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• Can mental illness be prevented in the womb?

  22-10-2016 17:11 via npr.org
  
  Mental health professionals are thinking about how to shift their treatment-centric discipline toward one that also deals in early prevention.
  
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• Schizophrenia Not a Mental Illness, Pakistan's Top Court Says

  22-10-2016 09:35 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Yahoo News - HealthPakistan's top court has ruled that schizophrenia does not fall within its legal definition of mental disorders, clearing the way for the execution, as soon as next week, of a mentally ill man convicted of murder. Government doctors in 2012 certified Imdad Ali, 50, as being a paranoid schizophrenic, after he was convicted and sentenced to death for the 2001 murder of a cleric.
  
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• Knowingly Taking Placebo Pills Eases Pain

  22-10-2016 09:35 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: Social Psychology Network NewsConventional medical wisdom has long held that placebo effects depend on patients' belief they are getting pharmacologically active medication. A paper published in the journal Pain is the first to demonstrate that patients who knowingly took a placebo in conjunction with traditional treatment for lower back pain saw more improvement than those given traditional treatment alone.
  
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• Why Are Suicide Rates Climbing Among Middle-Aged Men?

  22-10-2016 09:34 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportSuicide rates in the U.S. continue to rise, and working-age adults – particularly men – make up the largest increase, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Middle-aged men in the 45 to 60 range experienced a 43 percent increase in suicide deaths from 1997 to 2014, and the rise has been even sharper since 2005.
  
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• Regular Exercise May Safeguard Against Memory Loss

  22-10-2016 09:34 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Medical News TodayRegular exercise has been found to improve overall thinking skills and cardiovascular capacity in people with vascular cognitive impairment.
  
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• New Survey Finds More U.S. Cities Protecting LGBTQ Rights

  22-10-2016 09:34 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: MSNBC - US NewsSixty U.S. cities earned perfect scores on a nationwide ranking of protections for LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer) people, despite an array of anti-gay efforts by state governments, the Human Rights Campaign said on Monday.
  
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• Australian Students to Be Taught About "Male Privilege"

  22-10-2016 09:34 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: BBC News - Top HeadlinesA state in Australia has launched an education program designed to smash gender stereotypes and tackle the root causes of domestic violence. The "respectful relationship" curriculum will be mandatory in all schools in Victoria from next year. Students will explore issues around social inequality, gender-based violence and male privilege.
  
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• Psychiatric ER Patients in U.S. May Wait Days for Care

  22-10-2016 09:20 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: CBS News - HealthwatchDoctors report some mental health patients spend days waiting for a hospital bed.
  
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• Overcoming egocentricity increases self-control

  22-10-2016 09:00
  
  Neurobiological models of self-control usually focus on brain mechanisms involved in impulse control and emotion regulation.
  
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• Britain to Pardon Men Convicted Under Antigay Laws

  22-10-2016 08:28 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: USA Today - World Newshe British government said it will pardon thousands of gay and bisexual men who were convicted decades ago under homophobic laws.
  
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