clinical trial data published this month in the journal Schizophrenia Research. Investigators...

A few days ago I realised that someone I know (not a close friend or family member, but still someone I care about) is displaying psychotic symptoms. I've known this man for about two and a half years, and he never behaved in this way before, at least not as far as I know. He took me and...

Key findings: Source: http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=10824 Well, that is absolutely frightening. Don't these soldiers get any kind of ethics training before they're deployed? I blame their commanders and the military, before I blame the individual soldiers, mind you.

The twoofers over at 911blogger are going predictably ape$#!+ over this. My own take on what's going on? When you reach the age of majority (18 here in Alberta), you can be as ignorant, asinine and paranoid as you like. It's your right. But a 10 year old child? Given the behavioral...

Well they can go around labelling debunkers as "sheep", I can label their idiot hero as Hitler. Besides going around dehumanizing his opponents (Satan Worshippers), labelling those who disagree with him as "Nazis" (gun control advocates) or "sheep" (9/11 debunkers), and creating numerous films...