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Blood Test Predicts Which Antidepressant Will Work
New blood tests could take the guessing out of antidepressant prescriptions. • Click here for your free sample of Dr Jeremy Dean's latest ebook The Anxiety Plan: 42 Strategies For Worry, Phobias, OCD and Panic • Dr Dean is also the author of Spark: 17 Steps That Will Boost Your Motivation For Anything. (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - April 9, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy Dean Tags: Depression Source Type: blogs

All Experience Contains a Blessing
“Every experience, no matter how bad it seems, holds within it a blessing of some kind. The goal is to find it.” – Buddha There’s certainly no shortage of experiences in the world. In fact, each of us has dozens of them every day. Some, of course, are more memorable than others. Some cause us pain, contribute to anxiety, worsen a sense of depression and sadness. Some are easily accepted, while others linger with perhaps more negative emotions than we’d like. Yet each of these experiences is valuable and each experience contains a blessing. How so? Consider the following: Experience teaches. We learn from do...
Source: World of Psychology - April 9, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Suzanne Kane Tags: Brain and Behavior General Happiness Mindfulness Self-Help Spirituality Attitude Experience Optimism Perception Personal Growth Positivity Reflection Source Type: blogs

7 Simple Ways to Enhance Your Relationship Right Now
Enhancing your relationship is about giving it regular attention, effort and care. It is about cultivating your connection. It is about cherishing and supporting your partner. And there are simple ways we can do all these things. Of course, relationships are complex and multilayered. But that doesn’t mean that working on your relationship is necessarily complex, too. Sometimes it might be. Sometimes it’s not. Below couples therapists share seven simple suggestions to help you enhance your relationship. Jot down what helps you feel loved “Many times partners love one another, but have lost track of what makes the ot...
Source: World of Psychology - April 9, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. Tags: General Marriage and Divorce Mental Health and Wellness Relationships Self-Help Dean Parker Happy relationships Healthy Relationships Hug Lisa Brookes Kift Love Marriage Tips Oxytocin Partner Physical Intimacy relationship ti Source Type: blogs

First Time Outside of Europe. The 6th World Congress on ADHD In Vancouver, Canada, April 20-23rd
Würzburg, Vienna, Berlin, Milan, Glasgow, and now # 6 in Vancouver. The 6th World Congress on ADHD will take place for the first time outside of Europe, they chose Canada, here in my home city of Vancouver. It will be on April 20–23 2017 at the Vancouver Convention Centre. It is a massive conference with presenters from all over the world. There will be very many sessions on an extremely wide variety of topics on ADHD in adults, children, and teens. For example just scrolling through one of the four days, Friday, on my 20” monitor took scrolling down 29, count them, 29 screens scrolls. I hope some speakers wi...
Source: Adult ADD Strengths - April 9, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Pete Quily Tags: ADD / ADHD Conferences and Workshops Vancouver ADHD family day. World Congress on ADHD Source Type: blogs

Research: Watching Nature Documentaries Increases Positive Emotions
Now you know what to binge next on Netflix! It’s not exactly breaking news to know that nature is good for us in so many ways. We know that it’s good for our happiness and health to get outside and appreciate nature. But, what about those of us that just aren’t into… you know, the great outdoors? 20 Things Really, Really Happy People Do WAY Differently If you’re like me, you may love nature and animals but prefer enjoying them from the comfort of your own couch. Fortunately, there’s an answer for the less outdoorsy types: nature documentaries are your best friend! The problem is you may...
Source: World of Psychology - April 8, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Psych Central Staff Tags: Happiness Publishers Research Stress Video YourTango Animals anxiety BBC Worldwide Berkeley Contentment Dacher Keltner Empathetic Fear health Moods nature documentaries nature shows Negative Emotions Netflix positiv Source Type: blogs

The Best Sleep Timing To Reduce Anxiety
Sleeping at the right time is linked to lower levels of anxiety. • Click here for your free sample of Dr Jeremy Dean's latest ebook The Anxiety Plan: 42 Strategies For Worry, Phobias, OCD and Panic • Dr Dean is also the author of Spark: 17 Steps That Will Boost Your Motivation For Anything. (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - April 8, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy Dean Tags: Anxiety Source Type: blogs

Fatherhood: Optional
“We have a personality clash,” my father would flippantly remark before storming off. This was his throwaway line. I stood there dumbfounded. A sensitive teenager, the words wounded. There was a cold dismissiveness in his voice. “What have I ever done to you?” I wondered. The answer: Nothing. But that doesn’t stop the lingering hurt. In 1997, 2007, and, yes, 2017. As an adult, I hear friends beam about spending Father’s Day with their old man. There are golf outings and sporting events interspersed with fatherly words of wisdom. It is heartwarming. Like put it on a Hallmark card heartwarming. But, truthfully, t...
Source: World of Psychology - April 8, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Matthew Loeb Tags: Anger Children and Teens Family Grief and Loss Parenting Personal absentee dad Absentee father Conflict Resolution emotionally unavailable Estrangement Family Arguments father's day Fatherhood hurt Neglect Resentment Source Type: blogs

