Mental Health

Irritated or Moody? Blame Trans Fat
by Margarita Nahapetyan
Eating diet high in trans fats is associated with irritability and aggression, say researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. It was found that people who consume lots of snacks made with dietary trans fatty acids

'Macho' Gene Responsible For Male Aggression
by Margarita Nahapetyan
Australian scientists believe that a single 'macho' gene could be responsible for making men behave more aggressively than women during stressful situations. Psychologists say it could explain the phenomenon why men typically have a 'fight or flight'

Teenagers: Girls Report More Emotional Problems Than Boys
by Margarita Nahapetyan
Young girls are more likely to struggle with higher levels of emotional problems and less emotional well—being than boys, finds a new major Canadian study that conducted a though analysis of the mental health of teenage girls and boys.

Abortion, Women's Mental Health Link Is False
by Margarita Nahapetyan
The link between abortions and long-term mental illness has been disputed since 2009, when a study by Priscilla Coleman of Bowling Green State University in Ohio, claimed that women who had undergone the procedure of abortion were at an increased risk of

The Family Crucible; The Intense Experience of Family Therapy
by Carl Whitaker, M.D., Augustus Y. Napier
'Would you like to see a new family with me?' Carl said. The voice on the telephone was that of my present colleague and former teacher, and he sounded less casual and confident than usual. 'A father who's a VIP lawyer, an angry mother

There's Someone In My Head, But It's Not Me
by David Eagleman
Almost the entirety of what happens in your mental life is not under your conscious control, and the truth is that it's better this way. Consciousness can take all the credit it wants, but it is best left at the sidelines for most of the decision making

Everyday Illusions
by Daniel Simons, Christopher Chabris
The Invisible Gorilla is a book about six everyday illusions that profoundly influence our lives: the illusions of attention, memory, confidence, knowledge, cause, and potential. These are distorted beliefs we hold about our minds that are not just wrong,

What Is ADD?
Adult ADD: The Complete Handbook
by David B. Sudderth, M.D., Joseph Kandel, M.D.
Attention deficit disorder is a pervasive symptom complex involving inattention, impulsivity, distractibility, and hyperactivity. A number of other behavior characteristics are frequently seen in individuals suffering from this illness and will be

The Most Common Mental Health Problem
Triumph Over Fear: People with Anxiety, Panic Attacks and Phobias
by Jerilyn Ross
The Most Common Mental Health Problem AT THE Anxiety Disorders Association of America, the calls and the letters pour in. "I saw you on that program," says a woman who is calling from California. "The person you were describing - the one

Awakening
Calling the Circle: The First and Future Culture
by Christina Baldwin
Where We are Now I come from the middle. I grew up in Indiana and Minnesota, in the matrix of two families: descended from my mother's line of Scandinavian farmers and my father's line of Scotch-Irish-English tinkers, beekeepers, and preachers. I spent

Dealing with Memory Changes As You Grow Older
by Kathleen Gose
How Memory Serves Us "I've a grand memory for forgetting," said Alan Breck in Kidnapped. As we grow older many of us know what Robert Louis Stevenson's character means. Our own memories seem good at forgetting. Although we may be concerned

Anxiety & Panic Attacks; Their Cause and Cure
by Robert Handly, Pauline Neff
The High Price of Panic Awell-dressed executive fidgets at the boardroom table. A heated discussion is in progress, but for some reason he can't seem to understand what the other directors are saying. "What's the matter with me? I can't concentrate!

The Memory Book: The Classic Guide to Improving Your Memory at Work, at School and at Play
by Harry Lorayne, Jerry Lucas
Some History of the Art Memory systems date back to antiquity. In the ancient world, a trained memory was of vital importance. There were no handy note-taking devices, and it was memory techniques and systems that enabled bards and storytellers to

What Is Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?
Your Hyperactive Child: A Parent's Guide To Coping With Attention Deficit Disorder
by Barbara Ingersoll, Ph.D.
The young mother in the pediatrician's office appeared on the verge of tears. As she looked from the doctor to her four-year-old son, her voice quavered. "Doctor, I know I shouldn't say this in front of him, but this child is driving me crazy! He's

The Book of Calamities; Five Questions About Suffering and Its Meaning
by Peter Trachtenberg
Your Eyes Are upon Me, and I Am Not Why Me? She was sick a long time, but at the time I knew her best she was healthy, a beautiful young woman with translucent olive skin and the eyes of a Sienese Madonna, slanted but flashing majolica blue, and broad

