Tag Archives: mental-health

The Alarming New Research on Perfectionism by Melissa Dahl, Health Journalist, The Cut. Comment: Trawling through old files so note this is 2014

Posted on August 10, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

psychology The Alarming New Research on Perfectionism psychology Sept. 30, 2014 The Alarming New Research on Perfectionism By Melissa Dahl, a health journalist.   Photo: Jamie Grill/Corbis Perfectionism is a trait many of us cop to coyly, maybe even a little proudly. (“I’m a … Continue reading →

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Wisdom sometimes comes with age. Decades ago I was diagnosed and remain taking medications for bipolar and anxiety complicated by a traumatic brain injury; then breast cancer. I must admit I have found great solace listening, reading, watching YouTube of Dr Gabor Mate. He is a medical doctor who is human and admits to his own “hungry ghosts”; he never ceases to look for the reasons why. This is so important because it takes us back to the philosophers who too stated the importance in finding a purpose in life. Below is the latest culmination of Dr Gabor Mate’s work. If you know of someone badgered, beaten down, stigmatised, dismissed by society, please share this, it means you care.

Posted on July 28, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Conversation opened. 1 read message. Skip to contentUsing Gmail with screen readers 2 of 27,942 Trauma is not what happens to you Inbox The Wisdom of Trauma <support@scienceandnonduality.com> Unsubscribe Fri, Jul 26, 6:46 PM (2 days ago)   Dear Michelle, According … Continue reading →

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NATURE: Memory for music doesn’t diminish with age

Posted on July 27, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Memory for music doesn’t diminish with age Eighty-year-olds are able to identify familiar tunes just as well as teenagers can. Facebook Email The ability to remember and recognize a musical theme does not seem to be affected by age, unlike … Continue reading →

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Harvard Health Publishing: Agoraphobia: Has COVID fueled this anxiety disorder? Written May 2021. Comment 1970’s I first experienced this; I mitched school most of the time … the symptoms below, now tell me what my problem was. There is a secrecy involved in this kind of anxiety. Throughout the later decades, there was always an underlying anxiety but it returned with traumatic life events. Covid19 has had an impact but it is not a severe as in my teen years. Highly recommend cognitive behavioural therapy; medications when necessary and bibliotherapy has been a great benefit to me personally.

Posted on July 24, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Search RECENT BLOG ARTICLES Agoraphobia: Has COVID fueled this anxiety disorder? May 25, 2021By Bobbi Wegner, PsyD, Contributor Editor’s note: As information about COVID-19 continues to evolve, advice about protective measures changes. Please check the CDC web site for current information or talk … Continue reading →

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Scientists Identify a Speech Trait That Foreshadows Cognitive Decline (Lethologica). By Claire Lancaster, The Conversation. Comment: It is easy to recognise a stammer, but people who as a result of traumatic brain injury, stroke, neurodegenerative et al have aphasia we just are ignorant and treat them as stupid people who cannot form proper sentences and lose words.

Posted on July 14, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Scientists Identify a Speech Trait That Foreshadows Cognitive Decline Health12 July 2024 By Claire Lancaster, The Conversation (Smile/Getty Images) Can you pass me the whatchamacallit? It’s right over there next to the thingamajig. Many of us will experience “lethologica”, or … Continue reading →

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Source: Wired. How the Brain Decides What to Remember

Posted on July 12, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

How the Brain Decides What to Remember Electric ripples in the resting brain tag memories for storage and add credence to advice about the importance of rest. The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. György Buzsáki first … Continue reading →

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Source: Think Global Health: Mental Health Care in Rwanda: Three Decades of Resilience

Posted on July 11, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Go to homepage Governance Mental Health Care in Rwanda: Three Decades of Resilience Insights into Rwanda’s strategies and successes in building mental health services after genocide Participants hold a candlelight night vigil during a commemoration event, as Rwanda marks the … Continue reading →

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Harvard Business School: Working Knowledge. Chance Encounters: What’s at Stake in Return-to-Office Decisions. “What’s the role of the office in an increasingly virtual world?” —- “How can organizations spark collaboration among people who prefer to isolate? Andy Wu and Maria Roche discuss the value of bringing people together—and why that’s still so hard to do.

Posted on July 11, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Business Research for Business Leaders Research & Ideas Chance Encounters: What’s at Stake in Return-to-Office Decisions 09 Jul 2024| by Jen McFarland Flint, HBS Alumni Bulletin What’s the role of the office in an increasingly virtual world? How can organizations … Continue reading →

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A Bench and a Grandmother’s Ear: Zimbabwe’s Novel Mental Health Therapy Spreads Overseas. Source: The Japan Times. A simple bench in a location, it could be the canal in Dublin, with an “Elder Orphan” with lots of compassion, empathy and experience. What an we in Ireland, learn from The Japan Times focusing on a common sense initiative in impoverished Zimbabwe.

Posted on July 6, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

A Bench and a Grandmother’s Ear: Zimbabwe’s Novel Mental Health Therapy Spreads Overseas AP 11:17 JST, July 6, 2024 HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — After her son, the family’s shining light and only breadwinner, was arrested last year, Tambudzai Tembo went into … Continue reading →

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MOCA: Everyone is talking about Mental Cognitive impairment. Why? We have two potential Presidents of U.S. hovering around the age of 80 and the people would feel reassured if the MOCA test was completed on them in a professional capacity. As you can see from this it is important. Article from Harvard Gazette “Most voters back cognitive exams for older politicians. What do they measure?”

Posted on July 5, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

HEALTH Testing fitness of aging brain Liz Mineo Harvard Staff Writer June 12, 2024 8 min read Most voters back cognitive exams for older politicians. What do they measure? Amid concerns about the mental fitness of the U.S. presidential candidates — … Continue reading →

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