Mental Health
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Shamrock Taschen
Shamrock TaschenLa fiesta judía de Purim y la irlandesa de San Patricio coincidieron en el mismo día, el 17 de marzo, a principios de este mes. Como mujer judía con ancestros irlandeses, esta coincidencia fortuita me hizo sentir entusiasmada...
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We Should All Be Feminists
Todos deberíamos ser feministasWe should all be feminists because feminism benefits everyone...
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Advocates ask mayor to rethink gun violence proposals
Defensores piden a la alcaldía reconsiderar sus propuestas sobre la violencia con armas de fuegoAdvocates condemn Mayor Adams’ “Blueprint to End Gun Violence," for its “regressive” policies and say it will further criminalize Black and brown communities...
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Highs, Lows and Loop-de-loops
ltas, bajas y girosThe range of emotional experiences that we are all trying to manage these days is less like Coney Island’s Cyclone and more like Nagashima’s Steel Dragon...
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Teens, Sleep, and Mental Health
Adolescentes, sueño y salud mentalEs esencial reconocer que la falta de sueño puede contribuir y ser un síntoma de condiciones de salud mental como la depresión y la ansiedad. Casi todos los trastornos del estado de ánimo y de ansiedad coexisten con anomalías significativas del sueño y viceversa...
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Asian in America
Asiáticos en Estados UnidosSeeing another Asian American woman being killed hurts a lot, for a community that has been scapegoated and discriminated against for centuries...
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Night Owls
NoctámbulosMuchos noctámbulos sienten que el mundo se abre cuando se pone el sol, por lo que, para muchos, incluida yo misma, quedarse despierto hasta tarde se asocia con un gran placer...
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What Martin Luther King, Jr. Knew But Never Said
Lo que Martin Luther King, Jr. sabía, pero nunca dijoHay una cosa que Martin Luther King, Jr. nunca tocó en sus grandes discursos a pesar de que sabía mucho sobre el tema en privado: las enfermedades mentales...
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Suicide and the Holidays
El suicidio y las fiestasThe truth is that if you are concerned about someone during these holidays, perhaps the single most generous gift you could give them would be your time, and attention, and loving concern...
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How can we laugh?
¿Cómo podemos reírnos?"¿Cómo podemos reír en un momento en que la vida es tan difícil y hay tanto sufrimiento en el mundo?". La risa nos ayuda a formar vínculos sociales. Compartir una buena risa con alguien alivia el estrés y genera confianza...
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Si sta bene in Trieste
Si sta bene en TriesteNo es de extrañar que el extraordinario experimento en salud mental comunitaria encontrado en la ciudad italiana de Trieste haya sido un ejemplo para el mundo durante décadas...
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Aaron Tempkin (Tim) Beck, MDS
In his book, Beck tackles social problems from domestic abuse to ethnic conflict and war. In his characteristic mix of curiosity and pragmatism, he applied CBT principles to understanding destructive behavior and remedying these serious social problems...
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The Continuing Legacy of American Veterans in the Workplace
El legado continuo de los veteranos en el lugar de trabajoY aunque el apoyo a nuestros veteranos heridos, enfermos y lesionados se mantiene firme, debemos promover simultáneamente oportunidades profesionales y un entorno laboral que permita que todos los veteranos prosperen...
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Care for All
Atención para todosTake the time to talk publicly about mental health or have an intimate conversation with a family member, friend or colleague...
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Memory Making
Crear recuerdosThere is no doubt that memory and mental health are intimately connected both in health and illness.
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Managing Microaggressions
Manejar las microagresionesWhen someone is confronted with a microaggression, whether it’s subtle, systemic, verbal, or nonverbal, essentially what they’re hearing is that they don’t belong. That something about them based on their race, gender, class, or immigration status is not accepted or “wrong.”...
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