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The War Of Yoga: Bringing Our Troops To The Mat!

Sadie Nardini | Posted 11.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress, Yoga, Mental Health, Troops, War on Terror, Sadie Nardini, Health, Meditation, Sadie, Veterans, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Living News
Sadie Nardini

When it comes to their own, bliss-filled circles, many yogis feel right at home. Bring a foreign element to the door however, and you'll see that often, this sanctuary is then revealed as the dogma-house it really is.

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7 Reasons Crying Is Good for You

divinecaroline.com | Posted 11.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Mental Health, Relationships, Crying, Psychology, Germs, Wellness, Dehydration, Toxins, Stress, Emotions, Grief, Health, Tears, Clarity, Bacteria, Anxiety, Hydration, Sadness, Spirituality, Living News

Tears are just one of many miracles we taken them for granted every day. Here are seven ways tears heal us physiologically, psychologically, and spiri...

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The Names Have Been Changed to Protect the Guilty

Ronald Ricker | Posted 11.23.2009 | Impact

Read More: Adolescent Psychoanalysis, The Linden Center, Mental Health, Impact News
Ronald Ricker

Read this story about how the LAPD impeded my ability to provide adequate care to a teenage patient, and then imagine being a 14-year-old manic depressive psychotic, and making your way through this mess.

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Early Data Suggest More Suicides In 2008; Rise Is Similar To Past Recessions

Wall Street Journal | SARA MURRAY and BETSY MCKAY | Posted 11.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Layoffs, Debt, Unemployment, Job Loss, Mental Health, Suicide Rate, Suicide, Financial Crisis, Foreclosure, Great Recession, Unemployment Rate, Recession, Living News

Early signs suggest the number of suicides in the U.S. crept up during the worst recession in decades, according to a Wall Street Journal survey of st...

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The Fort Hood Shooter Didn't Have PTSD, So Can We Please Stop Insulting People With Post-Traumatic Stress?

Belleruth Naparstek | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Multiple Deployments, Paranoid, Fort Hood, Terrorists, Troops, Mental Health, Prolonged Exposure Therapy, Suicide, Positive Psychology, Schizophrenic, Ptsd, Dept of Defense, Stress, V.A. Secretary Shinseki, Vicarious Trauma, Dr. Hasan, Veterans Administration, Posttraumatic Stress, Schizoid, Secretary of Defense Gates, Symptoms of PTSD, Compassion Fatigue, Health, Living News
Belleruth Naparstek

It's good to see public discussion about posttraumatic stress and concern for the health and welfare of our troops. But I don't think the events at Fort Hood had anything to do with posttraumatic stress.

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How To Survive The Soul Crushing Holidays

Joyce McFadden | Posted 11.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Therapy, Holiday-Blues, Mental Health, Relationships, Family Tension During the Holidays, Living News
Joyce McFadden

This is not for you if you're one of those people who thinks about the upcoming holidays with your family and considers how very lucky you are to have each other.

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Integrative Mental Health: A New Model For Depression Relief

Dr. Andrew Weil | Posted 11.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Mental Illness, Depression, Mental Health, Depression Treatment, Health, Treatment, Happiness, Living News
Dr. Andrew Weil

Depression, a complex and multifaceted problem, is frequently treated with an oversimplified, expensive therapy that, sadly, is often ineffective.

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NYC Psychoanalytic Society Hosts Artist Jane McAdam Freud: The Edge of Analysis, Art and Politics

Penelope Andrew | Posted 11.17.2009 | New York

Read More: Conceptual Art, American Academy of Arts & Letters, Sigmund Freud, Katherine McAdam, Psychoanalysis, Barack Obama, Art, Jane McAdam Freud, Medallic Art, Anna Freud, Souhad Rafey Curator & Artist, Errol Morris, Heddy Honigmann, Lucian Freud, The Psychoanalytic Training Institute of NYCC, Picasso, British Artists, New York City Cultural Institutions, Guernica, Politics and Art, Mental Health, Joan Erdheim, Alan Grossman, New York News
Penelope Andrew

Situated among the countless arts organizations in New York City are enclaves of passionate culture hounds who gather under the auspices of psychoanalytic training institutes.

