Employees who have control over the design and layout of their workspace are not only happier and healthier -- they're also up to 32 percent more productive, according to new research.
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September 7, 2010
August 19, 2010
Researchers challenge myth of the well-adjusted Asian-American
Researchers are challenging the "myth of the well-adjusted Asian-American," detailing how members of one of the country's fastest-growing ethnic groups face crucial disadvantages preventing them from receiving quality health care taken for granted by other, more culturally assimilated Americans.
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August 16, 2010
How well do we really communicate?
I’m pretty sure most clinicians want to believe that they treat people with equal respect, that they listen carefully and respond with empathy when a person has concerns about their health. At the same time I’ve listened to many people with chronic pain describe how they’ve had trouble feeling heard, how they can feel like … Read more... Gulbrandsen, P.,
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August 11, 2010
Is reassurance reassuring?
Having started yesterday’s post by discussing health anxiety, and pointing out that one of the things people do to cope with their anxiety about their pain is to seek reassurance, I thought it might be useful to go back to a paper published a couple of years ago by Linton, McCracken & Vlaeyen (2008). In … Read more... LINTON, S., MCCRACKEN, L., & VLAEYEN, J. (20
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July 27, 2010
Assessment as intervention
When you start to put together all the elements that people want from a health interaction, it’s not surprising that simply having an assessment can be an incredibly powerful experience. So much so that an assessment can be counted as an intervention in its own right. Does that make you think about the investment you … Read more... Poston, J., & Hanson, W. (2010) Met
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June 23, 2010
In Madrid (Spain) Nearly 200,000 Women Are Victims Of Gender Violence Every Year
The idea for this study arose some five years ago, when the lack of information regarding gender violence in the Autonomous Community of Madrid and its impact on the health of the women who were victims was confirmed...
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February 10, 2010
Eczema in early childhood may influence mental health later
Eczema in early childhood may influence behavior and mental health later in life.
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December 24, 2009
Psychologists show that future-minded people make better decisions for their health
People who tend to think in the long term are more likely to make positive decisions about their health, whether it's how much they drink, what they eat, or their decision to wear sunscreen.
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December 23, 2009
But my therapist says…
by Michael D. Anestis, M.S. Without question, we at PBB have opinions on the topics we discuss. We wholeheartedly believe that mental health care should be driven by results accumulated through scientific studies. We believe therapists are not magicians bestowed...
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