More than one in three students feel psychologically distressed, according to a survey reported in CBC News. The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) surveyed more than 10,000 Ontario students in Grades 7 to 12 during the 2014-15 school … Continue reading
So says Toni Hammer in a piece on ScaryMommy.com. Back in December she decided to go off her anxiety and depression medication. It was partly due to a change in insurance and doctor. When she was prescribed the meds, it … Continue reading
It’s not only the Mediterranean diet, but the whole “Mediterranean lifestyle” that can make a difference in your mental health, a new study from Spain found. People in the study who ate a diet rich in fruit and veggies, and … Continue reading
Have you ever taken a cold swim? After you get over the initial shock of the cold, it’s stimulating. This is because when you enter a cold temperature quickly, your blood moves from the surface of your body to the … Continue reading
Retired soccer star Landon Donovan doesn’t shy away from talking about depression — and he hopes other professional athletes will do the same. Donovan took a break from his professional career in 2013 to prioritize his mental health. Donovan suggested … Continue reading
When Jay Stephens writing for Vice asked her therapist if she had any resources for finding affordable mental healthcare that didn’t cost $216 an hour, her therapists. Her therapist recommended looking into the Department of Health and Human Services. Like … Continue reading
Some of America’s top leaders in history had mental health problems and it may have helped in times of crisis. Presidents Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy, along with generals Ulysses S. Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman and Martin Luther … Continue reading
Evidence is showing that music therapy can address people’s physical, emotional, cognitive, and social needs by either creating, singing, moving to, or listening to music. A study conducted at Queen’s University Belfast has revealed that music therapy can effectively treat … Continue reading
Melody Moezzi was born in Chicago but considers herself equally Iranian as American. Her parents emigrated to the United States after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. And while Moezzi was raised here and has made a life here, earning a law … Continue reading
It’s not every day you read a book about penis thieves. But Frank Bures didn’t write just any book. He wrote The Geography Of Madness: Penis Thieves, Voodoo Death And The Search For The Meaning Of The World’s Strangest Syndromes, … Continue reading