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Link – A shockingly large majority of health news shared on Facebook is fake
I feel like I just wrote something similar to this. Oh yeah, I did: “Of the top 10 shared articles, scientists found that three quarters were either misleading or included some false information. Only three were considered “highly credible.” Some lacked context of the issue, exaggerated the harms of a potential threat, or overstated research…
Shared Links (weekly) May 9, 2021
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Mental health stigma dissolving some since pandemic put the issue in the spotlight
– maybe one benefit of all this, but will it be a permanent change?
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– How to Cope When Mother’s Day Brings Up Painful Emotions
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Mental Health Services Wane as Insurers Appear to Skirt Parity Rules During Pandemic
Link – How Childhood Trauma and Dissociation Result in Horrible Adulthood Problems
Continuing on a theme I’ve been discussing a lot around here. Darius wrote a really interesting article on how dissociation, something many of us did as children to protect our minds during the abuse, can be quite damaging when we remain disconnected from ourselves and our emotions as adults. “This lack of self-connection creates a…
Link – Why don’t Americans get regular mental health checkups? It’s complicated.
This is reality, but she asks a good question: During my last annual physical, my mental health was addressed … to a degree. I was asked about my sleep habits, my relationship status and my alcohol intake. My appointment was with a doctor I’d never met, but I still I opened up about my ongoing…
Parents Criticised over son’s CSA “Buy-Off” by perp
As survivors, the reaction of parents when the child discloses can vary. This is the first case we have seen where the parents have demanded money from a confirmed offender with only a condition of leaving the area rather than a formal report to police. The money was then used as a deposit on a…
