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Procrastination Found to Be an Effective Way to Deal With Stress

I was stressed about writing this article, so I took a nap. Then, I played with my kids, made dinner and hung out with my family around the kitchen table. Later, I sat down at the computer, ready to write. Did I procrastinate? Definitely. But according to recent research, avoidance techniques such as sleep, play and...

Loophole Means Utah Sex Offender May Go Free

PROVO, Utah -- Prosecutors in Utah are fighting to have a convicted sex offender facing multiple child sex abuse charges committed indefinitely after doctors deemed him no danger to society but mentally incompetent for trial, meaning he could soon see the case against him dropped and be set free. They won at least a...

Mental Exam Ordered for Arizona Shooting Suspect

PHOENIX -- A federal judge on Monday ordered the suspect in the January shooting rampage in Tucson to undergo a mental evaluation at a specialized facility in Missouri as soon as possible. The evaluation will be videotaped and provided to prosecutors and defense attorneys, U.S. District Judge Larry Burns said in his late...

Charlie Sheen Is Totally Turning Into His Movie Characters [VIDEOS]

They say life imitates art. For Charlie Sheen, that seems increasingly true. Sheen's recent shenanigans -- from the machete to the tiger blood -- have raised lots of questions. Is he on drugs? Suffering from some sort of mental illness? Whatever's going on, Surge Desk has noticed that he seems to be channeling some of...

Pills Over Therapy to Treat Depression? [VIDEO]

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THE HUFFINGTON POST

Why 8 Hours Of Sleep Makes You Fearless

Now that you have had a week to implement some better sleep strategies , have you noticed a shift in your mood?

THE HUFFINGTON POST

"Should I Tell Him I Smoke?"

This question is from a Group Therapy post in our TrÃ¨sSugar Community.

TECHCRUNCH EUROPE

Emotion Measurement Platform Affectiva Wins $500K NSF Grant

Affectiva , a startup that tries to measure the emotional response people have to ads and brands, just announced that it has a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation.

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In California, it's Big Tobacco vs Lance Armstrong

SAN FRANCISCO -Fabled as a mecca for the health-conscious and fitness-obsessed, California is also one of only a few states that has not hiked its cigarette taxes in the last decade, meaning it is less expensive to light up in Los Angeles and San Francisco than many other places in the country.

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The Depiction of Autism and Why it Matters

We are inundated with disturbing imagery depicting autism in the media.

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06/03/12 Birmingham Mental Health Clinic Reports on Affect of... Source: PRWeb Troy, MI (PRWEB) June 02, 2012 Mental health treatment experts at the Birmingham Maple Clinic recently reported that research published by the University of Montreal Hospital may add support to the theory that the vicious cycle of overeating due to being depressed, sad or anxious is based on how food affects an individual's brain and hormones within the body.
06/02/12 Pot smoking mother drives off with baby on car roof Source: Wyoming Public Radio - Univ. of Wyoming - Laramie WY A marijuana-smoking woman was arrested on Saturday in Phoenix after she accidentally drove away with her five-week-old son in a child safety seat on the roof of her vehicle, police said.
06/02/12 Smoking Ban in full effect Source: Wish TV - Indianapolis IN Indy's smoking ban is now in full effect.
06/02/12 Community uses unity to fight crime, drugs Source: CBS - Volunteer WVLT - Knoxville TN Dozens of people in one North Knoxville community took advantage of a beautiful Saturday afternoon...not only to enjoy the weather, but to make a difference.
06/02/12 [Ghana] As world marks World Tobacco Day, VALD cites... Source: Tobacco.org Vision for Alternative Development (VALD), an International non-governmental organisation (NGO) on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) which fell on Thursday 31st June has urged government to as a matter urgency resist interference from the tobacco industry in its policy direction.

Background on mental health

Mental health describes a level of psychological well-being, or an absence of a mental disorder. From the perspective of 'positive psychology' or 'holism', mental health may include an individual's ability to enjoy life, and create a balance between life activities and efforts to achieve psychological resilience.

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