People who have attempted suicide at some point in their lives are more likely to actually succeed in committing suicide at a later date. The risk is particularly high for people with serious psychiatric disorder, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet. [continue reading…]
November 2008
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Many couples are finding what happens in the nation’s boardrooms also affects what happens – or doesn’t happen – in the bedroom.
Mary Jo Rapini, a psychotherapist with The Methodist Hospital in Houston, has been counseling more and more couples who find that anxiety over their economic situation threatens the long-range outlook of their lives together. [continue reading…]
All of us have experienced being in a new place and feeling certain that we have been there before. This mysterious feeling, commonly known as déjà vu, occurs when we feel that a new situation is familiar, even if there is evidence that the situation could not have occurred previously. [continue reading…]
“Do not disturb” signs aren’t just for newlyweds anymore.
They are also a way to give nursing home residents some privacy for sexual expression, according to Kansas State University aging experts.
“By law you can’t always lock a room, but you can offer residents some privacy,” said Gayle Doll, who directs K-State’s Center on Aging. [continue reading…]