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Learning From the Fort Hood Tragedy: Comments from an Expert on Suicide and Violence

Lisa Firestone | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Psychiatrists, Mental Health, Major Hasan, Violence and Suicide, Prevention, Violence Prevention, Fort Hood, Psychologists, Military Personnel, Mental Health System, Ft Hood, Living News
Lisa Firestone

This misfortune points toward major flaws in our mental health system for military personnel, including the mental health of psychiatrists, psychologists and counselors treating our troops.

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Who's Really Nuts, 20/20 or the 'Crazy Cat Ladies'?

Bella DePaulo | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Animal Rescue, Abc, Mental Health, Pets, Altruism, Cats, Elizabeth Vargas, Media, Film, Loss, Marriage, Loneliness, Stereotypes, Singlism, Expectations, Tv, Strays, Alienation, Single, Documentary, Crazy Cat Ladies, 20/20, Media Bias, Relationships, Living News
Bella DePaulo

20/20 recently treated its viewers to a condescending pity-party for the women it calls 'crazy cat ladies.' The segment, with an accompanying article online, was so over-the-top that it was almost a parody of itself.

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Stress, Suicide and Homicide: How Do We Help Our Veterans Cope?

Luis Carlos Montalván | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Fort Hood, Mental Health, Iraq Veterans' Mental Health, Veterans PTSD, Ptsd, Veterans Administration, Fort Hood Shootings, Politics News
Luis Carlos Montalván

In the aftermath of Fort Hood, too many are focusing on the religion of the alleged perpetrator, rather than on a more important issue: the lack of adequate psychosocial care for those in uniform.

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Brain Scans Reveals Invisible Damage Of PTSD

AP | LAURAN NEERGAARD | Posted 11.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Afganistan, Neuroscience, Mental Health, Military, Brain, Health, Brain Damage, Ptsd, Iraq, Brain Scan, Wellness, Veterans, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Living News

WASHINGTON — Powerful scans are letting doctors watch just how the brain changes in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and concussion-...

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PTSD: Fort Hood Shooting Shines Spotlight

ABC News | Posted 11.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Mental Illness, Fort Hood, Mental Health, Army, Troops, US Soldiers, Veterans PTSD, Crime, Ptsd, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Veterans, Living News

Rates of PTSD, which may or may not have played a role in Hasan's case, along with traumatic brain injuries, are soaring, and are a leading cause of s...

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A Call to Arms to Save Our Youth

Rep. Bobby Rush | Posted 11.12.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Youth Violence, At-Risk Youth, Early Childhood Education, Mental Health, President Obama, Danny Davis, Derrion Albert, Bobby Scott, Chicago News
Rep. Bobby Rush

Right now, as the city I love mourns its way through yet another deadly weekend of gun-related violence, our youth far too often get caught in the crossfire.

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How to Live on $0 a Day: Assuaging Rage, One Prick at a Time

Lesley Stern | Posted 11.12.2009 | Comedy

Read More: George Bush, Citi, Insurance Companies, Justice, Hank Paulson, John Boehner, Real Housewives, Washington, Economy, Ben Bernake, Bailouts, Larry Summers, Psychology, Balloon Boy Dad, Humor, John Edward, Sarah Palin, Self-Help, Dick Cheney, Comedy, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, Comcast, AT&T, Dr. Phil, Ken Lewis, Bill Kristol, Joe Jackson, Satire, Rupert Murdoch, Financial Crisis, Aetna, Jamie Dimond, Bernie Madoff, Rage, Lloyd Blankfein, Netanyahu, Depression, Chase, Mental Health, Rush Limbaugh, Carrie Prejean, Bin Laden, Recession, Advice, Jim Cramer, Vikram Pandit, Anger, Michele Bachmann, Wall Street, Tim Geithner, Glenn Beck, Joe Lieberman, Kim Zolciak, Shadegg, Ahmadinajad, Crooks and Liars, Disney, Comedy News
Lesley Stern

If you're quivering with rage just thinking about Wall Street, it's time to take action. I've discovered a way to achieve a semblance of inner peace without therapists, tranquilizers or weapons.

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Veteran's Day: Your Stories and Memories

Matthew Palevsky/Zach Dorfman | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Marines, US Soldiers, Mental Health, Vietnam War, Veterans Day, Vietnam, Agent Orange, Iraq, Veterans, Politics News

In honor of Veteran's Day, the HuffPost asked readers to send in stories and videos about those who served and how war has impacted your life. You can...

