Racism and discrimination place innumerable barriers, visible and invisible, on people who experience it. Those barriers impact myriad aspects of an individual’s life, not the least of which is [...]
Although depression is a mental health issue, it also manifests in numerous physical symptoms. Body aches, fatigue and headaches are the most common physical complaints associated with [...]
June 23, 2017 by Nathan Collins Professor Keith Humphreys is one of the leaders of the Stanford Neuroscience Institute’s Neurochoice Big Idea initiative. Credit: L.A. Cicero Tens of thousands of [...]
A new study from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) suggests that low levels of mindfulness may be contributing to the development of addiction. Using information gathered from the [...]
We do not choose mental illness, and we do not choose addiction! If you think otherwise, get on your knees and thank God you have never experienced the horror of addiction, the suffering of [...]
One of the major misconceptions out there about people in recovery is that we hate drinking and drugs. Au contraire! We simply learned that we can’t do it responsibly. The fact of the matter is [...]
OBSESSIONS CAN’T STOP, WON’T STOP The ultimate distraction. (Unsplash/Jacob Ufkes via CC0) WRITTEN BY Tony Rao Visiting Lecturer in Old Age Psychiatry, King’s College London [...]
Electronic gadgetry and social media have become part of all of our lives. Everyone is “doing it” to some degree or another. I believe we all benefit from being conscious and cautious about [...]
In many ways, from the outside perspective, my life looked perfect. I had a beautiful family, I went to a private girls school and I was really sporty. But I was the youngest of three girls. My [...]
By Catharine Paddock PhDPublished Wednesday 7 June 2017 718 The results of a new study have shown that even moderate alcohol intake can have a negative impact on cognitive health. A new study [...]
