The 1960s is typified as the decade of hippy culture, free love and experimentation with drugs. LSD became known as the drug of the 60s and, for a time, was sometimes used as a therapy with conditions such as anxiety. Uncontrolled use and fears for the mental health of users ultimately brought about a ban. Effectively this slowed down (more often... Read more
A popular line of research has been to examine the effects of environment and lifestyle on health and wellbeing. Over the past few years, for example, reports of male reproductive abnormalities have increased, so it begs the question why?
A recent study, published in the journal Endocrinology, suggests that a combination of stress and... Read more
There is a fairly commonly held belief that stress is a cause of strokes. In fact the evidence linking the two is far from compelling. The big problem with any attempt to associate stress with illness is the fact that so many variables have to be considered. When, for example, does stress actually begin? We all feel stress but what constitutes the... Read more
It's November, which means we're on the leading edge of winter. As ever, it's a season associated with coughs, colds and influenza. When the H1N1 (swine flu) strain was first reported in Mexico, we all sat up and took notice of the death toll. It really did look like a nasty virus was coming our way. A few months later and opinions... Read more
Before any psychological treatment for anxiety can commence a detailed and accurate assessment should be made. Assessment is the very first step in the therapy process, but it continues as the therapy progresses and sometimes for months after therapy has concluded. Various methods might be used and this is the focus of this Sharepost.
The... Read more
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