December 20

101 Fascinating Brain Blogs By Alisa Miller

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Whether you are a specialist in the field of neuropsychology or just love reading about how the human brain works, there are plenty of interesting blogs on the Internet to help you find out more. In order to make it easier to for you to discover great blogs, the following list is categorized for easy browsing. With blogs by psychiatrists, scientists, psychologist, and even those dealing with mental disorders, you will find many thoughtful and thought-provoking blogs to keep your brain stimulated.
http://oedb.org/library/features/101_fascinating_brain_blogs

December 20

William James Cybrary

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The William James Cybrary is a not-for-profit research resource for individuals interested in the life, work, ideas, and influence of American philosopher William James (1842-1910). The Cybrary maintains a comprehensive bibliography of secondary literature on James published from 2000 onward; selective bibliographies of primary, secondary, and tertiary James-related literature; a list of web sites pertaining to James, including links to full-text versions of James's essays and books; a compilation of interviews about James with notable persons; as well as a collection of digitalized artwork inspired by James's writings. Content is routinely added to the Cybrary, so users are recommended to return regularly to the site.

http://wjcybrary.net/
December 18

Values In Action Inventory Of Strengths (VIA-IS): An Anti-DSM

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... a Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Positive strengths and virtues: How it came to be and what it is.

The VIA-IS can be taken for free at http://www.viasurvey.org/, a site run by the VIA institute. You need to register and then the site will save your results so you can always revisit and check your strengths.

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December 15

Causal Understanding : Empirical And Theoretical Foundations

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Causal understanding : empirical and theoretical foundations for a new approach
This is the homepage of an AHRC-funded project on 'Causal Understanding: Empirical and Theoretical Foundations for a New Approach'. It is a 4-year project which spanned from 2004 to 2008 and was hosted by the Philosophy Department at the University of Warwick. The initiative had sought to bring together philosophers and psychologists in order to help devise a sound empirical and theoretical framework that would advance research on the nature of causal understanding. This website contains the project statement; a bibliography with a number of links to articles that are available online; and details of the seminars and workshops they organise. The project is directed by Christoph Hoerl and Johannes Roessler of the University of Warwick, and Teresa McCormack of the Queens University of Belfast. A search engine is provided. Intute.ac.uk
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/philosophy/research/conandselfcon/causal/
December 11

Article On Coping With Job Loss.

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Top 10 Commandments For Coping With Job Loss/ by Rosanne Beers

No one wants to think about it, but if you ever lose your job these guidelines will ease your transition...[more]

December 11

Stress And Coping

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BBC health : coping techniques
This collection of resources on coping techniques has been produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). It provides general information aimed at the public, offering advice for those requiring help with stress related conditions. Areas covered include reducing tension, coping with negative thoughts, anger management, sleep and rest, and using thought diaries. Links to relevant organisations and support services are also available. Intute.ac.uk
http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/conditions/mental_health/coping_index.shtml
December 10

Mental Health Consumer Providers: A Guide For Clinical Staff. USA

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Mental Health Consumer Providers: A Guide for Clinical Staff

Source: RAND Corporation

Consumer providers (CPs) are individuals with serious mental illness who are trained to use their experiences to provide recovery-oriented services and support to others. There are several demonstrated benefits to employing CPs: They can serve as role models, voice and broker the needs of consumers, provide information and motivation, and mentor others (including potential CPs). CPs can have a variety of roles, including, among other things, assisting clients, providing support services (such as skills assistance and transportation), providing liaison services, dispelling possible stigma or bias toward clients, and augmenting overburdened mental health systems. Despite these roles and benefits, there are also challenges to and misconceptions about employing CPs, such as staff concerns, organizational issues, and perceived barriers related to the abilities and competence of CPs. As mental health providers turn to CPs to augment current services, it is useful to review these issues through the lens of hiring and integrating CPs into provider teams. This guide is intended to be an easy-to-use reference for agencies that are seeking to strengthen or expand consumer involvement, employers who are considering hiring CPs, consumers who are interested in applying for CP positions, and advocates for CP involvement in mental health care. The information and recommendations presented here are the result of interviews with relevant stakeholders at Lamp Community, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit serving the mental health needs of the homeless and formerly homeless; interviews with national experts; and a review of current literature on the subject.

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December 09

Integrating Mental Health In Primary Care. WHO

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Integrating mental health in primary care : a global perspective
“Integrating mental health into primary care - a global perspective” is a joint publication of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Organization of Family Doctors (Wonca), published in 2008. The report outlines ten broad principles to guide countries in their efforts to successfully integrate mental health into primary care. There are twelve case studies of best practice showing detailed examples of how integration can be successfully achieved in a variety of socio-economic contexts. The report is more than 220 pages long and can be viewed online or a hard copy can be ordered online. Intute.ac.uk
http://www.who.int/mental_health/policy/services/mentalhealthintoprimarycare/en/
December 04

Psychology And Religion Research Group (PRRG), University Of Cambridge

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Psychology and religion research group
This is the homepage of the Psychology and Religion Research Group (PRRG) set up in 2000 at the University of Cambridge. The group was founded and directed by Dr Fraser Watts in order to forge better links between psychology and religion. It is co-directed by Dr John Polkinghorne. This website informs visitors about the academic programmes on offer as well as the research projects which its staff are involved in (on issues like Religion Cognition; Human Spiritual Qualities; and Science and Theology). Also available is information on news and events. Visitors can view staff profiles and search PRRG's publications database, where the abstracts of many works are available. The site holds a search engine. Intute.ac.uk
http://www.prrg.org.uk/prrg/home.acds?context=1609809
December 04

12 Laws Of The Emotions

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Explore your feelings, and how they affect your behaviour, with this new series on the psychology of the emotions.

We tend to think of our emotions as having laws unto themselves, but one psychological researcher has suggested that our emotions do follow certain general rules.

This post begins a new series on the psychology of emotions with Professor Nico Frijda's twelve laws of the emotions (Fridja, 2006). As for most laws there are exceptions, but these have been synthesised from years of psychological research and hold true much of the time...[more]

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December 04

7 Reasons Leaders Fail : Unhappy Work Relationships

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A recent article published in American Psychologist beautifully explains why so many people experience their managers as piping hot geysers of stress (Vugt, Hogan & Kaiser, 2008). What emerges is that bosses aren't inherently bad people (mostly), but that the modern culture of work sets them up to fail. Here are the seven main reasons I've picked out from this article for why leaders fail:

1. Strict hierarchies.

2. Poor decision-making.

3. Huge pay differentials.

4. Impossible standards for leaders.

5. Climb the greasy pole.

6. Psychology of followership?

7. Alienation.

More...

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