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You Are What You Think

“Attitude is everything.” It’s what makes the difference between those who [...]

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The next large component of self-mastery is mental health, and this is much trickier than physical health, due to many pitfalls that affect the mind along the way. The list of reasons why people fall prey to mental illness is so long; it could fill a large book. Anyone can get a mental illness, as it crosses every social and economic boundary that exists. Some mental illnesses, such as Schizophrenia, seem to have marginal genetic factors, in that, it can “run in families,” but studies don’t in

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New research has found that the Wenchuan, China earthquake that occurred on May 12, 2008 had an acute impact on the brain function of physically healthy survivors and poses a risk to the mental health of these survivors. The results of the study, which was carried out by the Institute of Psychiatry in collaboration with colleagues from universities in China, the US and Liverpool, have been published in PNAS. read more

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Mental Health in Social Work: A Casebook on Diagnosis and Strengths-Based Assessment

Mental Health in Social Work: Diagnosis [...]

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LONDON - Scientists have discovered a blood test that could predict the course of multiple sclerosis (MS), or even indicate who is likely to develop the condition after a first MS-like attack. The results of the study suggest that differing antibody levels produced in response to the common virus Epstein Barr Virus (EBV), may predict the [...]

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