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Using Books to Fight the Winter Blues
With winter here, many people experience seasonal affective disorder (SAD) or just feel a little melancholy and low in a colder, darker time. For many readers, books are a go-to all-natural antidepressant ...
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Just what is “self care”?
Scrolling through Tumblr recently, amidst the seemingly endless stream of Doctor Who fan art and cat memes, I saw a friend equate looking at corgi puppy photos with self care. This term, ...
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How Adult Coloring Books Can Help Lessen Stress
When I gave adult coloring books to my older brother for Christmas, I was nervous that he, would reject them. Yet even though he is usually one for traditional gifts straight off ...
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Do Depressive Thoughts Affect Memory?
Depression is the most common mental health issue in the US, according to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Statistics provided by the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance illustrate the staggering ...
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Need A Nap? Science Thinks So Too
More and more of us in the Western world are sleep deprived. And that doesn’t mean just tired. According to WebMD, the average adult requires 7 to 8 hours of sleep per ...
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The Impact of Child Abuse – Does the Type of Abuse Really Matter?
It is often assumed that child abuse falls on a spectrum, with physical or sexual abuse on one end and emotional or verbal abuse on the other. And that the impact of ...
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A Drug to Prevent Alzheimer’s? A New Clinical Trial
Every 67 seconds someone in the US develops the disease, and an estimated 5.3 million Americans of all age groups currently have Alzheimer’s in 2015, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. More than likely ...
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Do Smartphones Contribute to Depression and Relationship Problems?
Cell and smartphone use has become a staple of modern life. According to the Pew Research Center, nearly 2/3 of Americans are smartphone owners and those numbers continue to climb every day. ...
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Does Publication Bias Overstate the Effectiveness of Psychotherapy?
Depression is one of the most common mental health disorders in the US, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. And most of us have known a loved one, friend or ...
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Need a Break? New Research Agrees with You
Who hasn’t been there….working on a long project for school or work logging more than 4 or 6 hours straight in front of the computer. That’s a long time! And it may ...
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