Category: Research
Mental Health and Criminal Records: How to Move Forward
by Avery Phillips | Sep 12, 2018 | Legal Issues, Mental Health Awareness, Research | 0
When people commit crimes, it is common in our society that they be sent to prison. Throughout history, prison has been a constant and reliable punishment for those who break the law. However, the question of crime and punishment far exceeds the confinements of any jail; although those who break the law deserve to undergo some type of punishment, and jail is by far one of the most humane types of punishment in our history, it is not without its repercussions.
Read MoreHow Hormonal Imbalance Affects Our Mental Health and How to Beat It
by Caitlin Evans | May 20, 2018 | Men, Mental Health Awareness, Research, Women | 0
How Hormonal Imbalance Affects Our Mental Health and How to Beat It Hormones are the regulatory...
Read More3 Theories of Personality and How to Apply Them
by Cher Zevala | Mar 8, 2018 | Mental Health Awareness, Research | 0
It’s hard not to be interested in the concept of personality. How is it, when their DNA is more...
Read MoreGun Safety and Mental Health Research Funding
by Sean Bennick | Jan 5, 2016 | Mental Health Stigma, News, Research, Violence | 0
First, let me make my opinion very clear, President Obama’s recent Executive Action was a...
Read MoreWhat’s Wrong with Psychological Tests
by Sam Vaknin | May 20, 2010 | Expired, Personality Disorders, Psychotherapy, Research, Statistics | 0
The second edition of the PCL-R test, originally designed by the controversial maverick Canadian...
Read MoreParapsychology and the Paranormal
by Sam Vaknin | May 13, 2009 | Expired, Research | 0
I. Introduction The words “supernatural”, “paranormal”, and...
Read MoreThe Fundamentals of Psychological Theories
by Sam Vaknin | May 13, 2009 | Expired, Research | 0
All theories – scientific or not – start with a problem, psychological theories should...
Read MoreThe Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) – Pros and Cons
by Sam Vaknin | May 13, 2009 | Expired, Research, Statistics | 0
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, fourth edition, text revision [American Psychiatric...
Read MoreThe Myelin Sheathing: A Possible Key to Mental Illness
by Sabrina Zaman | Feb 18, 2009 | Expired, Living With Mental Illness, Research | 0
We are able to move any part of our bodies, do things and think thoughts because of the...
Read MoreSchizophrenia Research at the National Institute of Mental Health
by National Institute of Mental Health | Feb 14, 2009 | Expired, Research, Schizophrenia | 1
Schizophrenia, the most chronic and disabling of the severe mental disorders, is a major focus of...
Read MoreDepression Research at the National Institute of Mental Health
by National Institute of Mental Health | Feb 14, 2009 | Depression, Expired, Research | 0
Depressive disorders affect approximately 19 million American adults. The suffering endured by...
Read MoreWhat We Learned From Songbirds
by National Institute of Mental Health | Feb 13, 2009 | Expired, Research | 0
The Adult Brain Can Generate New Nerve Cells Once, neuroscientists believed that our complement of nerve cells was created prenatally and during the first years of life, and that no new neurons could be generated. Now we know...
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