Psychology Around the Net: April 8, 2017
Happy Saturday, sweet readers! If you’re wondering what’s up with the “Happy Birthday” sign, well, yesterday the World Health Organization (WHO) celebrated the anniversary of its launch in 1948 — as well as the annual World Health Day event. Other topics in this week’s Psychology Around the Net include how climate change affects our mental health, why some people are genetically programmed to be night owls, the tragic loss of Amy Bleuel, and more. Happy Birthday WHO: “Let’s Talk” about Depression: Yesterday (April 7, 2016) marked the anniversary of the World Health Organiz...
Source: World of Psychology - April 8, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Alicia Sparks Tags: Books Brain and Behavior Depression Disorders Family Green and Environment Grief and Loss Happiness Psychology Around the Net Research Schizophrenia Sleep Suicide American Psychological Association Amy Bleuel Climate Change Source Type: blogs

5 Common Traits of Psychologically Healthy People
How psychologically healthy are YOU? We all have a general idea of what we think a psychologically healthy person looks like. Maybe it’s not being depressed or anxious, not suffering, or not having a diagnosis. Maybe it’s being happy, or simply able to live a good life. All of these things are important and have great merit, of course. But what are the specific factors that make a person psychologically healthy? Here are the five hallmarks that hardly anyone thinks about. 10 Simple Ways To Take Care Of Yourself (If You’re Having A Rough Month) 1. You’re Able to Hold Two Opposites in Your Mind at the Same Ti...
Source: World of Psychology - April 7, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Psych Central Staff Tags: Brain and Behavior General Happiness Publishers Self-Help YourTango Absolutism black and white thinking Comfort Zone comfortable communicating Emotions Failure Feelings Growth Jonice Webb Mindfulness psychologically healt Source Type: blogs

Stop Fighting Your Inner Critic with One Simple Strategy
Think about the last time you felt fear and anxiety take control of your day. Maybe they stopped you from making an important contribution in a meeting because you felt like your opinion wasn’t worthwhile. Or maybe a simple email took you hours to write because your inner critic kept telling you it wasn’t good enough. That YOU weren’t good enough. What did you do? How did you respond? For a lot of us, whenever we feel bad, we think that we are bad. As if having negative feelings somehow makes us weak or a failure. I think we have the hyper-positive whitewashing in the media and self-help industry to “thank” (blam...
Source: World of Psychology - April 7, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Melody Wilding, LMSW Tags: College General Habits Happiness Industrial and Workplace Inspiration & Hope Motivation and Inspiration Professional Psychology Self-Esteem Self-Help Stress Success & Achievement Video Cognitive Psychology Confidence Critic Source Type: blogs

This Vitamin May Help Treat Autism
Autism research finds link between this vitamin and serotonin production. • Click here for your free sample of Dr Jeremy Dean's latest ebook The Anxiety Plan: 42 Strategies For Worry, Phobias, OCD and Panic • Dr Dean is also the author of Spark: 17 Steps That Will Boost Your Motivation For Anything. (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - April 7, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy Dean Tags: Autism Source Type: blogs

Does it work?
I am occasionally asked if I can see a difference in my own life from having been in therapy. A fair question, I think.Someone who knew me when I was 25 and knows me now would not notice too very many things different about me except that I am heavier, my hair is grey and I am wearing glasses rather than contacts -- all external manifestations of age and the life I have lived. Someone who knew me very well then and now might notice that I am calmer, less prone to sarcasm, more contemplative, warmer, maybe more confident. They would recognize my delight in words and willingness to express opinions, that I have a dry sense o...
Source: Jung At Heart - April 7, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: blogs

A Place to Talk About Fat and a Typo
Cross-posted from The Fat Lady Sings:I started The Fat Chronicles when I began to gather material for and write my book. I have bounced back and forth between keeping it separate and itself and just merging it into my more general blog, Jung-At-Heart. Here we are in another bounce and a name change.Having published my book, The Fat Lady Sings, I hope that the Fat Lady Sings blog can serve as one where we can explore together issues I write about in the book and pretty much anything related to anti-fat bias, fat acceptance, being fat.Today when I thought to look into changing the name of the blog from The Fat Chronicles...
Source: Jung At Heart - April 7, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: blogs

Feeling Blah? This Might Be Why
Some days, maybe most days lately, you’ve been feeling blah. Maybe you’re going through the motions. You aren’t particularly excited about your day. Maybe you’re frustrated or lethargic. Maybe you’re feeling disconnected. Maybe you’re moving about your days like a zombie. Maybe you find yourself telling others that you’re simply in a funk, or you don’t care about anything right now. Maybe you say, “I did nothing this weekend but sit on the couch and binge watch TV — again!” According to therapist Chris Kingman, LCSW, these are other ways of expressing the same thing: Your blah feelings. Whatev...
Source: World of Psychology - April 7, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. Tags: General Mental Health and Wellness Relationships Self-Esteem Self-Help Stress Anger anxiety Chris Kingman Christine Vacin Darcy Lawton Defense Mechanism Disappointment Emotion Emotional Health Feeling Feelings identity Source Type: blogs

Best of Our Blogs: April 7, 2017
I’m late on this, but I just started reading Gretchen Rubin’s The Happiness Project. She also blogs here so check out her posts. It inspired me to think up different areas of my life that could use a little spring cleaning. Here is the list of things I would work on to create my own happiness project. No smart phone use during meal times with friends and family. When making decisions, trust my inner voice. Meditate even if it’s for five minutes. When someone says something, actually listen. Be in bed by 10:00 pm. Spend an hour weekly doing something just for fun. Do not immediately clean something. Make ...
Source: World of Psychology - April 7, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Brandi-Ann Uyemura, M.A. Tags: Best of Our Blogs Emotion Gretchen Rubin Human Behavior president President and mental illness Psychology Self motivation social media Thought trump and narcissism Source Type: blogs