How Can We Convince Mom to Move Here?
Love, Laughter & Mayhem : Caregiver Survival Manual for Living with a Person with Dementia
by Cindy Keith, RN, BS, CDP
RuthAnn was calling me to ask this question because she and her sister Marie, who lived on the West coast, had decided the safest thing for their mother with early dementia was to move her to an assisted-living facility near RuthAnn. Their mother was

Mother's Age Linked To Autism In Child
by Margarita Nahapetyan
A new data shows that delaying motherhood increases a woman's chances of having an autistic child. In particular, a new study has found that the older a mother is when she gives birth to a child, the higher is a child's risk of having autism

Magnesium Improves Memory Power
by Margarita Nahapetyan
Neuroscientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, found that increasing the intake of magnesium in the diet may be a valid strategy to enhance cognitive abilities and boost brain power.

Tattoos And Piercing Linked To Bad Behavior
by Margarita Nahapetyan
The more body art you have, the more likely you are to be involved in risky and criminal behavior, says a new study titled 'Body Art, Deviance, and American College Students.'

The Last Taboo; A Survival Guide to Mental Health Care in Canada
by Scott Simmie, Julia Nunes
This is an optimistic book about a difficult subject. It confronts the mystery and fear surrounding mental illness, the challenges of accessing appropriate services, and the roadblocks put up by society's attitudes. And it counters these realities with

Curing MS: How Science Is Solving the Mysteries of Multiple Sclerosis
by Howard L. Weiner, M.D.
I recently read a book about climbers on Mt. Everest, and then I flew over Everest in a two-engine propeller plane. Although I never plan to climb Everest myself, for a period of time as I read the book I was on the mountain, my heart pounding as I

Let Me Hear Your Voice: A Family's Triumph over Autism
by Catherine Maurice
By Bernard Rimland, Ph.D. In these pages Catherine Maurice graciously refers to me as her mentor. To some extent that is true, because while both of us, as parents of autistic children, walked strikingly similar paths, my struggles with the dragons of

The New Personality Self-Portrait: Why You Think, Work, Love and Act the Way You Do
by John Oldham, Lois B. Morris
In 1984, it first occurred to us to devise a system of - and test for - normal personality styles based on the new system for classifying personality disorders that had recently been developed by the American Psychiatric Association, which had never been

Reading People; How to Understand People and Predict Their Behavior
by Jo-Ellan Dimitrius, Ph.D., Wendy Patrick Mazzarella
Ten tumultuous years have passed since we first wrote Reading People. In that time we have survived the physical and emotional devastation of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, which left us both scared and angry, have

Mind to Mind; Infant Research, Neuroscience, and Psychoanalysis
by Sharone Berger, PH.D.
Early in 2004, we began to plan a conference aimed at examining the impact of Peter Fonagy and Mary Target's notions of mentalization and reflective functioning upon current and future psychoanalytic theory and practice. The main purpose or the

Positive Parenting for Bipolar Kids: How to Identify, Treat, Manage, and Rise to the Challenge
by Mary Ann McDonnell, A.P.R.N., B.C., Janet Wozniak, M.D.
Wednesday morning: Research and clinical staff meetings are done and it's time for the first clinic appointment of the day. The nine-year-old waiting with his parents is here for an evaluation. He and his parents want to know what's causing this young

The Portable Therapist: Wise and Inspiring Answers to the Questions People in Therapy Ask the Most...
by Susanna McMahon
I wrote this book for you, the person who knows that there are answers out there but frequently seems overwhelmed by the questions. I wrote this book for those of you who are functioning, who are doing what you think you are supposed to be doing but are

Madness and Civilization; A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason
by Michel Foucault
Michel Foucault has achieved something truly creative in this book on the history of madness during the so-called classical age: the end of the sixteenth and the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Rather than to review historically the concept of

An Anthropologist On Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales
by Oliver Sacks
I am writing this with my left hand, although I am strongly right-handed. I had surgery to my right shoulder a month ago and am not permitted, not capable of, use of the right arm at this time. I write slowly, awkwardly - but more easily, more naturally

The OASIS Guide to Asperger Syndrome: Advice, Support, Insight, and Inspiration
by Patricia Romanowski Bashe, Barbara L. Kirby
Our son was eight years old in 1993 when we first heard the term Asperger Syndrome. We hadn't heard it from any of the score of professionals we had turned to for help throughout the years when we wondered and worried about his particular difficulties and