Title: A Sense of Purpose May Benefit Your Brain
Category: Health News
Created: 3/19/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 3/20/2015 12:00:00 AM
Pulling hair, biting nails, picking skin are not simply 'nervous' habits, a new study finds, suggesting they are instead associated with perfectionism, frustration and boredom.
Depression affects about 350 million people worldwide and is the leading cause of disability. Mindfulness training is a promising approach to decreasing depressive symptoms.
Worrying datai from the mental health charity Mind has found that nearly 9 in 10 (87 per cent) emergency services staff and volunteers surveyed have experienced stress, low mood and poor mental...