Read more mental health stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1285/mental-health.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 4:45:10 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73948/speed-shrinking-offers-quicker-fixes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFreud must be shuddering in his grave, but that doesn't bother Susan Shapiro, the author of Speed Shrinking and the cheerful organizer of speed-dating-style therapy sessions for New Yorkers. On a recent evening, 200 talk-therapy-seekers stood in line at a lecture hall for their turn to spill their problems and...http://www.newser.com/story/73948/speed-shrinking-offers-quicker-fixes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 14 Nov 2009 5:35:33 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74019/morale-down-in-afghanistan-army.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMorale is down and psychological problems rampant among troops in Afghanistan, who face a shortage of mental health professionals to help them deal with the stress of war. Only 5.7% of soldiers described their unit's moral as high or very high, down from 10.2% in 2007 and 10....http://www.newser.com/story/74019/morale-down-in-afghanistan-army.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Nov 2009 18:00:35 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70524/elizabeth-smart-to-testify-on-sanity-of-her-kidnapper.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagElizabeth Smart is ready to testify against the homeless street preacher who abducted her at knifepoint seven years ago. At a hearing Thursday to determine if Brian David Mitchell is fit to stand trial, Smart will tell the court how he acted over her nine-month captivity. The prosecutor thinks she’ll...http://www.newser.com/story/70524/elizabeth-smart-to-testify-on-sanity-of-her-kidnapper.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 29 Sep 2009 7:50:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69336/7-personality-traits-that-hurt-your-body.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScientists probing the mind-body connection are finding ever more evidence of the ways temperament affects a person's health. Some personality traits can boost your health; others can weaken your immune system, give you job burnout or even send you to an early grave, Live Science reports. These include: Cynicism: Suspicious...http://www.newser.com/story/69336/7-personality-traits-that-hurt-your-body.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 14 Sep 2009 8:02:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68422/i-have-a-mental-problem-megan-fox.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTransformers star Megan Fox says she's mentally ill and fears she'll end up like her idol, Marilyn Monroe, the Sun reports. "I could end up like that because I constantly struggle with the idea that I think I'm a borderline personality—or that I have bouts of mild schizophrenia," Fox...http://www.newser.com/story/68422/i-have-a-mental-problem-megan-fox.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 02 Sep 2009 9:12:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67302/neurotic-people-die-earlier.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNeurotics are more likely to die prematurely than their mellower peers, LiveScience reports. A new study that followed nearly 1,800 men for 30 years found that those who fit self-descriptive criteria for neuroticism—constantly worried or anxious—were more likely to die early, in large part because they were...http://www.newser.com/story/67302/neurotic-people-die-earlier.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 19 Aug 2009 18:06:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67184/video-games-the-new-prozac.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf depression's got you down, it might be time to turn to your Wii over your wee blue pills, reports the Washington Post in a look at how video games might ease the disease. For one depression sufferer, Bejeweled was "a big help in getting through to the next morning....http://www.newser.com/story/67184/video-games-the-new-prozac.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 18 Aug 2009 10:26:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67155/stress-camp-aimed-at-bucking-up-us-troops.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe army has a new plan to fight rampant suicide, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder: a $117 million program to train soldiers in "emotional resiliency." Beginning in October, all 1.1 million soldiers will receive intensive training aimed at helping them identify and change destructive thinking patterns, reports the New...http://www.newser.com/story/67155/stress-camp-aimed-at-bucking-up-us-troops.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 18 Aug 2009 2:52:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66225/therapy-to-cure-gays-is-bogus-shrinks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagClaims that sexual orientation can be changed through therapy have no scientific credibility, finds a new report by the American Psychological Association. The group reviewed 83 journal articles published over several decades and found that many studies purporting to show successful changed sexuality "contain serious design flaws." The APA tells...http://www.newser.com/story/66225/therapy-to-cure-gays-is-bogus-shrinks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 06 Aug 2009 6:56:38 CDT