There’s an interesting new take on depression. It may not be a disorder at all, but an adaptation, an evolutionary trait that helps humans survive.
How could that be? What’s the point of it?
The answer is that depressed people dwell on their problems (yeah, you say, so what? We all know that). They analyze them [...]
You might have noticed that there have been no posts here for a few days. Let me tell you why.
In a nutshell… my wife suffers from a chronic illness that can flare up and engulf our lives for periods of time. The illness is not physical, it’s mental.
Future research will probably find an organic origin for bipolar [...]
It’s official, video games lead to social isolation (no, really?), depression, and is associated with OCD type behaviours.
One in 12 video game players have an unhealthy “addiction” to the pastime, an Australian study shows.
Researchers at the University of Sydney conducted an online poll of almost 2,000 gamers from across the globe.
They were quizzed on their [...]
Psychology today has an utterly inane article on narcissistic personality disorder, and Glenn Reynolds has fallen for it, linking to it without comment (and therefore endorsing it).
Just why is being ‘narcissistic’ a disorder? Who is being harmed? Whatever happened to plain old “character flaws?”
I’m not disputing that some people are narcissistic, nor that such people [...]
Ever wondered if you have a personality disorder?
Here are some online tests:
http://similarminds.com/personality_disorder.html
http://quizfarm.com/quizzes/new/DarceBaug/personality-disorder-quiz/
http://www.4degreez.com/misc/personality_disorder_test.mv
Of course, tests like this will always pick up something.
“I think I am a good role model.” If you agree with that, there’s an extra point on the narcissism scale.
“Do you often feel uncomfortable in social situations?” If so, you’re ‘avoidant.’
“Do you have [...]
A Swiss assisted suicide clinic plans to help a healthy woman to die with her terminally ill husband, the Times Online reported today:
Dignitas founder plans assisted suicide of healthy woman .
The founder of the clinic, Ludwig Minelli, admitted that the clinic had helped people with mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar to die. People [...]