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You have more control over your emotions than you think

NPR - Mental Health

Shift: Managing Your Emotions So They Don't Manage You.'/> In his new book, Shift , psychologist and neuroscientist Ethan Kross busts common assumptions about how to manage big feelings and explains why it's OK sometimes to avoid them for a while.

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Schizophrenia in Philosophy and Theology

Mad in America

W hen I had my first schizophrenic hallucination 61 years ago, I told myself that I was in the privileged position of having the terrifying knowledge of what such a hallucination actually is. Of course no one would want to know what I knew or to receive the revelation that had entered my life and destroyed any possibility that I would ever have of being a normal human being.

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Support for Women at LightWork Therapy: Empowering Mental Health

Lightwork

Introduction LightWork Therapy and Recovery, a leading mental health treatment center in Massachusetts, is at the forefront of providing support for women through specialized mental health treatment. Our specialized care is designed to address the unique challenges women face on their wellness journey. We understand that women’s experiences with mental health are distinct and require targeted, gender-specific approaches that emphasize ongoing support for women.

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WPA Experts Condemn the Misuse of Psychiatry in Iran

World Psychiatric Association (WPA)

A recent article in The Lancet Psychiatry raises urgent concerns over the involuntary hospitalisation of a young Iranian student after she protested against the countrys mandatory hijab laws. Authored by Prof. Danuta Wasserman (WPA President), Prof. Thomas G. Schulze (WPA President-Elect), and Profs. Daniela Drfler, Thomas Wenzel, and Siroos Mirzaei, the piece denounces the use of psychiatric institutions as tools of political repression.

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Book: »Schizophrenie« in der Alltagssprache: Eine linguistische Begriffsgeschichte 1908–2009, by Yvonne Ilg

History Psychiatry

Dear Hmadness readers, Yvonne Ilg’s new book, “Schizophrenie” in der Alltagssprache: Eine linguistische Begriffsgeschichte 19082009, has just been published.

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The Dos and Don'ts of Double Texting

Very Well Mind

Learn the dos and don'ts of double texting. When is it okay to follow-up with someone, and when should you resist? Heres how to do it without coming off as desperate.

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