Body Scan Mindfulness Meditation
The gentle voice of Florence Meleo-Meyer of the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center leads viewers through a 40 minute guided mindfulness meditation body scan session, followed by an additional 20 minutes of peaceful nature video for individual practice.
Mindfulness meditation is shown to have benefits for anxiety and is helpful for coping with stress. This excellent professional video helps newcomers learn the practice as well as leading experienced people on a fresh experience.
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Source: Channel N - August 25, 2013 Category: Neurologists Authors: sandra at psychcentral.com (Sandra Kiume) Tags: All Ambient Online education anxiety brain meditation mindfulness psychology stress video Source Type: blogs
Maintaining Stability With Bipolar
Bestselling bipolar author Julie Fast is interviewed about maintaining wellness in Tools for Mood Stability.
In this pragmatic, information-packed short segment she explains how she has built up supports around her, and describes strategies she uses every day to manage bipolar symptoms and prevent relapse.
Great video, with very helpful peer knowledge for people with bipolar. (Source: Channel N)
Source: Channel N - July 31, 2013 Category: Neurologists Authors: sandra at psychcentral.com (Sandra Kiume) Tags: All Interview bipolar brain depression mood peer video wellness Source Type: blogs
Three Actions that Help Overcome Suicidal Thoughts
Consumer advocate Pat Risser speaks about his experiences with suicidal thoughts and feelings, and the three main actions that helped him cope.
“Let somebody know that you’re hurting,” he advises, and get out in the world and find distractions (in his case, going to auto races was helpful).
Secondly, he affirms that you don’t have to act on your feelings, it’s OK to talk about them without hurting yourself.
Finally, advocacy and altruism give you a sense of purpose and self-esteem is boosted when you are helping others.
This short speech was given at the National Strategy for Suicide Preventi...
Source: Channel N - July 23, 2013 Category: Neurologists Authors: sandra at psychcentral.com (Sandra Kiume) Tags: All Lecture advocacy brain depression peer psychology suicide video Source Type: blogs
Coping with Childhood ADHD
A young boy diagnosed with ADHD makes a video diary about what life is like with it, followed by a studio discussion with a panel of experts about the disorder, in an episode of Keeping Kids Healthy titled ADHD in Children: How to Cope with It.
Pediatrician Winnie King hosts this panel discussion between Johnathan and his mother, plus three specialists. They talk about the difference between regular rambunctiousness and a disorder, the three types of ADD/ADHD, research into causes, the controversy of overdiagnosis and medicating kids, the importance of a correct diagnosis by the right professional, and strategies for copi...
Source: Channel N - July 23, 2013 Category: Neurologists Authors: sandra at psychcentral.com (Sandra Kiume) Tags: All Documentary ADHD brain child pediatrics psychiatry psychology video youth Source Type: blogs
Interior Design, Color, and Mental Health
Psychologists are interviewed about interior design and color in a CBS News report, Color Me Happy.
Toby Israel believes our homes should be filled with things that have positive associations for us (like a log in her kitchen) because it makes us happier.
Psychoanalyst Mark Gerald shows off his office and says that interior design is a reflection of our inner life, and can affect therapy sessions. He’s also a photographer who’s taken pictures of dozens of therapists’ offices, and discovered some use design intentionally to influence therapy.
As well, the report discusses the psychology of colors, from bl...
Source: Channel N - June 26, 2013 Category: Neurologists Authors: sandra at psychcentral.com (Sandra Kiume) Tags: All Documentary TV brain color design psychology video Source Type: blogs
Music, Synchrony, and the Brain
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Professor Pierre Magistretti discusses an experiment that studied the brainwaves of two pianists as they performed together, looking for clues to synchrony and creativity in the brain.
Video of the experiment shows a projected visualization of the gamma waves of the pianists’ brains, recorded from EEG caps, as well as a visualization of the improvised music.
Cool images and patterns helped the scientists look for clues to creativity, as well as synchrony of the musicians’ brain waves as they played together. (Source: Channel N)
Source: Channel N - June 21, 2013 Category: Neurologists Authors: sandra at psychcentral.com (Sandra Kiume) Tags: Documentary General Art brain creativity EEG music neuroimaging research synchrony video Source Type: blogs
Biomarker Brain Scans for Treatment Types
In a small study from Helen Mayberg and colleagues at Emory University, depressed participants were randomized to either a medication or CBT, and underwent PET scans before treatment.
Then the scans were analyzed to see if they were predictive of treatment response. The goal was to find a biomarker in order to determine in advance who will respond better to which type of treatment.
However, as The Neurocritic points out, often people respond to a combination of both psychotherapy and meds, and writes an excellent analysis of the study and where it needs more work. Look for lively debate from scientists in the comments.
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Source: Channel N - June 16, 2013 Category: Neurologists Authors: sandra at psychcentral.com (Sandra Kiume) Tags: All Documentary biomarker brain Cbt depression neuroimaging neuroscience pet psychotherapy research scan treatment video Source Type: blogs
Creativity and Mental Health
Sandra Yuen Mackay, an artist who has schizophrenia, discusses the connections between creativity and mental health and the impact on her life, in this short video.
