General discussions about psychology, psychiatry, mental illness, and mental health issues.
Theory, research, and therapy about the positive psychology and the science of happiness
Therapists, theorists, types of therapy, approaches to therapy, preventative treatment, self-help, and self-therapy.
Art therapy is a way of helping people through art, and is provided by accredited art therapists. Painting, drawing and sculpting are common ways that help people to express themselves and heal. Unlike traditional art, the focus is on the process of creating the artwork rather than the final product.
Carl Rogers and Client-Centered Therapy
Information and resources about cognitive behavior therapy or CBT as an approach to or component of therapy and as a self-help coping strategy. Includes Rational Emotive Therapy (RET). See also Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).
Information and resources about Dialectical Behavior Therapy or DBT as an approach to or component of therapy and as a self-help coping strategy. See also Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT).
Relaxation strategies including deep breathing and abdominal breathing. Mindfulness, meditation, living in the present, living in the now, and the Beginner's Mind. Buddhism and Psychotherapy.
Coping with mental illness or medical issues in yourself or someone close to you, or just coping with life: What strategies have you found that work for you?
Medical conditions and health issues with implications for mental health and well-being.
Physical and psychological correlates of diagnosis and treatment of cancers.
Causes, treatments, and symptom management in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and chronic illness.
What causes migraine and other headaches and what treatments are available to manage them.
Links between hormones and physical and emotional health in males and females, including menarche, PMS, menopause, post-partum depression, and other conditions.
Warnings and advisories issued by Health Canada, the US FDA, and similar organizations for food, health products, and over the counter drugs.
Access to medical and mental health care. Applying for or appealing government or private insurance disability plans: What you need, how long it will take, what you should and should not do.
Coping with workplace stress, depression, or harassment. Stress and depression in students: coping with school and campus life. Burnout and stress leave. Short-term sick leave or long-term disability, and returning to work after being on leave.
Public attitudes toward mental illness. Myths about mental illness. The problem of stigma and the stigmatization of mental illness sufferers.
Movies dealing with or portraying psychology, mental health, or mental illness
The anti-science and anti-medicine movements and the apparent willingness or preference to believe utter nonsense.
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