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Now Listen, Music a Medicine for Malady

Listening to 30 minutes of music each day may help lower blood pressure. A study of 48 adults aged 45 to 70 taking medication for mild hypertension found that those who listened to classical, Celtic or Indian music for 30 minutes a day for one month had significant reductions in blood pressure, Reuters reports.

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Nature Or Nurture: Are You Who Your Brain Chemistry Says You Are?

Researchers using positron emission tomography (PET) have validated a long-held theory that individual personality traits—particularly reward dependency—are connected to brain chemistry, a finding that has implications for better understanding and treating substance abuse and other addictive behaviors.

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Healing Trauma:
Attachment, Mind, Body, and Brain

How attachment relationships create a coherent self, and what happens when these relationships break down. Leading researchers discuss cutting-edge ideas about the nature of trauma and its treatment. Contributors include Allan Schore, Bessel van der Kolk, Mary Main, Robert Neborsky, Francine Shapiro, and Diana Fosha.

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Radio Show Archives

"Domestic Violence Against Men"

Harry's female partner physically, sexually and emotionally abused him 8 years ago. He talks about the abuse, the emotional trauma she caused and being a male victim of domestic violence. Other male callers shared their stories of physical and emotional pain inflicted upon them by their wives and the justice system. Dr. Kumar discusses the psychology involved in domestic abuse against men.

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On Climbing

Two months ago I lost a dear friend to cancer and it led me to think about the journey of the spirit that I was taken on through out the process of both the cancer and the spirit taking over my friend's life. Every day I went to see her I would be brought back to the peace and calm of her journey until it enveloped me. Suddenly my children were next to perfect gifts and my life was a walking dream.

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Online Conference Transcripts

Thought Field Therapy

Read the transcript to our chat conference with Dr. Frank Patton is a psychologist who specializes in Thought Field Therapy (TFT). This technique reportedly eliminates emotional distress and gives immediate relief for PTSD, addictions, phobias, fears and anxieties.

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Powerful Documentary Films at HealthyPlace.com

Watch four of the most powerful mental health videos you have ever seen. These are stories about sexual molestation, rape, eating disorders and teens trapped in abusive relationships.

What makes these mental health films different and so moving is that they describe the impact of physical and sexual violence and misperceptions on their victims.

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Visit Our New HealthyPlace.com Forums

Have your visited our new mental health forums - bulletin boards area? It's a place where people with psychiatric conditions or their family members and friends can post questions regarding the mental health issues that confront them today. We encourage you to post your questions and to offer your advice and experience. Sharing is helpful to everyone.

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The Wall A place for sharing your thoughts and comments on your use of nontraditional mental health methods.