Also check out two other great videos with the charismatic artist talking about mental illness awareness, and recovery. (Source: Channel N)
Source: Channel N - June 8, 2013 Category: Neurologists Authors: sandra at psychcentral.com (Sandra Kiume) Tags: All Documentary Art brain CanCon creativity mental illness painting psychology psychosis schizophrenia video Source Type: blogs
Suicide Safety Plans
Marriage and family therapist Kati Morton describes making a safety plan for suicidal thoughts.
She discusses safety plan templates, making your environment safe, noticing and writing down triggers, creating a support list of social connections, and finally and most importantly turning to mental health professionals.
Suicide hotlines are a recommended resource as well as going to hospitals. When she creates safety plans with clients she personalizes them to an individuals needs as well.
Kati Morton has made dozens of great videos on mental health topics, so indulge in exploring her her YouTube channel. (Source: Channel N)
Source: Channel N - May 28, 2013 Category: Neurologists Authors: sandra at psychcentral.com (Sandra Kiume) Tags: Documentary General Interview bipolar brain depression mental health psychology psychotherapy safety suicide video Source Type: blogs
NIMH’s Thomas Insel on a New Understanding of the Brain
Director of the National Institute for Mental Health Thomas Insel gives a TED Talk on the new domain criteria research direction, and how an important first step is to reframe mental illness as brain disorders.
By doing so, diverse fields like psychology, cognitive science, molecular neuroscience, genetics, psychiatry, and more can work together toward a new understanding of the mind. (Source: Channel N)
Source: Channel N - May 20, 2013 Category: Neurologists Authors: sandra at psychcentral.com (Sandra Kiume) Tags: All Lecture brain mental health mental illness neuroscience psychiatry psychology research video Source Type: blogs
The Original Mindfulness Meditation
A Zen Buddhist monk guides us through the brief mindfulness meditation “Pebble for your Pocket.”
Based on the teachings of the famous Zen Buddhist monk, teacher, poet, and human rights activist Thich Nhat Hanh, a follower who lives with him in the Plum Village monastery demonstrates the gentle, relaxing, and illuminating practice. An HD version of the video is available for purchase on a full length DVD, “Mindful Living Every Day.”
Mindfulness is a skill which has been extensively studied, validated, and adapted to Western psychology, with elements integrated into Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and ...
Source: Channel N - April 24, 2013 Category: Neurologists Authors: sandra at psychcentral.com (Sandra Kiume) Tags: All Documentary Online education anxiety brain buddhism dbt MBCT meditation mindfulness psychology stress video zen Source Type: blogs
How Stress Can Be Useful
New research from the University of Rochester reveals that not all stress is bad for us, and sometimes it can even be helpful, in the video “Why Some Stress Can Actually Be Good for You.”
Assistant Professor of Psychology Jeremy Jamieson explains that when we think all stress is negative we interpret any sign of it (like butterflies in the stomach before public speaking) as being harmful.
“But those feelings just mean that our body is preparing to address a demanding situation,” says Jamieson. “The body is marshaling resources, pumping more blood to our major muscle groups and delivering more ...
Source: Channel N - April 19, 2013 Category: Neurologists Authors: sandra at psychcentral.com (Sandra Kiume) Tags: All Documentary anxiety brain fear phobia psychology research science stress video Source Type: blogs
Anxious? A Simple Yoga Posture That Helps
Yoga teacher and authentic living expert Amy Patee demonstrates a simple yoga posture (asana) and two breathing exercises that help reduce anxiety.
Patee used yoga in her personal journey recovering from anorexia and depression, and now shares her knowledge through offline yoga instruction and free online resources like a YouTube channel and ebooks. In this short video, she shows viewers how to do an easy yoga posture, explaining its benefits and what to do if you experience physical discomfort. She also discusses belly breathing and straw breathing, two techniques that help calm tension and anxiety.
Yoga has proven to be ...
Source: Channel N - April 16, 2013 Category: Neurologists Authors: sandra at psychcentral.com (Sandra Kiume) Tags: All Online education anxiety brain breathing exercise psychology stress video yoga Source Type: blogs
Bipolar Standup Comedy
Big Daddy Taz performs standup comedy about mental health in the “Bipolar Buddha Set,” onstage at CBC Winnipeg Comedy Festival’s “The Best Medicine” series in 2006.
He’s introduced by Bubbles from Trailer Park Boys, who cracks a bipolar joke of his own.
Funny and insightful, it reminds us not to take ourselves too seriously and look for the humour in life. (Source: Channel N)
Source: Channel N - April 11, 2013 Category: Neurologists Authors: sandra at psychcentral.com (Sandra Kiume) Tags: All Events Funny TV bipolar brain Canada CanCon comedy LOL mental health psychiatry psychology video Source Type: blogs
Honesty about Dishonesty
Popular behavioural economist Dan Ariely explains how people can be dishonest and honest at the same time. Rationalization and small actions lead people to accept themselves as good people and feed their ego gratification, even while they may commit small acts of dishonesty.
Ariely explains through the results of science experiments and social psychology, big cheaters and crimes are far less common than we might think – it’s the cumulative effect of many small acts of cheating that really cost our society.
This is a fascinating and fun-to-watch animated excerpt from a lecture, one of the entertaining and inform...
Source: Channel N - April 3, 2013 Category: Neurologists Authors: sandra at psychcentral.com (Sandra Kiume) Tags: All Art Lecture behavior behaviour brain cheating dishonesty economics lying psychology rationalization video Source Type: blogs
