mental health

Mental health is the state of emotional well-being. People are beginning to realize taking care of their mental health is just as important as their physical health.

Mental and physical health and fitness are closely related. It is often argued that without one being in a healthy state, the other will not thrive.

In most people, a healthy body helps to keep the mind functioning like a well-oiled machine.

There are now mental health professionals who specialize in the level of cognitive well-being of their patients. Treatments for mental health disorders range from counseling and therapy to homeopathic medicine to prescription drugs.

Mental health disorders sometimes stem from traumatic experiences while others are simply inherited from family members.

You'll find bloggers talking about mental health at sites like Mental Health MN and Psych Central.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “mental health”

• in Politics
  Newtown: Why the 'Why' Doesn't Matter Right Now
  Emotional outrage and political debate is not going to soothe the hearts of the grieving.
  by kimmybabe74 / on Dec 16, 2012
• in Lifestyle
  Why Don't We Talk About Suicide?
  Making Mental Health a Buzz Word.
  by bwilcox817 / on Dec 14, 2012
• in Lifestyle
  New Support for Link Between Cannabis and Schizophrenia
  A new Norwegian study has found that cannabis could predispose people to schizophrenia.
  by lifeworkscommunity1 / on Nov 8, 2012

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “mental health”

 

• Important souls (let us recognize trauma in the lives of those who are called mentally ill)

  
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  When we start listening to people’s stories of pain rather than numbing them out and effectively silencing them with neurotoxic drugs we will start healing them. Until then people will remain broken. One of the most basic needs for a wounded human being to heal is to be seen. Recognized. Validated. Yes. … [click ...
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• Positive Social Support at Work May Help Prevent Diabetes

  
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  Work conditions, including low levels of social support and high levels of stress, can accurately predict the development of diabetes over the long term — even in employees who appear to be healthy otherwise, according to new research. The study, led by Sharon Toker, Ph.D., of Tel Aviv University’s Faculty of ...
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• Is it unhelpful to see mental health issues as illnesses with biological causes? | Poll

  
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  The British Psychological Society is calling for a paradigm shift in issues of mental health are understood. Is the biomedical model of mental illness unhelpful?        
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• Most Suicidal Youth Seen by MDs in Year Before Death

  
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  More than 80 percent of youth who die by suicide had some form of contact with the health care system in the year before their death, a new study finds. “This suggests there are a lot of opportunities for prevention,” said Anne Rhodes, Ph.D., a research scientist at St. Michael’s Hospital Suicide Studies ...
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• Robin Farr: On Being Ready For Another Child After PPD

  
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  Dear New Mom, Are you one of those moms who have had PPD and wonder how – or if – you could ever have another child? This is for you. When your early path through motherhood includes a detour through a postpartum mood disorder like postpartum depression, the once-simple idea of having more than one [...] The post ...
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• Taking Time to Reboot Yourself

  
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  A favorite caption I saw a couple years ago with regard to workforce restlessness was “Distracted? Hit the Reset Button.” We all know the familiar frustration with computers and other devices that decide they just can’t work anymore in the moment. We’re probably all familiar too with the required routine to ...
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• How to Find Help?

  
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  I know something is wrong with me, I know I need help but I don’t know where to start. Do I call my family doctor to get a referral for somewhere? Do I call a therapist directly? What do I do? A. Your question about where to start the process of receiving psychological help, is a good one. I’m sure there are ...
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• Cristi Comes: On Feeling Sad On Mother’s Day

  
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  Dear you,  Today is Mother’s Day – *the day* to celebrate the miracle of motherhood. I know you’re being bombarded with it as we speak. But for many of us, that miracle is wrought with struggle and pain. Right now, you might not wish to celebrate. You might even want to forget. You might feel [...] The post ...
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• Tennessee Department of Health encourages Women to make their own Health a Priority

  
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  National Women’s Health Week is May 12th-18th, 2013 Nashville, TN – It’s your time, ladies! The Tennessee Department of Health joins celebrations of National Women’s Health Week, which kicks off on Mother’s Day, May 12th. This nationwide initiative calls attention to the importance of women’s health ...
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• Arja Lytle: On How More Moms Are Struggling Than You Think

  
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  Dear New Mama, I saw you sitting alone at play group the other day.  You looked tired and sad.  I could see you playing with your wee babe, trying to interact and be present, but it was like there was an invisible wall between the two of you.  I also saw you listening to the [...] The post Arja Lytle: On How More ...
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• Lessons From 6 years of Motherhood~A Tribute to all Mothers and their Children

  
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  Every day when I look at my little girl, growing up in front of me..all I can think of is how she has so much NEW to her everyday. Everyday there is a new sentence she will learn a new way to say something old. Everyday to me is a marvel with my little girl around. As I think back to my childhood days, I ...
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• Ana Clare Rouds: On Realistic Greeting Cards for New Moms

  
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  Dear new mom, When my son was nine days old, I started having intrusive thoughts.  I didn’t know what these thoughts were.  I feared it meant my subconscious had malicious intent.  I was afraid to be alone with my son.  I was afraid I was crossing the line between sanity and insanity, about to fall [...] The ...
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• Treat Anxiety Disorders

  
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  An anxiety disorder is much more than just very nervous or irritable. A shy person registers an unreasonable exaggeration of threats, repetitive negative thinking, hyper-arousal and a strong identification with fear. The reaction of fight or flight response occurs in overdrive. Fear is for the production of tangible ...
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• Miranda Wicker: On The Magic of Self-Care

  
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  Hey there Mama, I’m writing this post right now in the bliss of solitude. I’m sitting at a table in a cafe enjoying a smoothie. Where are my children? At home. With a sitter. Having fun. It took me four years to discover what I’m about to tell you. To really believe it and let [...] The post Miranda Wicker: On ...
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• Lauren Hale: On Whether Postpartum OCD Will Ever Go Away

  
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  Dear New Mom, As a parent, you get used to hearing an infinite amount of questions about everything. “Why is the sky blue? Was the TV always in color? Why can’t I wear shorts today? Can I eat M&M’s for breakfast? Why do I have to go to school? Where’s my lovey? Why do I [...] The post Lauren Hale: On ...
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• Mothers Day, a Horror Story

  
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  This is a tale of love, obsession, madness, candy, and carnations. It is the story of Mother’s Day. The holiday was passionately promoted by single-minded spinster Anna Jarvis  (1864-1948),  described  by Michael Farquhar as “… a woman of fierce loyalty and tireless enterprise and a total raving lunatic.” ...
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• Mental health break

  
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  Atacama Starry Nights: Episode I from Babak Tafreshi on Vimeo . The post Mental health break appeared first on Whale Oil Beef Hooked | Cameron Slater .
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• Me, Myself and I…and the link to depression

  
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  New research suggests that people who use first-person singular pronouns (I, Me, Myself) more frequently than others in our speech and writing tend to have more interpersonal problems and to experience more depression. Frequent use of first-person singular pronouns went hand in hand with higher depression scores ...
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• Encourage Children to Be Themselves

  
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  Tepid Penguin has been a bit shy lately. I guess Tonks and I are too hot for him to handle lol. He promises to grace us with his presence  soon.  —  from Jodie’s Journey - “Are you being Honest With Yourself?” Thank you Jodie, happy to be back! Lately, I have been (and I still am) enbroiled with ...
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• NIMH Abandons the DSM-5

  
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  Andy Coghlan and Sara Reardon write at the New Scientist : The world’s biggest mental health research institute is abandoning the new version of psychiatry’s “bible” – the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders , questioning its validity and stating that “patients with mental disorders ...
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