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New Insight into the Stress-Health Connection and Other News
Scientists have long known that negative emotions can negatively affect cardiovascular health, leading to serious health conditions such as strokes and heart attacks. The mechanisms behind ... Read More
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Study Identifies Lasting Effects of Perinatal Loss
According to the Centers for Disease Control, almost 25,000 infants die in the United States every year. This is a small portion of the nearly four million babies born annually, but the ... Read More
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Childhood Shyness Predicts Adult Anxiety
It’s fairly common to see a child sheepishly hide behind a parent when greeting a new person, and some adults vividly remember the anxiety they experienced in childhood upon entering ... Read More
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Even Dogs Sometimes Need Anxiety Medication
As anyone who’s ever lived with a dog can attest, dogs’ emotions are complex and occasionally bewildering. And for some dogs, emotions are overwhelming. Whether they’re tearing ... Read More
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Study Shows Girls’ Happiness Drops During Preteens
A new study has dealt another blow to parents who worry about their preteen daughters’ well-being. The British survey of 7,000 children found that both boys and girls become less ... Read More
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Why Racial Attitudes Matter: Donald Sterling and Microaggression
If you’ve plugged in any electronic device or spent even a second watching the news this week, you probably know about the racist remarks allegedly made by Los Angeles Clippers owner ... Read More
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Meaningful Activities Could Prevent Depression (and Other News)
This May is Mental Health Month. Mental health issues remain more stigmatized than physical health challenges, and Mental Health America’s Mental Health Month aims to change that. ... Read More
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Mental Health Awareness Month Focuses on Physical Health Issues
Despite outreach campaigns, changes in insurance law, and increasing public awareness of mental health issues, mental health concerns remain stigmatized. This stigmatization can be seen ... Read More
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Should Revenge Porn Be a Crime?
No one goes through life without making at least one stupid mistake. For people (especially women) who trusted their former partners with revealing or nude photos, though, the effects can ... Read More
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New Research Suggests Effects of Bullying Last for Decades
The list of children or adolescents who commit suicide after extensive bullying grows longer each year, and a recent study suggests that children who experience bullying are twice as likely ... Read More
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Is There a Better Way to Deal with Bad Memories?
We all have at least one memory that makes us cringe, but some bad memories are more than just sources of embarrassment or mild grief. Bad memories can plague the mind, serving as a ready ... Read More
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GoodTherapy.org’s Mental Health Awareness Month Blogging Event
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month (May), GoodTherapy.org invites you to blog about mental health. If you do, we’ll feature your post on GoodTherapy.org to share with our ... Read More