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Bipolar Disorder: How Mood Mapping Helped

cnn.com | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Mood Mapping, Mental Illness, Stress, Bipolar Disorder, Mental Health, Health, Bipolar, Psychology, Mood, Living News

My bipolar disorder came out of the blue. No one in my family had mental health problems and it was several years before I could accept my diagnosis. ...

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The Real Red Flag Raised By Fort Hood

David A. Love | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living

Read More: US Military, Persian Gulf, War on Terror, Trauma, War in Afghanistan, Timothy McVeigh, Muslim Americans, Afghan War, Violence, Psychology, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Veterans, Gun Violence, Politics News, Politics, Iraq PTSD, Iraq Veterans, Military, Vietnam War, Nidal Malik Hasan, Muslims, Ptsd, Us Troops Afghanistan, National Institutes of Health, Psychiatry, Depression, Fort Hood, Mental Health, Crime, Terrorism, War, Suicide, Iraq Veterans' Mental Health, War in Iraq, Al Qaeda, Afghanistan War, Texas, Army, Anti-Muslim Bias, Muslim, Oklahoma City Bombing, Fort Hood Shootings, Living News
David A. Love

As a repository for violence, the military is not dealing with untreated mental illness among its ranks. The fact that Hasan was a mental health professional underscores the problem.

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Veterans Treatment Courts: A Crucial Reintegration Strategy

James R. Knickman | Posted 11.10.2009 | New York

Read More: Afghanistan Veterans, Iraq Veterans, Veterans-Courts, Veterans Mental Health Care, Veterans, Mental Health, Ptsd, New York News
James R. Knickman

Our legal system must devise new ways to cope with the veterans in the criminal justice system for nonviolent offenses. The first veterans court, in Buffalo, New York, is already showing results.

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Health Care Reform And Mental Health Services

Lissa Coffey | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Health Care Reform, Non-Profits, Mental Health, Chadd, Health Care, Children's Health, Living News
Lissa Coffey

CHADD is a national, non-profit organization with local, volunteer chapters. Our chapter held monthly meetings, providing a forum for parents to network with each other and share experiences and resources.

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Dianne Schuler: When Denial Costs Lives

Dr. Tian Dayton | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Addiction, Psychology, Addiction & Recovery, Mental Health, Codependency, Dianne Schuler, Addiction & Recovery, Parenting, Living News
Dr. Tian Dayton

Denial is a dangerous thing, it can leave families shattered and broken, make perfectly good lives sail off track and in the case of Dianne Schuler, it can be the direct cause of eight deaths.

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Is Your Mood Affected By The Season?

Psychology Today | Posted 11.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Seasonal Affective Disorder, Depression, Mental Health, Eating, Winter, Blues, Winter Blues, Weight, Seasonal Eating, Happiness, Sleep, The Inner Life, Living News

When the days get short and dark, many people develop a predictable set of symptoms. At their extreme, they can be very difficult and disabling. Toget...

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Fair Taxes/Fair Share

Joel Judd | Posted 11.05.2009 | Denver

Read More: Taxes, Tax Loopholes, Mental Health, Colorado Budget, Bill Ritter, Grand Junction, Denver News
Joel Judd

We cannot give away tax dollars for tax credits for large corporations without proof that they work.

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How Stressed Are Kids? More Than We Think

usatoday.com | Posted 11.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress, American Psychological Association, Mental Health, Relationships, Children, Financial Crisis, Psychology, Anxiety, Children's Health, Stress Reduction, Living News

Worrying about school and about their family's finances are causing the most stress for kids, according to the American Psychological Association, whi...

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FDA Considers Caving to Scientology and Making Mental Illness Treatment Illegal

DJ Jaffe | Posted 11.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Church of Scientology, Mental Illness, Scientology, Depression, Mental Health, Fda, Electroshock Therapy, Schizophrenia, Scientologists, Bipolar, Psychosis, Ect, Food and Drug Administration, Electroconvulsive-Therapy, Shock Therapy, Nami, Treatment Advocacy Center, National Alliance on Mental Illness, Japan, American Psychiatric Association, Living News
DJ Jaffe

As far-fetched as it sounds, the FDA is considering making it more difficult to treat depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and psychosis.

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