Faith based schools are on the rise in the UK, apparently boosting educational standards. But are religious values at odds with legislation on equality? Research that appears in the journal Education Management Administration and Leadership published by SAGE shows what happens when school values and those of the state diverge, with unfortunate consequences for gay students and staff...
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September 4, 2010
UK Schools Must Balance Ethos With Equality
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Psychological Flexibility Improves Your Health and Well-Being
Could it be that becoming more psychologically flexible could effectively heal much psychopathology? Kashdan and Rottenberg (2010) seem to think so.... Kashdan, T., & Rottenberg, J. (2010) Psychological Flexibility as a Fundamental Aspect of Health. Clinical Psychology Review. DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2010.03.001 Psychological Flexibility as a Fundamental Aspect of Health.
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Easing Sleepless Nights: New Guidelines
Insomnia and other sleep disorders are very common, yet are not generally well understood by doctors and other health care professionals. Now the British Association for Psychopharmacology (BAP) has released up-to-the-minute guidelines in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, published by SAGE, to guide psychiatrists and physicians caring for those with sleep problems...
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9 Vote(s)
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Cognitive Neuroscience of Consciousness
Edited by Anil Seth, and Geraint Rees. How do conscious experience, subjectivity, and free will arise from the brain and the body? Even in the late 20th century, consciousness was considered to be beyond the reach of science. Now, understanding the neural mechanisms underlying consciousness is recognized as a key objective for 21st…ISBN: 9781848727397Published Sep 01, 2010 by Psych
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7 Vote(s)
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A Possible Compromise on Grief vs Depression
We can take one further step toward finding common ground in my ongoing debate with Drs Pies and Zisook.
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8 Vote(s)
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Well-Being In Adolescent Boys Increased By Mindfulness Meditation
'Mindfulness', the process of learning to become more aware of our ongoing experiences, increases well-being in adolescent boys, a new study reports. Researchers from the University of Cambridge analyzed 155 boys from two independent UK schools, Tonbridge and Hampton, before and after a four-week crash course in mindfulness...
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Unrealistic Goals And Standards Make Teachers Stressed
Research from the University of Kent, in association with the Teacher Support Network, has found that teachers who want to be happier should not try to please everyone and should have a greater say in setting targets...
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11 Vote(s)
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September 3, 2010
Non-invasive therapy significantly improves depression, UCLA researchers say
A unique new therapy that applies electrical stimulation to a major nerve emanating from the brain is showing promise for major depression. In a recently completed clinical trial, trigeminal nerve stimulation achieved an average of a 70 percent reduction in symptom severity over an 8-week study.
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17 Vote(s)
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Minister Moloney Welcomes Additional Funding For Suicide Prevention, Ireland
Mr John Moloney T.D., Minister for Disability and Mental Health noted the publication of the National Office for Suicide Prevention (NOSP) Annual Report for 2009...
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9 Vote(s)
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Human, quadruped: Uner Tan Syndrome, part 1
The photos that accompanied news releases about quadrupedal people living in Turkey, members of a family that allegedly could not walk except on hands and feet, looked staged when I first saw them. Three women and one man scrambling across rocky ground, the women in brightly coloured clothing, the sky radiant blue behind them, their eyes forward and backsides high in the air - like children enga
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