The cover story of this week's New York Times Magazine is relevant to our discussions: it's on anxiety:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/04/magazine/04anxiety-t.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=anxiety&st=cse
Monday, October 5, 2009
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Not Blind to Emotion
Leah spotted this relevant article:
http://www.nature.com/news/2009/090928/full/news.2009.956.html?s=news_rss
http://www.nature.com/news/2009/090928/full/news.2009.956.html?s=news_rss
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Exercise & Depression
Emma sent me this link to a fascinating account of the emotionally healing powers of exercise that appeared in The Washington Post.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/14/AR2009091402163.html?hpid=artslot
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/14/AR2009091402163.html?hpid=artslot
Monday, September 14, 2009
Emotions & Health: Psoriasis
This story has some important observations about the relationship between emotions and skin diseases. I was particularly moved by one patient's description of the display of emotions on the skin - you have to listen to the story to hear them, the transcript is a shortened version.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112757743
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112757743
Representative Joe Wilson's Emotions 'get the better of him'
This news story struck me as an interesting example of the use of everyday language about emotions as something other than the self:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2009/09/should_rep_joe_wilson_be_punsh.html
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2009/09/should_rep_joe_wilson_be_punsh.html
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