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Laughter yoga for social workers

Will you be incorporating this into your social work practice in the UK? I would be interested to hear from anyone who tries it out. Read More...

Published 27 Sep 2011 3:58 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, mindfulness, social work, workforce, yoga
Mindfulness, reacting to traumatic events and what carers want

Psyhcology Today has assembled a whole series of articles on how to move on from traumatic events, in terms of developing resilience, what moving on actually means and whether opening up after a disaster is always a good thing. Meanwhile, PsychCentral...

Published 14 Jun 2011 2:58 PM by Mad World

Filed under: carers, carers week, Mental Health, mindfulness, resilience
Mindfulness, dirt and depression

Researchers are looking into the immune system and how it is affected by our modern, cleanliness obsessed society and whether our reduced exposure to various bacteria might have some connection with depression. Interesting stuff. Meanwhile, more positive...

Published 9 Dec 2010 4:28 PM by Mad World

Filed under: autism, depression, Mental Health, mindfulness, stress, workforce
Living in the moment, yoga and pleasurable activities

There have been three interesting pieces of research over the last couple of days which shed some light on happiness. Firstly, scientists have linked a wandering mind with unhappiness , suggesting living in the moment is the key to happiness. People were...

Published 12 Nov 2010 12:49 PM by Mad World

Filed under: adults, anxiety, cqc, Mental Health, mentoring, military, mindfulness, yoga
Depression, pregnancy and violence

Things I have spotted today: Substance abuse not mental illness is the reason why some mental health patients commit violent crime, the Guardian reports . Men should be screened for post-natal depression, says the Medical Research Council. Psychological...

Published 7 Sep 2010 3:49 PM by Mad World

Filed under: adults, children, depression, drugs, Mental Health, mindfulness, pregnancy, substance abuse, violence
Sleep deprivation, psychoative drugs and mindfulness

Here are some items lassoed from the ever moving informational herd that is the internet. Teenagers who get less than five hours sleep a night apparently face a higher risk of mental illness , research suggests. Scientists are re-examining the potential...

Published 2 Sep 2010 5:31 PM by Mad World

Filed under: children, drugs, Mental Health, mindfulness, teenagers, young people
Mindfulness therapy shows promising results for anxiety and depression

In what I believe is the first meta-analysis of the efficacy of mindfulness-based therapy it seems as if researchers have found it was "moderately effective in treating anxiety and mood disorders". Read More...

Published 22 Apr 2010 12:33 PM by Mad World

Filed under: anxiety, depression, Mental Health, mindfulness
Six steps to mindfulness

There's a good piece in Psychology Today about mindfulness, including six steps to living in the moment. Read More...

Published 24 Nov 2009 11:51 AM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, mindfulness
Mindfulness conference in London

I've been taking more than a passing interest in the emerging field of mindfulness and mental health here on Mad World, so I'm pleased to see that there is mindfulness conference taking place in London in November. Read More...

Published 8 Sep 2009 1:27 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, mindfulness
Mindfulness and social work

I've blogged about minfulness in the past and wondered about how it might apply to social work practice. Well obviously someone else has been wondering about it because they've brought out a book on that very topic. Read More...

Published 20 Aug 2009 4:56 PM by Mad World

Filed under: mindfulness, social work
Don't fight negative feelings

I wrote a couple of weeks ago about some research suggesting that positive thinking can be counterproductive for people more used to being self-critical. Read More...

Published 8 Jul 2009 1:03 PM by Mad World

Filed under: cbt, insomnia, internet therapy, Mental Health, mindfulness, positive thinking
Meditation, mindfulness and mental health

OK, I've decided to explore the use of meditation in tackling mental health problems. I've not managed to track down any experts, so I'm going to have to rely on that trusty font of all erroneous knowledge - the internet. (If you are a meditation...

Published 17 Jun 2009 4:14 PM by Mad World

Filed under: meditation, Mental Health, mindfulness, mindfulness based cognitive therapy
Teaching happiness: a story from the USA

A student from UCLA in the US talks about happiness lessons in the video below. Read More...

Published 10 Jun 2009 1:24 PM by Mad World

Filed under: happiness lessons, meditation, Mental Health, mindfulness
Anxiety, mindfullness and early-life stress

I'm going to chuck three separate items your way today. Firstly, a family based programme helped reduce anxiety among children whose parents already suffered from the condition, according to research . Read More...

Published 2 Jun 2009 2:41 PM by Mad World

Filed under: anxiety, brain chemistry, Mental Health, mindfulness, stress
Interview on mindfulness

I've mentioned it before but mindfulness appears to be an area of growing interest in terms of mental health. Read More...

Published 16 Apr 2009 4:24 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, mindfulness
Mindfulness and how to spend your hard-earned

Ok, this isn't exactly rocket science but I thought I'd hit you with it anyway. Spending your hard earned pesos on experiences rather than items will make you happier, research suggests . Read More...

Published 9 Feb 2009 2:28 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, mindfulness, money
Rapid thinking can make you happy

This appears to be the finding of a new study reported in Scientific American. Read More...

Published 5 Feb 2009 4:37 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, mindfulness, rapid thinking
Blogging, therapy and enjoying the present

Is blogging a type of therapy? Writing down your thoughts is often seen as a therapeutic device, writes Shrink Talk , so it's not new in that sense. Read More...

Published 13 Jan 2009 1:54 PM by Mad World

Filed under: blogs, living in the present, Mental Health, mindfulness, therapy
Mindfulness and St John's Wort

Mindfulness seems an increasingly important topic in mental health. Now, I'm not too sure I really understand the implications of this study , which focuses on the differences between self-esteem and "unconditional self acceptance" but it...

Published 11 Jun 2008 12:35 PM by Mad World

Filed under: adhd, Mental Health, mindfulness, simeon brody, St John's Wort

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