]> http://www.healthedia.com/tags/general Blog Articles Tagged with 'general' at http://www.healthedia.com en http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923710?rsstype=tag&tag=general On May 9, Slate published a rebuke of the independence of an episode of the Infinite Mind, a public radio program on mental health, brain and behavior topics. The show is hosted by Dr. Fred Goodwin, a former director of the National Institute of Ment... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923710?rsstype=tag&tag=general Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:03:06 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923711?rsstype=tag&tag=general A new report was released today from The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation that suggests teenagers today use and value technologies online that adults don t always value or understand. I would suggest that this report describes a predi... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923711?rsstype=tag&tag=general Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:16:45 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923712?rsstype=tag&tag=general There s an even more tragic story behind the news of people traveling from around the country to drop off their unwanted children in Nebraska, since they enacted a law a few weeks ago that allowed any child under 18 years of age to be handed over t... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923712?rsstype=tag&tag=general Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:36:28 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923713?rsstype=tag&tag=general During a routine review of the safety of Johnson & Johnson s atypical antipsychotic Risperdal and Eli Lilly s Zyprexa, a panel of experts consulting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expressed their concern for the increasing amoun... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923713?rsstype=tag&tag=general Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:49:27 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923715?rsstype=tag&tag=general Penelope Trunk has an intriguing blog entry today entitled, What women can do when they re young to be happy later on. I say intriguing, because her suggestions may raise an eyebrow or two: 1. Don t have kids. 2. Keep your career. 3. If you are... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923715?rsstype=tag&tag=general Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:47:23 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923716?rsstype=tag&tag=general My colleague Gilles Frydman wrote a great entry today over at e-Patients.net about a new report released this month by the Association for Psychological Science. Don t let the psychology fool you, as this report, entitled Helping Doctors a... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923716?rsstype=tag&tag=general Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:32:31 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923717?rsstype=tag&tag=general In a world expecting greater and greater transparency in how important medical and mental health research is conducted, should such transparency extend to the intricate workings of determining what constitutes a valid mental disorder diagnosis? That ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923717?rsstype=tag&tag=general Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:40:31 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923568?rsstype=tag&tag=general With the focus on conflicts of interest by U.S. researchers in the spotlight in the past year (due to Sen. Grassley s continuing investigation into researchers who failed to disclose millions of dollars in incomes from pharmaceutical companies), yo... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923568?rsstype=tag&tag=general Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:00:02 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/tpn-atomic/923541?rsstype=tag&tag=general The iPosture is an intelligent electronic device designed by physicians and engineers specifically to improve posture. Small, discreet, and designed to be worn close to the skin, it sends small vibrations to alert the user when one s posture is ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/tpn-atomic/923541?rsstype=tag&tag=general Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:02:07 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923502?rsstype=tag&tag=general That s what a new BBC2 reality-TV show, How Mad Are You? asks 10 participants. Three experts watch them perform a variety of tasks, such as doing a stand-up comedy routine or playing paintball, and then has to identify the 5 people out of the... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923502?rsstype=tag&tag=general Sat, 15 Nov 2008 11:13:26 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923330?rsstype=tag&tag=general One of life s hardest lessons to learn is that you can only change yourself. Some people spend inordinate amounts of time and energy upset, angry, or frustrated by other people s thoughts and behaviors. But to what end? You can rail against the ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923330?rsstype=tag&tag=general Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:38:42 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923198?rsstype=tag&tag=general A new study just published suggests that the more expertise one has with instant messaging (IMing), the worse one s test scores. And, not surprising and consistent with prior research, the new study (Fox, 2008) found that IMing increases the time i... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923198?rsstype=tag&tag=general Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:03:18 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923156?rsstype=tag&tag=general Today, The New York Times has a look at mind control websites and online communities that reinforce the delusional beliefs of its members: Identified by some psychologists and psychiatrists as part of an extreme community on the Internet that a... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923156?rsstype=tag&tag=general Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:03:47 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923088?rsstype=tag&tag=general We d like to take a moment to congratulate our occasional contributor, Katherine Stone, author of the fantastic blog, Postpartum Progress, for being named one of WebMD s 2008 Health Heroes. This is the third year of these awards that honor everyd... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923088?rsstype=tag&tag=general Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:01:51 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923067?rsstype=tag&tag=general If you need any further proof of how significant mental health concerns are in today s society, look no further than the news article we published today noting that 22 percent of hospital admissions have a mental disorder as well. That s a signi... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923067?rsstype=tag&tag=general Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:51:29 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923010?rsstype=tag&tag=general One thing that really bothers me is when people use the term postpartum depression to refer to the deep disappointment some people experience after a big event is over. As an example, this bit from CNN.com this week: After two intense years... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923010?rsstype=tag&tag=general Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:20:05 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/922907?rsstype=tag&tag=general I can t believe I d ever had to write an entry like this. It turns my stomach. On Friday, MindFreedom, a non-profit human rights organization for people labeled with psychiatric illnesses, published the disturbing story of Ray Sandford, a 54-yea... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/922907?rsstype=tag&tag=general Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:35:38 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/922847?rsstype=tag&tag=general Today is Veterans Day in the U.S., a day to give thanks and honor all who serve our country in the military. While the military has made great strides in recent years in acknowledging the mental health problems of vets, vets still face an uphill chal... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/922847?rsstype=tag&tag=general Tue, 11 Nov 2008 06:43:57 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/922813?rsstype=tag&tag=general The Chinese government, in something right of George Orwell s 1984 has declared that Internet addiction is indeed a disorder (despite there being no agreement amongst researchers what constitutes the disorder). Why was that important? Why, so... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/922813?rsstype=tag&tag=general Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:48:17 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/922738?rsstype=tag&tag=general People who have schizophrenia often experience delusions, false beliefs about some aspect of the world. While we may all carry around an occasional false belief ( rush hour traffic won t be so bad today ), someone with schizophrenia has false b... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/922738?rsstype=tag&tag=general Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:13:46 -0500