Please be kind to others in the community during the pandemic. Your grocery store cashier, the hostess at your favourite restaurant or the youth manning the door at a local business don't make the rules about wearing masks or how many patrons are permitted inside. Please be kind.
Vaccines save lives. That’s why we’re working here at home and with partners around the world to find one. And when we do, we must keep working together to make sure that people everywhere have access to it - because where you live should not determine whether you live.
After tweeting a picture of himself with human rights activist Malala Yousafzai, Quebec’s education minister was reminded that Yousafzai, who wears an Islamic head scarf, wouldn’t be legally permitted to teach in Quebec under his government’s Bill 21.
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When you talk about major events in your life, do you focus more on the positives or the negatives? The answer reveals a lot about your personality, according to new research published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. https://t.co/QNmvpeujWM
Though there is a large body of research supporting the separate therapeutic benefits of talk therapy, nature & exercise for mental health, there is little research on the effect of all three together. https://t.co/G8SfJxdKvC
As a survival mechanism, our brains link physical pain with our emotions.
APA member @BethDarnall explains how this generally useful link can actually cause problems for those with mental health issues or who experience chronic pain. https://t.co/f5jyTomkdy
Psychotherapy is an effective tool for people dealing with mental health issues, yet some are hesitant to try it.
APA member Bruce Wampold, PhD, explains why psychotherapy works and how it can be an alternative to medication: https://t.co/IfTr3GU3FZ #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth
Depression isn’t a sign of weakness or something you can just “snap out of”. It’s an illness that requires professional treatment.
Here's how psychologists can help: https://t.co/iOnE18r2SU
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