Posts Tagged ‘health’

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Depression and Anxiety Across Cultures

Last updated 14th March 2008

While depression and anxiety are often considered to be “diseases” of the affluent, new studies find them to be just as common in poorer countries. Can a Western model of interpreting and treating mental distress be applied to other cultures?

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Just How Strong is the Link between Anorexia and Suicide?

Last updated 10th March 2008

The shocking mortality rate for anorexia — higher than for any other psychiatric disorder — is not due just to starvation or physical deterioration, says new research, but to sufferers committing suicide in the most violent and determined of ways.

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Does Road Rage Make Physical Wounds Heal More Slowly?

Last updated 28th February 2008

Research on the effects of anger expression on speed of wound healing shows that bottling it up and expressing anger in a controlled way do not affect the healing process adversely, but losing your temper sure does.

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Tragedy as a Motivator

Last updated 25th January 2008

Sometimes tragedies, losses, or terminal illnesses really galvanise us into action, make our priorities crystal clear, and give us a strength we did not know we had…

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Making Friends With The Cat: Anthropomorphism Is Good For You

Last updated 23rd January 2008

New research from the University of Chicago suggests that anthropomorphism — giving human characteristics to animals, things, or supernatural beings, and forming relationships with them — helps people deal with loneliness.

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