It’s not your father’s depression…
May 1, 2014 Comments Off on It’s not your father’s depression…

Huffington Post

Men and women can experience depression in different ways, and although they also share many common signs and symptoms, a better understanding of the differences may help those with depression, researchers say.

“We have known about sex differences for years when it comes to depression, and they are absolutely essential to understanding the illness,” said Jill Goldstein, director of research at the Connors Center for Women’s Health and Gender Biology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.
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How hallucinogenic experiences can treat anxiety.
April 30, 2014 Comments Off on How hallucinogenic experiences can treat anxiety.

The Atlantic –

Dr. Ross and his team report that the vast majority of their patients have exhibited an immediate and sustained reduction in anxiety. Consistent with similar studies involving psilocybin, approximately three-fourths of the participants rate their experience with the drug as being one of the top five most significant events of their lives.

I asked Dr. Ross how a medication is taken only once can have such an enduring effect.
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Perhaps you’re not depressed enough?
April 20, 2014 Comments Off on Perhaps you’re not depressed enough?

Motherboard

Research out Thursday from a team based at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City might not suggest a cure in its purest sense, but it offers something much closer to that than previously obtained: full alleviation, at least in mouse models (which are pretty good models for this sort of thing). What the authors describe in their study is a new and very unexpected target mechanism-the mechanism by which the brain corrects depression on its own in healthy humans or, more specifically, the way it naturally responds to stress.
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$Papering over the cracks of a fractured society.$

Papering over the cracks of a fractured society.
April 15, 2014 Comments Off on Papering over the cracks of a fractured society.

The Guardian

Since the recession began, Mind has reported a dramatic rise in the number of people calling its phone line. “There are clear links between unemployment and depression,” says Sophie Corlett, Mind’s director of external relations. “After six months, one in seven unemployed men will develop mental health problems. People are falling into debt and there’s a reciprocal relationship between debt and mental health.”
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A genetic inheritance of trauma?
April 14, 2014 Comments Off on A genetic inheritance of trauma?

Verge

People who experience early childhood trauma, like abuse or war, often exhibit a number of hormonal imbalances. The mechanisms involved are poorly understood, but most scientists agree that traumatic events alter gene expression, which then causes misregulations in a number of biological processes. But whether these changes can actually be passed down to offspring is a controversial question, because it would imply that acquired traits – traits that aren’t actually encoded in DNA, but rather arise following certain experiences – are somehow being passed down through generations.
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Understanding the mental processes which create mood disorders.
April 11, 2014 Comments Off on Understanding the mental processes which create mood disorders.

Psych Central

For more than a decade, researchers have known that all major psychological disorders – including depression, anxiety and even schizophrenia – are associated with an excessive tendency to rumination. When faced with depressive or anxious urges, your mind often goes into overdrive by becoming excessively engrossed in thoughts.
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How to solve the homelessness problem.
April 9, 2014 Comments Off on How to solve the homelessness problem.

CBC

On Tuesday, the results of the four-year study were released confirming that putting a roof over someone’s head helped them work through mental illness and kept them off the street long-term.

With more than 2,000 participants in Vancouver, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal and Moncton, researchers said they found the program not only found the housing-first approach worked at keeping people off the street, but it also cost taxpayers less.
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The real roots of mental illness
April 3, 2014 Comments Off on The real roots of mental illness

Psych Central

But no matter how comfortable it is, no matter how much Warren, Venn, NAMI or Big Pharma, or anyone wants it to be THE cause, it’s not.

The facts are clear: the majority of people in treatment for substance use have histories of childhood trauma. And as many as 90% of the people receiving care in the public system have histories of childhood trauma, most notably abuse and neglect. An even bigger truth is that there are lots of things in addition to abuse and neglect that overwhelm children-and parents – leading to what is frequently diagnosed as mental illness.
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Has dissatisfaction become a place of comfort?
March 8, 2014 Comments Off on Has dissatisfaction become a place of comfort?

Psychology Today

A basic assumption of human behaviour is that people pursue pleasure and seek to avoid pain. Then why is it that some people seem content to wallow in their misery, even boasting about it as some sort of badge of honour? Even when given steps to improve their lives, they prefer to continue complaining. Is there a certain comfortable familiarity with being dissatisfied that becomes an obstacle to change?
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So… looking for someone to tell you you’re a sinner?
February 28, 2014 Comments Off on So… looking for someone to tell you you’re a sinner?

Huffington Post

While going through the course my classmates and I were given surveys to fill out. One of the questions asked was: “Where or to whom would you turn if you were in crisis?” Popular answers listed were “the emergency room,” “a loved one,” “a mentor,” “a crisis hotline,” and very last on the popularity list was “clergy.” When asked why most people responded that they were afraid they would be told they were a sinner.
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It’s not your father’s depression…

How hallucinogenic experiences can treat anxiety.

Perhaps you’re not depressed enough?

Papering over the cracks of a fractured society.

A genetic inheritance of trauma?

Understanding the mental processes which create mood disorders.

How to solve the homelessness problem.

The real roots of mental illness

Has dissatisfaction become a place of comfort?

So… looking for someone to tell you you’re a sinner?

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