A recent Gallup survey of more than 12,000 Americans shows that the proportion of US adults who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning / queer / nonbinary / pansexual, the “+” in LGBT +, has reached a record share of the nation’s population, 7 percent. That’s double the 3.5 percent share a similar …
Last week, I started the above topic by Dr J Anderson, a registered psychologist attached to the sickle cell team at the hospital I attend. I approached him to write about sickle cell and psychology, in line with his work when seeing sickle cell patients. One of the problems with sickle cell is that the …
WASHINGTON – Today, President Biden named seventeen recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the Nation’s highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States, world peace, or other significant societal, public or private endeavors. President Biden …
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There is an avalanche of life-enhancing benefits associated with being an optimist. Optimists are more resilient, exhibit more powerful coping skills, experience fewer negative emotions, and have more meaningful relationships. Beyond this, a remarkable new study indicates optimists may even live longer. Harvard University researchers earlier this month published an astonishing study in the Journal …
In 1969, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross described the 5 stages of grief as denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance, paving the way for a deeper understanding of grief in the field of mental health. More than 50 years have passed since then, but these 5 stages are still used as a framework to describe many of the …
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Source: Creative Commons / Pixabay The internet is full of advice. I’ve written a few self-help books myself, and I’ve created many scores of blogs and podcasts focused on processes of change. The psychological flexibility model that undergirds Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is one of the most important processes known, and yet there is …
In the wake of another horrific mass shooting, the US Senate passed the first major federal gun safety legislation in decades. This quickly cleared the US House and President Biden signed The Safer Communities Act into law on June 25, 2022. A major part of this bipartisan bill is millions in funding for mental health. …
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Individuals who fail a test of cognitive reflectiveness are more likely to doubt the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election and also less likely to characterize the January 6 Capitol attack as violent and extreme, according to new research published in American Behavioral Scientist. The new study indicates that fact-checking articles by media organizations can …
Source: Aarón Blanco Tejedor / Unsplash Inspired by my experience as a researcher, advocate and consumer. Mental illnesses and their associated stigma cause tremendous amounts of suffering to the persons with these health conditions, including in their careers. This post outlines a few principles for developing training for supervisors and colleagues to support employees with …
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Loneliness has been a hot topic of late, attracting much media and scholarly attention (including this post). Research suggests that loneliness constitutes a substantial health risk factor for both young and older adults. Moreover, loneliness appears to be on the rise of late, to the point where talk of a “loneliness epidemic” has become common. …
