Tough love 'is good for children'

"Children brought up according to "tough love" principles are more successful in life, according to a study. The think tank Demos says a balance of warmth and discipline improved social skills more than an laissez-faire, authoritarian or disengaged upbringing. " We were...

Where is Obama's 'Wotan'?

I think, therefore I am - I think?The cowboy in this particular blog post uses Jung to explain Bush Jr as some form of Nazi monster - or have I read it wrong - I have no real idea at that - but what is said:"Bush shares his 'demons' with a demographic represented in Germany...

Why Tall People Are Happier Than Short People

"Squirts probably don't need any more reasons to envy their longer-limbed neighbors. Unfortunately, a new study just added to the indignity of short people. According to a paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research, both men and women who are above average height —...

Cyber Or-25 Cyberpsychology-1

Moshe explores the meanings of Cyberpsychology. Where do we go with all of this technology and what do we do with it to better understand ourselves and the world around us. " By Rabbi DR. Moshe Dror It seems to me that much of the writing that I read dealing with information...

Have psychiatric wards changed?

"If you found yourself locked up against your will in a psychiatric ward, you would probably do your best to get out. But in 1969 a group of people did just the opposite — they tried to get in. A young American psychologist called David Rosenhan persuaded seven friends...

"It's good for women to suffer the pain of a natural birth"

"More women should endure the agony of labour because pain-relieving drugs, including epidural injections, carry serious medical risks, diminish childbirth as a rite of passage and undermine the mother's bond with her child. "When I heard this on the radio the other day, my...

Hundreds die in 'hidden world' of mental hospitals

"Hundreds of people are dying every year while sectioned under the Mental Health Act, the Observer can reveal. New figures released by the Ministerial Council on Deaths in Custody show that in the past 10 years 3,540 of those detained in NHS facilities, including...

American Man Moves to Brazil for Affordable Medical Care

Because of the cost in the United States of the medical care I need, and the medicines, I have discovered that I simply cannot afford to come back to the country of my birth.  Fortunately, Brazil has a lot to offer, including free medical care and medicines.Every two...

Can Psychiatrists Really "Cure" Homosexuality?

This is a follow-up to a piece I posted about a month ago which concerned therapists in Britain offering treatment to 'cure' homosexuality. "Therapists are still offering treatments for homosexuality despite there being no evidence that such methods work, research suggests. A...

Is There a Longevity Personality?

"Why do some people live to be older than others? You know the standard explanations: keeping an abstemious diet; engaging in regular exercise; and, if you're an unusual Frenchwoman, smoking cigarettes until you are 117 years old."Well, as the article says, we have largely...

What if women ran the world?

This is perhaps a facetious question, but heck I'll play. I've long said that most of the world's administrations (government, health, education, criminal justice, etc.) are too male-heavy. I'm more than willing to admit, despite my belief in equality for the sexes, that...