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How A Satisfying Career Can Contribute To Psychological Well-Being
Intriguing data from the Gallup World Poll is changing the way we think about work and happiness in the modern world. For many years a paucity of high-quality data meant that much of what we thought we knew about careers and happiness was based on studies with severe limitations and largely intuitive guesses. The famous […]
The Drug Epidemic No-one is Talking About — Alcoholism
America is in the grips of a mental health crisis. Due to the subjective nature of mental illness and pervasive underdiagnosis, it is difficult to say with certainty whether our nation’s combined psychological health is deteriorating or improving. However, the signs do not look good. Official figures show that while the suicide rate fell through […]
How the brain responds when our beliefs are challenged
This chart shows how likely people are to change their beliefs, with 0 being the least. Source: ‘Neural correlates of maintaining one’s political beliefs in the face of counterevidence’ (USC/Nature) A recent study suggests that people do indeed hold onto political views more stubbornly than other beliefs, even when presented with information to the contrary. […]
Struggling to stick with exercise? A change in mindset might be needed
New research published in the peer-reviewed journal BMC Public Health suggests that a shift in mindset may be the secret to maintaining a consistent exercise schedule. The problem is an all too common one: you’ve read the headlines imploring you to be more physically active, and you mentally prepare yourself for a new exercise kick. […]
Cannabis compound may offer hope to schizophrenia sufferers
A promising trial has identified a possible new schizophrenia treatment, by testing the effects of cannabidiol (CBD) on rats. The results of the study suggest CBD may have a beneficial effect on the cognitive impairment and social withdrawal commonly associated with schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is believed to affect around 1.1% of the adult population globally. Many […]