• Sexologist: people wonder "am I normal?"
Sex three times a day. No sex at all. Asexual. Highly sexual. Scared of sex. Sex drought. Can't stop thinking about it. Am I normal? And the answer, you will be pleased to know, is almost always yes. Australia’s largest study of sexual activity and attitudes has found that people have sex less often than a decade ago but their sexual repertoire has increased. It found that people experience oral sex earlier; condom use has become more common; and an increasing percentage of people watch pornography, though this remains more common for men (65 per cent in the last year) than women (20 per cent). (Sydney Morning Herald)
• Cognitive therapy, mindfulness may help with menopausal depression
Psychotherapy and mindfulness techniques could help many women who experience depression during menopause, according to a review of existing research. (Reuters)
• Africa faces mental health crisis as life expectancy improves
University of Queensland researchers warn that many countries in Africa's Sub-Saharan region could be on the verge of a mental health crisis, because people are living longer. “The demographic shift has significant implications for mental health issues and substance abuse, as people aged between 20 and 54 are most likely to be represented in both categories,” said epidemiologist Fiona Charlson. (Medical Xpress)
• Broadmoor episode two: riot training, counselling and patients move out
Review of second and final part of ITV documentary on the notorious psychiatric hospital. Cameras follow patients taking part in a group drugs counselling session and capture staff taking part in riot training too. (stv.tv)
• Evangelicals increasingly putting faith in medicine to treat mental health issues
Church leaders target stigma and old attitudes: a study last year that said nearly half of evangelical Christians believe that people with serious mental disorders can overcome their illness with “Bible study and prayer alone.” (The Guardian)
• Mental health and the military
Study raises concerns about the effect of tour length on the mental health of the UK armed forces. (The Lancet). Meanwhile, in the U.S., new statistics are raising concerns among the military community: suicide became the top cause of death in both 2012 and 2013, according to the Pentagon’s medical surveillance monthly report (Fox News).
Sex three times a day. No sex at all. Asexual. Highly sexual. Scared of sex. Sex drought. Can't stop thinking about it. Am I normal? And the answer, you will be pleased to know, is almost always yes. Australia’s largest study of sexual activity and attitudes has found that people have sex less often than a decade ago but their sexual repertoire has increased. It found that people experience oral sex earlier; condom use has become more common; and an increasing percentage of people watch pornography, though this remains more common for men (65 per cent in the last year) than women (20 per cent). (Sydney Morning Herald)
• Cognitive therapy, mindfulness may help with menopausal depression
Psychotherapy and mindfulness techniques could help many women who experience depression during menopause, according to a review of existing research. (Reuters)
• Africa faces mental health crisis as life expectancy improves
University of Queensland researchers warn that many countries in Africa's Sub-Saharan region could be on the verge of a mental health crisis, because people are living longer. “The demographic shift has significant implications for mental health issues and substance abuse, as people aged between 20 and 54 are most likely to be represented in both categories,” said epidemiologist Fiona Charlson. (Medical Xpress)
• Broadmoor episode two: riot training, counselling and patients move out
Review of second and final part of ITV documentary on the notorious psychiatric hospital. Cameras follow patients taking part in a group drugs counselling session and capture staff taking part in riot training too. (stv.tv)
• Evangelicals increasingly putting faith in medicine to treat mental health issues
Church leaders target stigma and old attitudes: a study last year that said nearly half of evangelical Christians believe that people with serious mental disorders can overcome their illness with “Bible study and prayer alone.” (The Guardian)
• Mental health and the military
Study raises concerns about the effect of tour length on the mental health of the UK armed forces. (The Lancet). Meanwhile, in the U.S., new statistics are raising concerns among the military community: suicide became the top cause of death in both 2012 and 2013, according to the Pentagon’s medical surveillance monthly report (Fox News).
