An Epitaph for the Bush Administration: A Sobering Conclusion from Cognitive...

Robert Burton, M.D., author and former Chief of Neurology at Mount Zion-UCSF Hospital, examines why most voters will not change their minds about their favorite candidate even if presented with sufficient facts that...

Jedi Academy opens in Belfast

CORUSCANT - no, sorry... BELFAST - bouyed by the growing popularity of the Jedi faith (nearly 400,000 believers in the UK, according to the 2001 census), Queens University in Belfast is offering its first course in...

Women have more terrifying dreams

"Women experience far more terrifying nightmares than men, a study has found.  Their dreams are also more intense and leave more of an impression when they wake up, scientists say. Psychologists say changes in...

The Mentally-Ill Locked up in Police Cells Instead of Getting Treatment

According to a report today DOUBLE the number of mentally ill are held in police cells than in hospital.   " Thousands of people with mental health problems are being detained in police cells rather than being taken to hospital for assessment, a report says. Over a...

Showing anger in the office worse for women, study finds

Ever notice that when women express anger at work, they're considered nasty shrews, but when men do it, they're assertive, driven, and passionate about their work? The double standard has negative consequences for working women, according to new research, as it suggests that...

Are You Suffering from Internet and Compulsive Texting Addiction...?

"Are You Suffering from Internet and Compulsive Texting Addiction...? Options   Edit Add to group Delete ...

7 Myths of Crowd Psychology

"How do you imagine an archetypal crowd of people - say at a concert, a sporting event or a demonstration?If you picture an irrational, spontaneous, suggestible, emotional and even potentially dangerous group then...

Freedom’s Just Another Word For Less Sexually Active Teens

Sophisticated statistical research is providing more evidence of a link between rigid parenting and increased sexual activity in older teens."“Warm, more democratic relationships — in which parents do not use negative and psychologically controlling behaviors — could...

Men kind of suck at relationships, study says

Unfortunately this is a story that will likely confirm the stereotype that men are swine when it comes to love. According to a new study, men are more likely than women to develop negative feelings toward their...

OPINION: Why aren't candidates for office required to have full psychological...

Given the growing pains that are occuring in my family right now and difficulties finding a job, I decided it would be prudent to go back to my psychiatrist and have routine maintenance done on my psyche. As I was...

Bottling up emotions may be good for you, research says

People who don't express feelings after a large-scale traumatic event may be "better off," according to a new study.Hmmm...I wonder what they mean by better off?"Being the strong, silent type who bottles up feelings...

Canadian Doctors: Have You Got What It Takes?

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCanada's Doctor shortage is explained by Doctors who go through the Trials and Tribulations, explain what is required in order to get that MD at the end of their...

Di Vinci Code Exposed, Designer Autism Debunked

  Di Vinci Code Exposed, Designer Autism Debunked.  by Rich Shull   Autism is BOTH mental retardation and developmental disability  (MR/DD) and it is also Einstein and well healed social functioning people in fact, there is anthropology...

Lost Control Again: Try Anger Reduction...Psychology or Zen?

We all experience moments of frustration at work and in our daily life.Sometimes they provoke bouts of anger.Should we try to manage it as Controlling Anger -- Before It Controls You suggests by changing the way we express it, work on what caused it and change our timing as...

Heroine - by lawdog

""I started shooting heroin at age 15."  Heather says, describing her 25 year junkie career as a vicious cycle of getting high, homelessness, methadone programs, and prison.  "I've gone to prison three times... I had three different CDC numbers... all...

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