Psychology Around the Net: February 29, 2020

This article discusses the concept of intuitive eating, where no food is off limits, and how it dramatically changed the life of Harriet, a woman with PCOS who has struggled with obesity since childhood. We Tell Suicidal People to Go to Therapy. So Why Are Therapists Rarely Trained in Suicide?: Suicide is the nation’s 10th leading cause of death, yet training for mental health practitioners who treat suicidal patients — psychologists, social workers, marriage and family therapists, among others — is dangerously inadequate, says the author. This article thoroughly probes this topic and explores what can be done. ‘I’m Constantly Putting on a Brave Face’: Farmers Speak Out on Mental Health: A recent survey conducted by the Farm Safety Foundation in the U.K. found that 84% of farmers under age 40 believe mental health is the biggest hidden problem they face. This article details the many pressures farmers experience today, from loneliness to anti-meat movements to devastating floods. How to Manage Your Anxiety About Coronavirus: Now that the CDC has told Americans to get ready for the coronavirus to disrupt our day-to-day lives, it’s easy to see why so many people are starting to feel a little panicky. In this article, several experts give their take on what we can do to ease our disease-related anxiety. “There’s no correlation between how worried you are and how at risk you are,” says Catherine Belling, an associate professor of medical education at North...
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