Depression

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A new Army policy discourages some types of PTSD treatments, saying they do more harm than good. And in deference to soldiers' concerns, the policy has broadened its range of approved alternative therapies to encourage programs like Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprogramming (EMDR) and neurofeedback. Read More

You’ve heard it many times. Don’t be a couch potato. Work that body. Now, here in one easy reference list, are the best reasons to work your body, your mind, and, in the best of all cases, both. Read More

That 'emotions arise from progress or hindrance in goal-pursuit' is a simplistic notion. Read the post to know the difference between approach and avoidance motivation, between promotion and prevention regulatory focus and how they interact together to give rise to all the myriad complex emotions and affective states. Read More

In his wisdom about managing rage he grasps the secret to managing depression and mania too. In one brief statement he captured the greatest flaw in the current paradigm about treating bipolar. Read More

When you close your eyes and let your mind wander, where does it go? Could depression be a disorder of excessive mind-wandering? Read More

Every 15 minutes, there is another devastated family faced with the challenge of how to make sense of a tragic loss by suicide. In most cases, there are multiple causes that drive a young man like Junior Seau to shoot himself tragically in the chest. Read More

Years ago, I had a client who struggled with being overweight. Sally felt fat, unattractive, and hopeless. Read More

My experience has taught me that people who have difficulty recognizing when they're being exploited have a specific problem: they allow their emotions to overwhelm their thinking. Read More