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Consider this: almost twice as many Australians die from suicide each year than die in traffic accidents. Countless more struggle daily with their self-medication and prescribed treatment for mental illness. via Ian Thorpe, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Matthew Reilly and a very tough day.
You’d be well aware that late last year, the OECD published the latest of their PISA tables. But did you know that as this article shows, the tests are not all about numeracy and literacy? As part of the tests, students were asked to agree or disagree with a whole range of statements. One of which was: [...]
We all become slower and more forgetful as we age, some of us more than others. When this change is accelerated and interferes with a variety of thinking or cognitive abilities and interferes with our day to day functioning, this is diagnosed as dementia, of which the most common type is Alzheimer’s disease. Surveys of [...]
In one of the most important ever studies by a psychologist in the 20th century, James Prescott researched dozens of cultures and found that the degree of violence was directly linked to the amount of affection shown to children. Having our skin needs met in childhood and adolescence means we don’t have the urge to [...]
There are still a couple of weeks before most teachers in Australia will be returning to work. Many will not have given it a second thought as yet, and hopefully most will be looking forward to it, but some teachers will be dreading the return to the classroom. Burnout and other mental health related issues [...]
Mentally strong people have healthy habits. They manage their emotions, thoughts, and behaviors in ways that set them up for success in life. Check out these things that mentally strong people don’t do via 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do.
Australia's collective wellbeing is falling, with more people anxious and questioning the quality of their life. A special survey by the National Australia Bank has found West Australians only have a better sense of wellbeing than Queenslanders and Victorians and below that of Tasmania. via Life happiness is on decline - Yahoo!7.
In a rigorous study in Goa, India, Patel found that young women could learn basic psychotherapy skills and go on to help people with depression at least as well as local clinics would have. Now he’s advising the Indian government on incorporating these lay counselors into the national health system. We talked to Patel about [...]
Most people don’t realize it, but as we go about our daily lives we are constantly thinking about and interpreting the situations we find ourselves in. It’s as though we have an internal voice inside our head that determines how we perceive every situation. Psychologists call this inner voice ‘self-talk‘, and it includes our conscious [...]
Children of parents who work weekends and night shifts are more likely to have poorer language and maths skills, a study has found. And, by the time they reach their teen years, they are more likely to be depressed and to have turned to drink and drugs, it says. The study - carried out by [...]
