An investigation by the Associated Press reveals that the number of ‘mentally disabled’ people who are confined to institutions in Texas is six times the national average. The federal government has concluded that the Texas care system is “stubbornly out of step with modern mental health practices. Critics allege that Texas remains stuck in an… Read More »
This week, a blog at TeachingExpertise.com in London, England reminds us of the need to promote mental and emotional health, not simply react to mental illness. The blog’s author attended an Optimus Education conference on Mental Health in Schools and was impressed with a session delivered by the Samaritans that focused on a program they’ve… Read More »
In an article published today by the Bradenton Herald in Florida, psychotherapist Jeff Anglin is quoted as saying, “Hard financial times can break people apart or pull them together. The variable that makes the difference is what I call the emotional bank account.” Anglin said couples who don’t have high emotional bank accounts turn bitter… Read More »
New research led by Dr. Mary A. Whooley of the VA Medical Center in San Francisco found that patients with depression had a 50 percent greater risk of cardiovascular events. They also determined that physical inactivity was associated with a 44 percent greater rate of cardiovascular events. Heart patients with depression are less likely to… Read More »
A news release published at MarketWatch.com reports that the garden at Lee Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Pennington Gap, Virginia is just one example of a growing nationwide trend toward extending various types of garden or horticultural therapy into healthcare settings, senior facilities, schools, prisons and community gardens for people with special needs. Barbara D.… Read More »
I saw a television commercial today that announced, “Depression is emotional.” It was the first time I had heard of the pharmaceutical that was being advertised. The commercial said nothing about the causes of depression, although it mentioned some of its symptoms. It advised speaking with your medical doctor, the one you’d ask about any… Read More »
Gerald Newmark, Ph.D., author of “How to Raise Emotionally Healthy Children,” is on a crusade to make Salinas, California an “emotional-health-friendly city,” according to an article published today in the Salinas Californian. In an interview on October 21, Newmark summed up his mission: “I want to raise public consciousness to the fact that one of… Read More »
In the wake of political protest, the Bangkok Post has published an article under a banner that says, “Politics and Mental Health”. According to the article, Dr. Yongyud Wongpiromsarn, senior adviser of the Mental Health Department, said the willingness to accept a different opinion is a measurement of the emotional quotient (EQ) of an individual.… Read More »
As I walked along a city street today, I was struck by the word “therapy” appearing atop two posters. The headline on the first poster gleefully promoted “Heart Therapy”. It was an advertisement for a juice beverage. The headline on the second poster, located a half block away, proudly promoted “Couples Therapy”. It was an… Read More »
Headline in the Telegraph: Tackling emotional health ‘key to solving obesity crisis’ According to the Mayo clinic, 75% of Britons are overweight. According to Dr. Colin Waine, chairman of the National Obesity Forum, the problem is “even more serious than global warming.” (Whoa! Really?) U.K. Health Secretary Alan Johnson announced the Government’s plans for a… Read More »