Age-of-consent laws impose high costs in terms of the personal hardship on the youth caught up in their enforcement. So there must be pretty good evidence that younger teens are less capable of making healthily sexual decisions than are slightly older...
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It's not always the grand gestures that add up to strong health habits. Sometimes something as simple as standing more, moving more, can add up to a big differenceread more...
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People in love often overestimate the actual potential of a succession of steamy phone conversations, weekend dalliances, or romantically titillating email chats to translate into a successful life partnership. read more...
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A short video about the joy of long distance running.read more
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With the passage of the DSM-5 today by the American Psychiatric Association, more ordinary and even extraordinary experiences of the human condition become psychopathology. This problem of a psychopathology then needs a solution: increasingly medication...
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There are no rules in how to celebrate the day; it’s up to you. I believe the idea is to just take a moment to think about those who have sacrificed and take in some gratitude.read more...
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With women surviving longer than men, Taoist teachings ignored females in order to make their assertions about longevity hold true.read more...
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The Lunchbox Note: Soon, for summer camp, I will write it again, place it inside her lunchbox for her to use to defend herself against the tyranny of the Clean Plate Club.read more...
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I met Lisa through a writers’ group; oh, how I love to belong to groups. She’s a woman of many writing talents–journalism, fiction, TV-writing (in fact, did a pilot for CBS this season)–and I couldn’t wait to read her new novel.read more...
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Untreated depression creates biological changes that accelerate aging and increase the risk of life-threatening diseases.read more...
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A Brain Food Prescription from The Farmacy - TEDxread more
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When you look in the mirror do you feel like you're somehow flawed? It's time to bring a little self-acceptance, self-love, and self-appreciation to that image.read more...
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Consider: In 2010, users spent more than twice as much time on dating websites as they did dating apps.Just one year later, in 2011, users spent slightly more time on dating apps than they did on websites. Here is a sampling of mobile dating apps that...
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At long last, attention is shifting to how we eat, with a new focus on the larger forces determining our consumption patterns, on what foods are available to most Americans, and on what kinds of food experiences we have—for example, meals eaten out...
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I have a friend who has started a new course of healthful eating. She told me, “This time is different. I’ve struggled with my weight my whole life, I’ve been on a thousand diets, but this time I’m changing my eating habits for good.”read more...
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Information is more than text. In your body, information is made flesh. Your gut bacteria create a lot of that information - markedly changing your health.read more...
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The heart of the matter is that it is the heart that matters. A healthy heart is a happy heart. To achieve optimal heart health, your emotional and spiritual heart is just as important as your physical heart, and care must be given to all aspects of...
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A new study of autism and schizotypy goes far towards vindicating the diametric model of autistic versus psychotic spectrum disorders. read more...
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In the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging, men with a core body temperature below the average (median) lived significantly longer than men with body temperature above the average. read more...
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Addiction is confusing to both the addict and the observer. What does it tell us about self-control? read more
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Dr. Pohl shares his thoughts on the recent publication of the updated Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM-V) and Substance-related disorders and addiction.read more...
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It's only human to react destructively, but there's still no excuse for it.read more
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The design of built spaces exerts strong effects on our behavior, including our ability to make connections with strangers. But now, with the advent of mass communication via the Internet, the rules of engagement have changed. read more...
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Why did Mr Rochester keep his 'filthy burden' confined upstairs?read more
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Suicide rates have been rising dramatically. But of special concern, as reported in The New York Times is the number of middle-aged men killing themselves: “Suicide has typically been viewed as a problem of teenagers and the elderly, and the surge...
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Those noble ancient Greek Olympians sometimes cheated. Is nothing sacred? They also tied their male appendages up, for greater speed. What does this have to do with hearing loss? Read on.read more...
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When I was in college in the 1970s, the prevalence of A.D.D. was 5-10%. Years later in 2004, nearly every 5 year old boy referred to our clinic was diagnosed with ADHD and automatically prescribed medication.read more...
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Let’s look at six basic steps a person in management can take to improve their leadership skills and be seen by their employees as “competent or very competent.”read more...
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In many homes, a television playing in the background is the soundtrack for everyday life. This habit could have unintended consequences for cognitive and social well-being.read more...
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Leadership is not the same as power or influence. It's about serving the whole, and can be done with much or little power.read more
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In sickness and in health, how do you show support?read more
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Parenting experts and their advice are everywhere. This mass of information reaches parents from books, television, radio and now, the internet. So before the next study or claim strikes the media, I'd like to give parents some advice about the advice...
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Over the past several years, it has become clear that some psychopathology is caused by issues with the immune system, particularly when the immune system attacks our own body, called autoimmune disease. read more...
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Many of us are blind to our best qualities. Sometimes it is easier to "see" our core qualities by looking at ourselves from a different angle. What are your passions? What activities do you like that are effortless and give you a sense of freedom to...
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Michelle Obama, America's Domestic-Goddess-in-Chief? read more
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Often those in extreme states experience intense fear. We must be willing to validate experience and create a common healing space of compassion and understanding.We must help one to overcome this fear by interacting with them in an authentic way.read...
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Women in the U.S. military face staggering rates of sexual assault. And the abuse doesn't stop there: Many are revictimized by their chains of command, often with bogus psychiatric diagnoses as a key weapon. read more...
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Do you believe in Zombies? You should. A brief history and analysis.read more
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The president of the American Psychiatric Association deflects all criticism of DSM 5 on the spurious grounds that it reflects the antipsychiatry movement and the stigma associated with mental health. This is nonsense. My criticism of DSM 5 is intended...
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As you probably know, I am interested in smart thinking. I spend a lot of time writing about how to improve your thinking skills. I also argue that anyone can get smarter by learning more about the mind and how it works.read more...
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Breaking the cycle of racism means learning about race, and more importantly, talking about it. But this is no easy feat. read more...
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Dr. Jeremy Spiegel testifies at the Maine State House for the inclusion of psychiatric disorders in Maine's existing Medical Marijuana Law.read more...
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Simple jealousy raises the value of the loved one - you want more of him or her. Complex jealousy devalues the loved one - you want to control, punish, or avoid.read more...
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I was as shocked by Woolwich as the next person. Now what? read more
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Turn your Whippings into Learnings. The main question people have after they understand the value of Emotional Intelligence(EI) is: How do I raise EI for myself and others? Here will explore the Confidence Competency. Confidence is knowing one’s own...
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Jodi Arias has been convicted of brutally murdering, with premeditation, her boyfriend Travis Alexander. Today the jury was declared deadlocked regarding whether to sentence her to death or life imprisonment. What do the tragic cases of Casey Anthony,...
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It is rare that you have the opportunity to sound out one of the great minds of our time on a scientific topic that you are interested in. This happened to me when I interviewed Noam Chomsky on bilingualism. read more...
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Are the Millennials getting a bad rap? By Jean Twenge, Ph.D....
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The “self” may appear to act alone but it depends on input from other selves...read more
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"For all of our life together, I knew my grandfather as my grandfather. It wasn’t until after he died that I knew him as a man...How do we create meaningful connections with each other, especially when we have wasted many years, like I did, not seeing...
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