Is Psychiatry’s Myth of Mental Health as Damaging as Its Myth of Mental Illness?
Thomas Szasz’s The Myth of Mental Illness (1961) is perhaps the most famous critique of psychiatry. Many people, through either...
Bridging OHS and PHS to protect employees’ experience via human and organizational performance principles
Credit: Adobe Stock/Valerie M/peopleimages.com. Organizations committed to protecting the whole worker and improving their experience are becoming more aware of...
What Effect Does Bariatric Surgery Have on Mental Health?
Individuals who undergo bariatric surgery expect weight loss results. However, the surgical procedure can have varying effects on the psychological...
Genetic determinants of BMI, diet, and fitness interact to partially explain anthropometric obesity traits but not the metabolic consequences of obesity in men and women
Study designA subset of participants with genetic data from the USDA Nutritional Phenotyping Study (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02367287), a cross-sectional study conducted...
Integrating digital solutions improves mental health management in cancer care
Urech, C. et al. Web-based stress management for newly diagnosed patients with cancer (STREAM): a randomized, wait-list controlled intervention study....
Get outside: Snow sports take centre stage in mental health campaign
'Canada should be active in winter,' Canada Ski Council official says ahead of National Ski and Snowboard Day on Feb....
Can a psychedelic-induced mystical experience really improve your mental health?
Mystics once spent years meditating in caves in search of transcendence. Today, a growing number of people believe something similar...
Why your parents’ emotional availability can impact your physical health years later
New research has confirmed something experts have long suspected - that a child's relationship with their parents can have a...
Contributor: Gaza remains a crisis of children’s mental health
As a psychologist in the occupied West Bank, I have spent my career sitting across from children carrying burdens no...